Chiefs MELLINGER: Should The Chiefs Move On From Smith? - Page 9

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

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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
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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58:
Ware with a better or equal YPC average than:

David Johnson
Demarco Murray
Melvin Gordon
Lamar Miller
Legarrette Blount
Latavius Murray
Todd Gurley
Rob Kelley
Frank Gore
Jeremy Hill

Among others.

Ware was 10th in the league in yards per carry among RB's with at least 200 carries.

STAGNANT!

11th in total scrimmage yards for receivers and rushers, too.
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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut:
Because Smith misses one big play everyone goes nuts. His receivers miss 5 important passes, nobody says a peep.

This is why Dorsey and Reid call the shots and make the millions, not a bunch of overweight unemployed/retired folk.

Jfc, you have issues.
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Its time. Not that Alex hasn't done his job, but he was always a stop-gap.

You've drafted Travis Kelce, Marcus Peters, Tyreek Hill, Dee Ford and Chris Jones in recent years. You have to surround that young talent with the most crucial piece.

Thanks Alex, you did what you were suppose to, but KC needs a franchise QB.
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The running game was worse, but it's a deeply flawed argument that it was "stagnant."

The Chiefs got 1,401 yards at 4.62 YPC from their top 3 non-QB rushers in 2015.

The Chiefs got 1,481 yards at 4.54 YPC from their top 3 non-QB rushers in 2016.

The Chiefs rushing total per game declined by 28 yards in 2016.

Alex Smith's rushing total per game declined by 22 yards in 2016.
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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut:
Someone should look up Smith's QB rating against division opponents over the last 3 seasons. Anyone want to guess the over/under on 95?

Do your own research, you retard. Still doesn't matter.....Smith fucking sucks.
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Originally Posted by notorious:
Bronco fans want the Chiefs to keep Smith?

He has inserted his fist elbow deep into the Broncos ass 3 times in a row. :-)

You need to sweep us 2 more years to equal the 7 straight they took from alex before that.

New Order is right, I know this is alex's high water mark.
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Originally Posted by Spider2YBanana:
The running game was worse, but it's a deeply flawed argument that it was "stagnant."

The Chiefs got 1,401 yards at 4.62 YPC from their top 3 non-QB rushers in 2015.

The Chiefs got 1,481 yards at 4.54 YPC from their top 3 non-QB rushers in 2016.

The Chiefs rushing total per game declined by 28 yards in 2016.

Alex Smith's rushing total per game declined by 22 yards in 2016.

Yup. Said this before but the "decline" in the Chiefs run game has come entirely from the fact that Smith doesn't run anymore.
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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19:
Its time. Not that Alex hasn't done his job, but he was always a stop-gap.

You've drafted Travis Kelce, Marcus Peters, Tyreek Hill, Dee Ford and Chris Jones in recent years. You have to surround that young talent with the most crucial piece.

Thanks Alex, you did what you were suppose to, but KC needs a franchise QB.

Kelce has the most productive season as a tight end and you want to replace the guy throwing him the football?

And let's all agree now that Dee Ford at best, is an average OLB over the course of an entire season.
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