Would you rather be 8-0 with Alex Smith or 3-5 with Geno?

[Ace Gunner]

Originally Posted by tk13

As for the question... I think a 3-5 record is harsh. I'd probably say 4 to 6 wins with Geno at this point. Him and Alex both have 10 TDs on the season. Geno has 12 more turnovers though. That's fairly significant. We actually lead the league at +12 in turnovers, Geno would wipe that out by himself. Obviously those numbers wouldn't be exactly the same if you switched teams, but Geno has still made some costly decisions that have nothing to do with the talent he's playing with. So it's probably not unfair to say at least 4-4.

However, this isn't in a vacuum. If you're going to treat it like one... Geno isn't the only QB we'll ever be able to draft. He wasn't even taken in the 1st round. If you were talking about someone like Andrew Luck, then it might be better long term to be 3-5 with him. But you could say that the Chiefs can go 8-0 now and still acquire a similar talent in the late 1st round of the upcoming draft. Unless you believe that none of the QB's in the next 2-3 drafts are anywhere near Geno Smith, and you think Geno is an Andrew Luck type talent.

good post. the only thing I would add is that if Geno Smith was behind this OL he'd probably be crap.

[saphojunkie]

Everyone who voted for 3-5 needs to be banned immediately. Just for being ****ass reeruned.

[HonestChieffan]

Geno will always be second rate. Get over it

[Eureka]

Geno sitting on the bench learning the offense behind Alex VS RT Fisher should be the poll.

[BossChief]

Poll fail.

We wouldn't be 3-5 with him. At worst we would be 5-3.

The level of talent on NY is t even close to the level of talent we have in KC.

This defense and special teams could absorb a few turnovers.

If the question is "would you rather be 5-3 with Geno or 8-0 with Alex Smith" I'd have to chose option a.

Geno might throw some picks (some are just stupid, some are reasonable rookie mistakes) but he also tests defenses by attacking all parts of the field, not just throws within 5 yards of the LOS. Avery was past his man and open for long tds twice yesterday and Fasano was wide open in the endzone.

Personally, I think this team would be rallying around the kid BIG TIME if we had drafted him and that our running game would be far more effective because teams would need to play us honest.

[Jerm]

[Ace Gunner]

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[BossChief]

I know. It's bad to have patience in a rookie QB.

It is what it is. I'm happy with the direction of the team, but I would loved to have seen Geno under Reids coaching staff and with the talent we have in KC.

[Fritz88]

This poll is worth trolling.
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[Eleazar]

Geno has 16 turnovers so far this year. That's 2 per game.

Go look at each game we've played and add in 2 extra turnovers, then try to tell us we'd still have a winning record.

Patently absurd

[BossChief]

The real poll should be

"Would you rather be 8-0 with Eric Fisher or Geno Smith?"

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by BossChief

The real poll should be

"Would you rather be 8-0 with Eric Fisher or Geno Smith?"

This.

[AussieChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by BossChief

The real poll should be

"Would you rather be 8-0 with Eric Fisher or Geno Smith?"

Intardasting.

[BossChief]

The real poll should be

"Would you rather be 8-0 with Eric Fisher or Geno Smith?"

Also, let's not act as if Geno hasn't had moments where he played at an extremely high level, either. He has his team at .500 at the halfway point and that team wasn't expected to win 4 games all year. He won offensive player of the week not long ago and is the most effective deep ball thrower in the league.

[AussieChiefsFan]

Drugs are bad. Mkay.