MELLINGER: Should The Chiefs Move On From Smith?

[OnTheWarpath15]

Yep, another Alex Smith thread - but a solid and fair read from Sam Mellinger.

The only way forward is through brutal honesty and realistic self-evaluation. No sport moves as quickly, or with such little empathy, as the NFL.

Only fools assume what happened in the past will continue to happen in the future, unless that assumption is “the Patriots will win every year from now until armageddon because Bill Belichick is an alien.”

And so it is that this particular group of Chiefs players and executives attempt to solve a puzzle that no group of Chiefs players and executives has solved since 1970, which is so long ago CBS erased the tape to save money:

Get to the Super Bowl.

And it’s hard to believe that will happen without addressing the quarterback situation.

This is not a call for the Chiefs to walk away from Alex Smith, even though this is the first offseason since his arrival in which they could do it without a fatal salary cap hit. This is a call for them to look, to try, to make sure they don’t have access to a better option — whether that’s Tony Romo in a trade, Deshaun Watson in the draft (which would almost certainly require a trade up), or anything else.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/sports/spt...#storylink=cpy

[RobBlake]

Originally Posted by New World Order

Is that what we're shooting for boss?

Well, SB is obviously goal number one.. but so is home field advantage

[kccrow]

Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58

Then you're just as guilty as he is for destroying this board.

This board was destroyed long before Tigger came here. It'd be nice to have it be what it once was, but I'm not sure that's even possible any more. Too much bitterness. A fan base that goes from Huard to Thigpen to Cassel to Smith is bound to be extremely bitter until they get something good.

[temper11]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

I get your point, but you could say the same for Pittsburgh in a lot of ways.

If Pittsburgh scores on just one or two of their redzone trips, we still lose.

I don't remember Pittsburgh receivers dropping very catch-able passes. I could be wrong, and I plan to re-watch, but I remember thinking that the DB's affected the catch, ripped balls away, etc. We just had straight out drops....

Ben wasn't pressured at all. I think he only was hurried 2 or 3 times. Only touched the ground once and he had an unstoppable running game to lean on. Chiefs were dominated in the trenches - which is usually the unspoken reason for winning and losing.

Chiefs drives stalled because of self-inflicted wounds. Steelers drives stalled because the Chiefs defense eventually held their ground. If just one guy makes one of those plays... well, no sense traveling down that road.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by RobBlake

From someone whose own team is is crumbles... with Alex in place, there's a great chance of winning the division again next year. Los Angeles *lol* are gonna be trash again, Denver still have an average offense and defense is strong but beatable and the raiders are on the rise. I think the position should be open but having Alex during the reg season can at least guarantee a seat in the playoffs. I'm not sure it's the right time to change leadership unless the next guy is polished enough to do the job. The division is more open than it's been since when? Put Smith on a tight leash, make it publicly known, give Foles some big looks during practice and preseason, draft a earlier round QB and keep it going.

The view from the bottom of shit mountain isn't exactly the view I care greatly about.

Sure, Alex Smith is going to keep your team from being a festering boil. That's not my goal with this roster. This is a championship caliber roster and going 1 and done for 2-3 more years as it gets worse and the roster ages wouldn't bother me a hell of a lot more than bottoming out altogether.

I'll take the risk for the reward.

[FanOfRED]

My biggest issue with Smith is his confidence level. Maybe it's just me but when he gets shaken up a little like sacked or throws an interception, he appears to lose confidence. His posture and footwork start to fall apart. He throws only short or lateral passes. It seems like he has a hard time shaking off the last bad play and grab ahold of horns again. Maybe a reason why Reid calls the plays he calls. I wouldn't trust him throwing down the field to change the momentum if he starts acting like nervous nelly. Especially if he's had pressure.

[The Franchise]

Is there a loss of trust between Reid and Smith? After that delay of game from Smith......(I can't remember how far later) Reid took the timeout when the playclock was down to around 1 second left. They showed a close up of Smith's face and he either looked pissed that Reid called a timeout or surprised.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

Don't care.

The question isn't really 'how many points would Brady put up', it's 'how many points would Cousins put up?'

Holding any quarterback to a HoF standard is asking him to fail. But lets hold him up to the standard of just a pretty damn good quarterback with the kind of attacking attitude you'd like to see in a passer with this caliber of weapons.

For me, the answer's somewhere between 27 and 35 against that defense.

Pitt's defense has improved dramatically since Dupree and their young corners have been plugged into the system. Like night and day difference.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Pitt's defense has improved dramatically since Dupree and their young corners have been plugged into the system. Like night and day difference.

Is that why the Browns put up 24 points on them? Or how about the Ravens with 27?

[FanOfRED]

Originally Posted by kccrow

This board was destroyed long before Tigger came here. It'd be nice to have it be what it once was, but I'm not sure that's even possible any more. Too much bitterness. A fan base that goes from Huard to Thigpen to Cassel to Smith is bound to be extremely bitter until they get something good.

I agree. Not so much in regards to the board since I'm a noob but to the bitterness. When you watch this team and you have such high hopes. That this year looks like it could finally be it. The talent is so spread out. Especially during the 90s and the last few years. There seems to be so much potential but yet there is always a gear in the machine that just throws off the whole damn thing. It's gut wrenching. It's disappointing. Unfortunately or maybe fortunately, I am at the state now that I know I will not be disappointed in being disappointed. But I will be back next year. With high hopes and optimism cheering for the Chiefs. In hopes that one year I can say "Hell YEA!!! The Kansas City CHIEEEEEEFS are the SB champions!!!!!" Then kill over in shock.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

http://www.post-gazette.com/sports/s...s/201612160105

Do more reading, pal

[Titty Meat]

So replace Smith with Foles/Mahomes? Lawlz

[dls6501]

Originally Posted by RobBlake

With all sincerity. I would attempt this throw, even with harrison on his way... how tf can he can see that as a TD or an incomplete AT WORST. He can even toss it to the left of Hill to avoid any potential pass break up. Disgusting.

The pass rusher is a good 8 yards away from Alex when he takes off.

Absolutely inept quarterbacking.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Is there a loss of trust between Reid and Smith? After that delay of game from Smith......(I can't remember how far later) Reid took the timeout when the playclock was down to around 1 second left. They showed a close up of Smith's face and he either looked pissed that Reid called a timeout or surprised.

The plays were coming in too late.

Clearly, the game plan was for Smith to go under center until the defense showed it's blitz/coverage etc and then audible out to something else. The problem is that you can't do that if the play call doesn't come down until only 10 seconds are left.

Reid and his 3 men involved in the play calling makes it too slow. We can't run a hurry up offense because we take forever to get the plays in.

Andy calls plays about as fast as his fat ass takes to walk out on the field.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

You switch QBs for sunday's game, Steelers would have won by at least 10

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by BigMeatballBillay

So replace Smith with Foles/Mahomes? Lawlz

Yeah. How could either of them replace Alex's 15 TD passes lmao