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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In his first public comments since the Kansas City Chiefs traded up in the first round to select Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes II, Alex Smith acknowledged Wednesday that his time as Kansas City's starter might soon be finished.
The Chiefs view Mahomes as the eventual replacement for Smith, who has two seasons left on his contract.
"I think [the Chiefs are] committed to me [only] through this year,'' Smith said. "That's just the nature of it. If you don't go out there and perform, I mean, coach [Andy] Reid and [quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy] are very honest. You've got to go out there and do your deal. We all have to.
"Whether or not we drafted Patrick, it doesn't change that, right? If you're not good enough and didn't get it done, you're not going to be around long. That's just our culture. I know it. That's the nature of the position.''
Smith went through a similar situation earlier in his career when he was with the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers drafted Colin Kaepernick in the second round in 2011. Midway through the following season, Kaepernick replaced Smith as San Francisco's starting quarterback, and Smith was traded to the Chiefs after the end of the season.
Quarterback Alex Smith has two seasons left on his contract but acknowledged Wednesday in his first public comments since the Chiefs drafted Patrick Mahomes II that his time in Kansas City might soon be over.
"There is a little similarity,'' said Smith, who turned 33 earlier this month. "I'm an older quarterback and they drafted a kid that's coming in young and they're looking to develop.''
One major difference is that Reid and the general manager who brought him to the Chiefs, John Dorsey, are still in place. The coach and general manager who drafted him with the 49ers were long gone by the time San Francisco brought in Kaepernick.
"This is a completely different coaching staff and a completely different team,'' Smith said. "I think I'm a much different player.
"In that sense it's very different. They did bring me here and I've been here four years. I'm in my fifth year now. It was different there. Those were still new faces, so to speak, and I wasn't necessarily their guy or anything like that.''
Still, the addition of Mahomes represents the first legitimate threat to Smith's starting job in Kansas City. Reid and Dorsey have said Mahomes is some time away from being ready to play, and that they are committed to Smith for the interim.
"I've been through it,'' Smith said. "I'm in a different place than the last time I kind of dealt with something like this [but] I get it, right? If any of us were the GM, this in my opinion might be the most important position in all of sports. You'd be crazy not to be stockpiling talent.
"So I get it, going into year 13. You understand it. At the same time it doesn't change my focus, right? I still feel I've got a lot of years left in me. I still feel like I'm getting better, to be honest with you.''
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
Using games where Alex was curled into a ball for the first 3 quarters is not the way to back your guy.
Waiting until the 4th quarter to actually show up and f**king play is not a good trait.
This is whole 'Alex Smith sucks regardless of what win he puts together' looks pathetic on you. You're also overhyping a Mahomes kid that has a lot of work. Find a hobby to help you pass the time, cupcake. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
Agreed. We have waited so long for the Chiefs to draft a first round quarterback that we are all chomping at the bit to see him start. But the fact is, that Reid is the quarterback expert. He is the one who will be preparing him to be the starter. If that takes one year or 2, it doesn't matter in the long run. They just need to play him when he's ready. Period.
Originally Posted by TigerUppercut:
This is whole 'Alex Smith sucks regardless of what win he puts together' looks pathetic on you. You're also overhyping a Mahomes kid that has a lot of work. Find a hobby to help you pass the time, cupcake.
Wins are a team stat. What can you not figure out about that. Now, sometimes players contribute more than others to winning or losing a game, but it still takes the team to win or lose.
You want to praise Smith for the wins against SD and Denver without acknowledging that he waited until the 4th quarter to do ANYTHING. Those games didn't need to be that hard. He got a lead and played well early against ATL, but then curled up into a ball in the 2nd half and watched Eric Berry win the game. He was shit against Houston and Carolina, but luckily Berry and Peters were there to save the day against CAR.
The guy never put together more than 2 good quarters of football during a game in 2016. The defense was good enough to always keep us in striking distance, despite that fact. [Reply]
Smith has gone from throwing downfield passes to Dwayne Bowe, Junior Hemingway, Dexter McCluster and Anthony Fasano in that top line to Jeremy Maclin, Chris Conley, Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce and there's no substantial difference between his production.
Smith also had the benefit of two years with Jamaal -one of the premiere most explosive players to play in the NFL in the last 20 years- and there's still no appreciable difference in Smith's statline from the years when Jamaal was hurt compared to when he wasn't.
And why is that?
Also, don't bother trotting out QBR because no fucking QB that didn't top 200 yards while throwing two picks can never be considered to be a good perfromance/ [Reply]
Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
Wins are a team stat. What can you not figure out about that. Now, sometimes players contribute more than others to winning or losing a game, but it still takes the team to win or lose.
You want to praise Smith for the wins against SD and Denver without acknowledging that he waited until the 4th quarter to do ANYTHING. Those games didn't need to be that hard. He got a lead and played well early against ATL, but then curled up into a ball in the 2nd half and watched Eric Berry win the game. He was shit against Houston and Carolina, but luckily Berry and Peters were there to save the day against CAR.
The guy never put together more than 2 good quarters of football during a game in 2016. The defense was good enough to always keep us in striking distance, despite that fact.
"Games didn't need to be that hard"
Are you really that ignorant? Division game against a top defense isn't supposed to be difficult? In a game where Philip gaines forfeited 162 yards to Sanders and was crippling our team... [Reply]
Smith has gone from throwing downfield passes to Dwayne Bowe, Junior Hemingway, Dexter McCluster and Anthony Fasano in that top line to Jeremy Maclin, Chris Conley, Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce and there's no substantial difference between his production.
Smith also had the benefit of two years with Jamaal -one of the premiere most explosive players to play in the NFL in the last 20 years- and there's still no appreciable difference in Smith's statline from the years when Jamaal was hurt compared to when he wasn't.
And why is that?
Also, don't bother trotting out QBR because no ****ing QB that didn't top 200 yards while throwing two picks can never be considered to be a good perfromance/
Completion rate up, the strength of schedule increased, and Maclin disappeared while Tyreek was still developing.
Smith isn't accumulating those easy dump off TDs to Charles like he did in 2013.
Common sense, cupcake.
Discredit QBR all you want, but his efficiency continues to go up. Oh and his sack rate went down 40%. Or are you blind too? [Reply]
Originally Posted by TigerUppercut:
Alex Smith gets an 84% completion rate for 270 yards, QB rating of 125 meanwhile our RB averages 2 yards a carry for a measly 29 yards.
The ignorance is super strong in our old folk.
Andy Reid doesn't give shits about a run game so right/wrong you can't use lack of running game to support your point. This is a passing coach trying implement a passing offense and passing game plan philosophy.
The draw play makes me want to punt kittens. [Reply]
Originally Posted by KC Tattoo: Andy Reid doesn't give shits about a run game so right/wrong you can't use lack of running game to support your point. This is a passing coach trying implement a passing offense and passing game plan philosophy.
The draw play makes me want to punt kittens.
Before we continue, remind everyone what you do for a living and what education level you've achieved cause this is hands down the stupidest post of this month.
And that's saying a lot with Clay being around. [Reply]
Coming from the imbecile who rooted for Murray to be the next guy :-). And to put this into perspective, our team went on to string off a historic winning streak to get into the playoffs. Yet here he is lecturing people about football talent. :-)
Originally Posted by TigerUppercut:
Before we continue, remind everyone what you do for a living and what education level you've achieved cause this is hands down the stupidest post of this month.
And that's saying a lot with Clay being around.
Andy Reid came to Kansas City saying he will pass pass pass that is his offense philosophy that is the West Coast offense he wants to deliver.
Yes he gives a shit but not two shits about the running game. [Reply]
