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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 TigerUppercut:
You better go back and watch film, moron. He is very inconsistent at creating separation. His asset right now is as a possession receiver. Hopefully he improves route running and footwork from Maclin
No you are the moron..you said he didn't have the speed..he has the speed to create separation but can't for other reason you god damn troglodyte [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate:
Why do we even acknowledge the fool? I mean, he's fun to beat the piss out of, but aren't we all tired of reasoning with the baboon?
Since the mods won't take out the trash (know mo fits as well) Whack a troll is a fun diversion [Reply]
Originally Posted by TigerUppercut:
You better go back and watch film, moron. He is very inconsistent at creating separation. His asset right now is as a possession receiver. Hopefully he improves route running and footwork from Maclin
Conley was open multiple times for big gains against PIT this year. Alex simply doesn't read defenses well.
Watch Conley. No idea why throw wasn't made, it LOOKS like the play is designed for that specific route. Big gain to Kelce, to be fair. pic.twitter.com/gih56hMgjN
Watching Good Morning Football on NFLNetwork. Just had a segment on Front Runner in the AFC West. Chatter centered around Bronco's, Chargers, and Raiders and their QB's.
At the end, the gal said we have not mentioned the Chiefs. They are the defending West Champs. Crickets! Commercial!
I can see this. Our 1st 10 games are tough. Mahomes after the Bye week!!! [Reply]
Originally Posted by Hammock Parties:
Conley was open multiple times for big gains against PIT this year. Alex simply doesn't read defenses well.
Watch Conley. No idea why throw wasn't made, it LOOKS like the play is designed for that specific route. Big gain to Kelce, to be fair. pic.twitter.com/gih56hMgjN
Originally Posted by Coogs:
Watching Good Morning Football on NFLNetwork. Just had a segment on Front Runner in the AFC West. Chatter centered around Bronco's, Chargers, and Raiders and their QB's.
At the end, the gal said we have not mentioned the Chiefs. They are the defending West Champs. Crickets! Commercial!
I can see this. Our 1st 10 games are tough. Mahomes after the Bye week!!!
Aside from a couple of games, our division basically has the same schedule though. [Reply]
#2 receivers have never, ever produced with Alex Smith. Never. Not once.
Hilarious that anyone expects Conley to produce in a year where our #1 sees his production dip and the fastest man in the NFL averages less than 10 yards per catch...but there couldn't be a common denominator in the lack of production across multiple targets...no way! [Reply]
Originally Posted by staylor26:
Aside from a couple of games, our division basically has the same schedule though.
Trust me, I know. Our 1st 9 though before the break is the meat of our schedule. Our last 6 is the soft part. We could be out of it by Thanksgiving if we are not careful. [Reply]
