KC Chiefs Drafting Alex Smith's replacement "soon" ?

[Ming the Merciless]

I swear to god this guy is an idiot

http://www.hngn.com/articles/93037/2...ement-soon.htm

Kansas City Chiefs RUMORS: Reid Likely Drafting Alex Smith's Replacement Soon?


Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith may never be the most physically gifted player on an NFL field, but he's got enough grit, moxie and veteran savvy to produce enough points to keep the Chiefs in the game on pretty much any given Sunday.


While Smith has enjoyed something of a career resurgence under Chiefs head coach Andy Reid, the successes the two men have enjoyed together may actually serve to shorten Smith's tenure in the end.

"Expectations have risen since Smith and Kansas City had a huge turnaround to reach the postseason in 2013, Reid's first season there, and Smith's big contract mandates he'll be around for a few more years," writes Jason La Canfora of CBS Sports. "But watching back-up Chase Daniel scampering around and making big plays in a Week 17 win over San Diego, one that eliminated the Chargers from the playoffs, had my wheels turning at least a bit and I wouldn't be shocked to see this franchise looking at quarterbacks in the higher rounds a year from now."

The 31-year-old Smith is entering the second year of a four-year, $68 million contract extension. His dead cap hit for next season is $40.4 million and $24.9 million in 2016, meaning Smith will remain with the team for at least the next two years.

Beyond that, his cap hits for the final two years of the deal are $16.9 million and $20.6 million, but cutting him would cause the Chiefs to incur dead cap penalties of just $7.2 million in 2017 and $3.6 million in 2018.
In 2014, his second season in Kansas City, Smith threw for 3,265 yards on 303 completions for 18 touchdowns, six interceptions and a 93.4 quarterback rating.

Smith is dependable and smart and if the Chiefs boast a strong enough running game with Jamaal Charles, De'Anthony Thomas and Knile Davis, he can certainly manage Kansas City into the playoffs.

Winning a postseason game seems a questionable proposition though, for a quarterback who struggles to push the ball downfield and managed to go all of 2014 without connecting with a single one of his wide receivers for a touchdown.

With the addition of Jeremy Maclin in free agency and the drafting of Chris Conley - and when considering simple percentages - it's highly unlikely Smith will manage to let another full NFL season pass without tossing a touchdown to a wideout.

Still, Smith is and will always be limited as a signal-caller - even if he brings the Chiefs to the postseason again after just missing out in 2014, if he and Reid are unable to bring fans in Kansas City a playoff victory, consistently strong regular season efforts are going to start seeming hollow and altogether empty.

This isn't to suggest that Smith and the Chiefs can't make their way into the postseason and emerge victorious from a contest or two, but this is a quarterback and offense driven NFL and Smith simply will never be able to contend with the league's elite like Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers or Andrew Luck.

It may not be a first-round pick and it likely won't come next season, but Reid and the Chiefs will be forced to look for another long-term answer at quarterback at some point because Smith, as strong as he's been since joining Kansas City, is not a Super Bowl-winning signal-caller and Daniels, despite the strong showing to end last season, doesn't seem to be the answer either.

So it wont be in the 2016 draft but it will happen soon you guys!!!
Just have some patience....LOL


YAY?

[O.city]

Ryan, cam, Stafford (meh, maybe) and tannehill are guys that if you do put talent around them can be successful. Just depends on the system and coaching.

The new cba and less practice time has made coaching just as if not more important than talent

[staylor26]

Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

5-13 against ranked opponents at Georgia with only one bowl game win.

He's a backup.

Yea their atrocious defense had nothing to do with that right?

Anybody that watched Murray knows they didn't lose games bc of him. For Christ's sake he almost single handedly won that SEC championship game against Bama to put them in the NC and would have if it weren't for that terrible defense.

[O.city]

Also kinda talked yourself in a corner there. Once you get a top 10 guy,they stay that good for a while And you don't have to look for one.

So goes to the fact that you should in fact spend resources to find one, but the league is evolving to one in which qb isn't the force multiplier it once was.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by O.city

Ryan, cam, Stafford (meh, maybe) and tannehill are guys that if you do put talent around them can be successful. Just depends on the system and coaching.

The new cba and less practice time has made coaching just as if not more important than talent

Same thing can be said about Alex honestly as well as others. Rex Grossman, Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson are clear examples of teams with immense talent outside of QB making it to the SB.

But keep in mind that elite QB's are incredibly difficult to find. They are extremely rare.

[O.city]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Same thing can be said about Alex honestly as well as others. Rex Grossman, Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson are clear examples of teams with immense talent outside of QB making it to the SB.

But keep in mind that elite QB's are incredibly difficult to find. They are extremely rare.

Smith doesn't play like said players l. If he did, yeah you could say the same.

As rare as elite qbs are, elite rosters are just as rare

[RunKC]

Yes they are, but Alex has proven he can take a team far. Kyle Williams lost that game for SF and kept them from the SB.

I think a big part of them getting Alex was to set a winning tone early and eventually get a guy so Alex to mentor him for a year.

[O.city]

And Brad Johnson has shown he can with a SB with one. That doesn't really endorse the qb much.

[RunKC]

Like Brad Johnson, Alex has a very talented team.

top 10 D with the best pass rusher/top 5 pass rush
#1 scoring d in the redzone
Middle of the pack scoring last year but now adding a good WR in Maclin and another nice prospect in Conley.
Pro bowl G added and high round C to improve OL

The Chiefs have a very talented overall team this year. Not sure who could argue that?

[Discuss Thrower]

Originally Posted by RunKC

Like Brad Johnson, Alex has a very talented team.

top 10 D with the best pass rusher/top 5 pass rush
#1 scoring d in the redzone
Middle of the pack scoring last year but now adding a good WR in Maclin and another nice prospect in Conley.
Pro bowl G added and high round C to improve OL

The Chiefs have a very talented overall team this year. Not sure who could argue that?

You're not going to be praising the offensive line five months from now. I guarantee it.