What if Smith gets hurt?

[ILChief]

I think most sane fans want Mahomes to sit behind Smith for a year. If Smith were to get hurt do you scrap the plan and play the rookie or ride it out with Bray and hope he plays well and turns into trade bait?

[RunKC]

This depends entirely on when. If Alex gets hurt in the first month, go with Bray. If he gets hurt in the last month, you might as well roll with Mahomes.

[R8RFAN]

Smiff will step up his game now and play just good enough to be the Cheaps QB for the next 5 years

[jd1020]

Originally Posted by R8RFAN

Smiff will step up his game now and play just good enough to be the Cheaps QB for the next 5 years

Smith could have his best season as a Chief and he wouldn't extend his stay in KC. The only thing that would happen is his trade value would increase.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by R8RFAN

Smiff will step up his game now and play just good enough to be the Cheaps QB for the next 5 years

Nah this is Smith last year.


Andy Reid loves him a passing attack game and that's something Alex Smith just does not provide. He doesn't get the job done. Patrick is polar opposite of Alex Smith he can pass deep and make all the throws from tough situations. Andy at some point will decide that his love for a passing attack is greater than his liking for Alex Smith. All he is going use Alex Smith for is to buy time for Patrick Mahomes II to get his NFL bearings and learn the system. The system however is going play into how Mahomes plays. His ability to pass downfield is going be too much temptation Andy Reid won't be able keep the kid on the sidelines not at all past this season.

That's why I think Patrick Mahomes II will be starting sooner than later his skill set and smarts warrant him opportunities to play this year.

[tk13]

If Reid thinks Mahomes is ready, I can see him being 2nd in line.

This is the advantage of having a coach who isn't out there trying to save his job though. If Reid thinks PMII isn't ready, he isn't going to rush him out there to buy Reid more time as coach.

[ILChief]

I didn't realize Bray is a free agent next year. I wonder if we will keep him to back up Mahomes? If we currently Smith it may not be bad to being in an experienced backup. Would be nice to have at least one qb on the team with some experience. Not Matt Cassel

[BossChief]

Mahomes first start won't be until the bye week of 2018.

[Tribal Warfare]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

Old School, you're jumping the shark my man... we got the best QB in the draft and you're hung up on a freaking linebacker?

When Andy Reid watches someone play and says "thats Brett Favre, I want that guy"... then I want him too, and so should you

PMII will play more like McNabb/Rodgers. Favre had Holmgren drinking pepto bismol straight from the bottle when he freelanced and threw "Rocket Balls" across his body to the other side of the field.

[kccrow]

Depends on when for me.

Before Week 8: Bray
After Week 8: Mahomes

I think you have to give the kid training camp and half a season of just learning that play book, learning NFL coverages, and learning to drop from center before you just trot him out there.

If Smith got hurt early, I'd put Bray in, pray a little, and put Mahomes in when I felt he could do the above.

[Stryker]

You put Bray in. Hell he has been on the team for 4 years - if he hasn't developed by now he never will.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by kccrow

Depends on when for me.

Before Week 8: Bray
After Week 8: Mahomes

I think you have to give the kid training camp and half a season of just learning that play book, learning NFL coverages, and learning to drop from center before you just trot him out there.

If Smith got hurt early, I'd put Bray in, pray a little, and put Mahomes in when I felt he could do the above.

By even his second year in GB, Favre was asking his backup after film session what the coaches meant when they said things like nickel and dime package.

He was a real life Uncle Rico in the early days, capatulted in the starting lineup by starter injury.

Glanville said he showed up still drunk from Saturday night half of the Sundays in his rookie season.

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

You play Bray. You don't invest that many picks to throw your prize out to the wolves.

I'm so tired of hearing this shit. You CAN'T learn from the ****ing bench, besides, he would not be thrown to the wolves because we have a SB team EXCEPT AT QB!!!!!!! Why WASTE another ****ing year getting bounced in the first/second round? That is bullshit. We traded 17 spots into the ****ing top ten for this guy. PLAY HIS ASS!!!!! IDGAF if we go 9-7, Get this shit started!!! We AIN'T WINNING SHIT WITH ALEX!!!!!!

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by Stryker

You put Bray in. Hell he has been on the team for 4 years - if he hasn't developed by now he never will.

What the **** has Bray learned from the bench to make us think he is ready?

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

PMII will play more like McNabb/Rodgers. Favre had Holmgren drinking pepto bismol straight from the bottle when he freelanced and threw "Rocket Balls" across his body to the other side of the field.

Pat has some of that in him too though. Get the Pepto ready for Andy.

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by DRM08

Pat has some of that in him too though. Get the Pepto ready for Andy.

Better than getting the Pepto because your pussy ass qb played scared and you only scored 16 points in a playoff game at home in prime time when the other team scored no TDS. First drive, last drive accounted for 13 points. 3 ****ING POINTS during the meat of the game?


NOT ****ING ACCEPTABLE!!!!!


I can't get visions of Tyreek running free in that WEAK Pitt secondary all night with his hand up. TIRED OF THIS SHIT!!!! I DON'T WANT TO WATCH ALEX SMITH PLAY FOOTBALL ANYMORE FOR KC!!!!