Chiefs Alex Smith: "I think [the Chiefs] are only committed to me through this year" - Page 5

pugsnotdrugs19 · 05-17-2017, 04:44 PM

Straight from the horse's mouth.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...ed-only-season

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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.''

beach tribe · 05-17-2017, 07:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

idiocy would be Smith choosing to play somewhere else after the year..

"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.''

I would bet $100 easy that he will be playing for a new team in 2018...

I have no doubt.

pugsnotdrugs19 · 05-17-2017, 07:44 PM

https://twitter.com/rapsheet/status/865016406882082816

https://twitter.com/eric_edholm/stat...16495952326660

On my phone or I would embed, key news for Chiefs FO

Hammock Parties · 05-17-2017, 07:46 PM

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Originally Posted by notorious

This is like finding out that doctors have cured all STDs.

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

The Chiefs have the Alex Is Dumpin' Shit virus...AIDS....and Mahomies are the cure.

The Mahomies Vaccine. Get inoculated today!

Sweet Daddy Hate · 05-17-2017, 07:57 PM

I think Alex finally got SOMETHING right for a change.

2018.

So long, bitch.

TigeRRUppeRRcut · 05-17-2017, 07:57 PM

"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."

TigeRRUppeRRcut · 05-17-2017, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by beach tribe

"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.''

I would bet $100 easy that he will be playing for a new team in 2018...

I have no doubt.

Better pray to God it's not Denver. ****ing hate the Broncos!

Hog's Gone Fishin · 05-17-2017, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

"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."

Yeah but 40-21 in 4 years !

Sweet Daddy Hate · 05-17-2017, 08:00 PM

Please GOD go to Denver!

Yep, horseface needs him some "stabilizing" at the QB position.

Pablo · 05-17-2017, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

Please GOD go to Denver!

Yep, horseface needs him some "stabilizing" at the QB position.

We get to watch our defense wreck Alice twice a year while they win 8 games. Seems alright.

TigeRRUppeRRcut · 05-17-2017, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

The awesome thing about this article Alex is trolling his fan club

"Alex knows we trust him. Alex is the starting quarterback. Nothing is going to change there. The kid is going to take some time. He understands that." - Andy Reid

From a roster standpoint, this indicates that they want him around next season. FWIW.

**SAUTO** · 05-17-2017, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

"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."

And he thinks the chiefs are only committed to him for this season. What does that say about how he feels about his own play?

**Baby Lee** · 05-17-2017, 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

Misguided just like Cassel followers. They'll fall in line soon enough.

I'm not a Smith follower. I'm still one of a handful of people who's been here longer than you. And I was never a Cassel follower. I just didn't bitch about it all the livelong day. During the Pioli years I made chicken salad by watching the Chiefs like a 3-

marathon instead of as serious sport.

I just respect that the starter position at QB isn't as simple as plugging in a pair of Duracells, and that the game isn't as simple as a new QB throwing it anywhere and everywhere. We still have a lot of problems, largely staying healthy and showing up at the end of the year, but the FO is handling them [thank God].

**SAUTO** · 05-17-2017, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

"Alex knows we trust him. Alex is the starting quarterback. Nothing is going to change there. The kid is going to take some time. He understands that." - Andy Reid

From a roster standpoint, this indicates that they want him around next season. FWIW.

Alex says he thinks the chiefs are committed to him through this season, what does that say about how long the team thinks it's going to take?

Time to face reality bud.

mcaj22 · 05-17-2017, 08:15 PM

He did the exact same thing in San Francisco when Kaepernick started to pick up steam.

All you people that thought he wasn't going to do this here because he and Andy Reid are close were ****ing idiots.

This dude is just worried about his next starting gig.

Rasputin · 05-17-2017, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Better pray to God it's not Denver. ****ing hate the Broncos!

Let him go to Denver

Yes please go to Denver all of you Alex lovers go with him.

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