The answer is not at this moment but we should be preparing to move on in the next couple of years.

Yep. Under no circumstances should he get another contract extension, but he's still almost certainly going to be under center next year.

Yep, that's definitely the reality of our situation. However, a year from now I think we can get rid of him without losing much money...

welp, this isn't going to end well for you.


Word of advice, dodge the pitchforks and duck the torches. Just sayin'

He sat out for not having a concussion. His decision.

I just figured something out and it should explain some of Alex's actions during the game.
You can not throw a pass for a hidden TD unless you are scrambling from a hidden pass rush.

Any 'setting up the punter' stats?

Yup. 41.8% efficiency.

KC had 182 possessions this year, including special teams return touchdowns (3 - 1.6%).

KC punted 76 times (41.8%)
KC scored a TD (offensive only) 34 times (18.7%)
KC scored a FG 32 times (17.6%)
KC turned the ball over on an INT or FUM 17 times (9.3%)
KC turned the ball over on downs or via missed FG try 7 times (3.8%)
KC had other changes of possession (QB kneel down or half ended) 13 times (7.1%)

KC averaged 11.38 possessions per game
KC averaged 2.13 TDs (offensive only) per game
KC averaged 2.00 FGs per game
KC averaged 1.06 turnovers per game
KC averaged 0.44 other turnovers per game
KC averaged 0.81 other changes of possession per game

Other info: KC averaged time of possession per game was 30:36, yielding an average time per possession of 2:41.

Or who say, "That just happens. All QBs miss throws and don't see wide open guys during the course of the game" and then proceed to make excuses for Alex because the players around him dropped a couple passes missed assignments on D, and had bad snaps against blitzers.

You know, things that happen during the course of a game to ALL freakin players...

I'd like to say this is new stuff, but Smith has been doing crap like that for a long time.

I can't believe anyone thinks we can't move on from Alex right now. We can and if Dorsey doesn't he's is really fugging up bad on a Pioli level shoving Smith down our throats when he clearly sucks.

-They were all over Paxton Lynch last year and apparently had interest in moving up for him.
-There was a rumor from B/R that the Chiefs are judging what Alex does in the 2nd half of the season to see if they want to move on.
-His cap # is rising and he's clearly starting to decline.
-Andy moved on from McNabb at the same age when he started to decline.

I think they are going to look hard for his replacement this spring.

Andy Reid doesn't work for John Dorsey.

Hunt set up the system so that they are equals, answerable to Hunt.

Dorsey and Reid have to work together, and if Reid is still happy with Smith, then we are stuck with Smith.

As much as I'd love to see the Chiefs move on from Smith, it's better for the team long term if they reach that decision mutually.

Unfortunately I think this is the case we will most certainly be stuck with Alex Smith another year. The positive is we can work on this offensive line and what ever else is needed and so that next year we can go all in for a draft pick QBotf and he should have a O-line stable enough to let him be comfortable with.

Dallas worked on their O-line and their rookie quarterback was much better off for it.

As much as I want to draft a quarterback I think another year of building an O-line is the way to go. I still want to draft a quarterback though for competition and a chance he can be really good.

Now that we have a speedster to stretch the field having a solid O-line will only help to get the quarterback to throw it deep. Not wanting Alex Smith but no excuses either. If we can just hold out another year without any of us jumping off a bridge or bullet to the head I think we will finally get our first round draft pick 2018.

I want to believe in something other than unicorns and fairy tails.