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

[KINGPIN CHIEFS FAN]

Alex has admitted that he didn't see Hill sprinting wide open down the field in the playoff game. Unless he's blind that means that he doesn't even look downfield to see if there might be a wide open receiver streaking free. Who needs a quarterback that doesn't even scan the entire field and fears pass rushes that aren't even there. He's useless as tits on a bull! An undrafted free agent at league minimum can throw check downs and bubble screens! Once a quarterback starts playing scared he is totally useless.

[The Franchise]

Take Hill out of the equation.

He missed on Kelce for an easy completion. He missed the RB running the scramble drill. He missed ****ing everything on that play.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Watson in the first is a reach. 3rd rounder if he's there.

'The downsides of Watson are he is skinnier than what teams typically look for in a quarterback. He throws too many interceptions due to lack of field vision, his deep ball is hit and miss, a lot of times overthrowing the receiver completely. He also needs to work on his progressions, and letting routes finish instead of trying to thread the needle in tight coverage.'

[milkman]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Watson in the first is a reach. 3rd rounder if he's there.

[Reerun_KC]

JFC.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Doesn't pass the eye test for me. He was around a ton of talent. Definitely no Dak or RW. The team that burns a first for him is clearly desperate to find a QB

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...=.b1dacb805357

https://www.google.com/amp/draftwire...android-google

[GoChargers]

I actually agree with Tigger for once. Watson is too much of a project, IMO, to go in the first round. He has no experience in a pro-style system where he has to read the whole defense. His accuracy and decision making have been very inconsistent. He does have all the intangibles that everyone drools over in a quarterback: he's a winner, he's a leader, he plays better in big games and the fourth quarter. But that's not quite enough to make up for what he's currently lacking in the basics of how to play the position at this level.

With that said, Tigger has zero credibility because he's the type of guy who will grasp for any excuse why the Chiefs shouldn't draft a quarterback every year.

[beach tribe]

Yup, probably a first for me too.

Watson has bust written all over hi! IMO.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Draft a QB if a good one is there when we have a pick don't just do it to do it.

Who the **** cares if we draft a QB just for the sake of drafting a QB? WE'VE NEVER ****ING DONE IT BEFORE.

Fans like you constantly harp on this point, like it's something we've seen happen time and time again.

Very few people have ever seen this franchise draft a QB just to draft one. Very few people have ever seen this franchise draft a QB PERIOD.

Aren't you just the LEAST bit curious to draft one and see what happens? Or are you content and happy with Alex Smith playing not to lose and shoving all of the responsibility of winning the game on his defense?

[New World Order]

Too risky

[dls6501]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Watson in the first is a reach. 3rd rounder if he's there.

It is good to know that your posts are not in touch with reality in general, not just in relation to Smith.

Watson in the third. LMFAO.

[Reerun_KC]

IF CP calls a QB a bust, then he is most likely a must take...

This place couldn't identify QB talent if it tried.... All it knows is franchise game managing rejects from other teams...

Watson has more talent in the corn in his shit than Smith or any other tool this place has sucked off over the years...

[kccrow]

I might **** with people in the draft forum about shit and say stuff like "might take a flier round 2," but I'm going to say this very seriously just for Tiger: Deshaun Watson will go top 6.

He's a better pro prospect than Cam Newton was coming out. He throws with better accuracy and touch and has the same movement ability. He has more experience than Cam did against top competition.

If you think Watson is going 3rd round, you're ****ing nuts. 100% Troll Quality Nuts.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

No interest in Watson or Kizer for the asking price. Great athleticism, but will not make the transition.

That said, if the Chiefs jump, I will respect and support the decision wholeheartedly.

[Nickhead]

i watched a whole 3 minutes of college football this year. the last three of the championship game, and i was not impressed with either quarterback. i will mark them both as busts until i see otherwise