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Originally Posted by O.city
Mahomes isn't starting this year. He's gonna sit a year. With the financial aspect being what it is, I'd imagine he's gonna be the starter going into 2018 unless things don't go as planned.
But that's all in due time. This is literally the best time in Chiefs history. Right now. They have a great front office, a top 5 coaching staff in the league, a good solid albeit a bit boring starting qb. Smith is a really smart guy who from all accounts, goes about being a pro the right way. They just drafted the highest upside qb in the draft to sit behind said starter for a year to learn.
This is the time to celebrate and enjoy it.
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That Reid interview on the Herd today says it all. How many teams get this luxury of going from winning QB to a high upside QB without rushing someone out of the draft? What's stupid is that you've got guys wanting to dump Smith on first chance or trade him when he's the guy we want mentoring the kid. There is little financial consequence to offsetting Smith's 2018 pay into dead money for 2019 when he is off the team. If Smith is playing fabulous in 2018, even better for mahomes he can continue to absorb and not risk injury on a low paying rookie contract. He'll get 2-3 years to justify why he should get s 700% annual pay increase. Did you read the news on Bridgewater getting his fifth year option denied? Feel bad for the dude. Every moment Mahomes gets with Smith it increases his odds of success. Whether Smith is the starter the whole year or if he gets dethroned somewhere in '18-19, this dude's future is better with Alex on it. **** This idea of trading for a third round pick, that's peanuts in the grand scheme of things and that's not the message you send to a dude who helped turned this franchise around. If you want to treat a hard-working class act that way, my guess is you haven't spent much or any time in a leadership/important position at work