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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.''
my biggest fear is tigger is he isnt going to leave when Alex does and go post on JetsPlanet or whatever crap team Alex goes to. He is going to stay and completely flip sides as a poster and troll and bash every mistake Mahomes makes and hold it against him after 5 years of defending every mistake Alex makes and coming up with every free pass in the book [Reply]
Originally Posted by mcaj22:
my biggest fear is tigger iis he snt going to leave when Alex does and go post on JetsPlanet or whatever crap team Alex goes to. He is going to stay and completely flip sides as a poster and troll and bash every mistake Mahomes makes and hold it against him after 5 years of defending every mistake Alex makes and coming up with every free pass in the book
Originally Posted by mcaj22:
my biggest fear is tigger is he isnt going to leave when Alex does and go post on JetsPlanet or whatever crap team Alex goes to. He is going to stay and completely flip sides as a poster and troll and bash every mistake Mahomes makes and hold it against him after 5 years of defending every mistake Alex makes and coming up with every free pass in the book
I like Mahomes, tons of potential. He should be lobbying for Smith to stay thru 2018 as that is one less year of injury he has to worry about on a low paying rookie contract and more time for the receivers, Kareem, and line to develop. This is a VERY young roster.
I mean, just look at what happened to Teddy Bridgewater. That injury easily cost him 80 million. Sad, unfortunate reality of the NFL [Reply]
Originally Posted by mcaj22:
my biggest fear is tigger is he isnt going to leave when Alex does and go post on JetsPlanet or whatever crap team Alex goes to. He is going to stay and completely flip sides as a poster and troll and bash every mistake Mahomes makes and hold it against him after 5 years of defending every mistake Alex makes and coming up with every free pass in the book
Yeah...no.
I hate to bash someone too hard that's actually a fan, royals posts get reported a ton and if it's a guy who had posted for years on them I can't really vote to kick them, but he's an Alex fan. Alex leaves and then he's just trolling to troll. Those guys will get voted out quick. [Reply]
3rd down, There were only two viable options near or in the end zone. The defender made a lucky guess (in Maclin's words during his press confereence).
You take the 1 on 1 option every time in that scenario. Simple film break down. You're welcome.
The people who think he should've thrown to kelce are the same morons who would have complained if Kelce gets tackled short of the pylons. ....Only on CP. [Reply]
