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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:
“I’ve had a chance to play catch with (Mahomes) a little bit and everybody knows he has a big arm,” Maclin said. “But also everybody knows this is Alex’s team, and I think it’s going to benefit him learning from Alex and how Alex approaches things. It’s a win-win situation. He has a bright future, but we’re riding Alex and I’m looking for him and I getting back to what we used to do.”
Originally Posted by RippedmyFlesh:
Even Tiger and Sandy are not this delusional . I for one would relish the chance to face Smith in the playoffs or regular season.
Please god make it a Smith-Donkey love connection.
In any event, the sad and pathetic happening that IS the Smith era will soon be over in KC. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TigerUppercut:
“I’ve had a chance to play catch with (Mahomes) a little bit and everybody knows he has a big arm,” Maclin said. “But also everybody knows this is Alex’s team, and I think it’s going to benefit him learning from Alex and how Alex approaches things. It’s a win-win situation. He has a bright future, but we’re riding Alex and I’m looking for him and I getting back to what we used to do.”
Everyone agrees that this is Alex's team...this year. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate:
Two years is one year too long. If Mahomes work ethic matches his god-given talent, then one year should be sufficient.
Alex isn't Favre and 2PM isn't Rodgers.
The risk of failure here is like 90%. If we want this to work we have to do it the right way - not the convenient way... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Rausch:
No, that's exactly why we should take our time and do this properly...
The impatient folk on this board are the same imbeciles who have been wrong time after time. The kid deserves two years to learn and integrate into the game. We want to be an 11+ win team EVERY year, starting him sooner than later jeopardizes that and would likely end in a .500 season [Reply]