I agree with your second point and would contend that he answered the issue of why there aren't more HoF coaches now by his first point, which is that QBs are everything. Free agency and other factors limit how long you could ever hold a unit together outside of the qb position that is so good that you could run off multiple Super Bowls. Without a good QB there will certainly be down years, and you will almost certainly be fired.

I think we're the only team in NFL history to draft two Stanford QB's (Steve Stenstrom, Round 4, Kevin Hogan, Round 5) and never see them on the sideline for the franchise...

Raiders: Todd Marinovich (91), Jamarcus Russell (07)

Damn those are two monumental busts!

i put the qb's the chiefs could have drafted in my sig. from the chiefs first pick of each draft that were available afterwards. even left out the likes of randall cunningham, jim harbaugh, andy dalton, etc... all these qb's played in a super bowl since blackledge.

Looking at your list I have to point out that while we didn't draft him Gannon was actually on our team and probably would have won the playoff game if Marty hadnt started Grbac. He should be on the list of other teams cast offs instead of at least in addition.

The Chiefs don't need a GREAT QB.

They just need a good one. Hell, even an AVERAGE one would probably send this fan base into a tizzy.

Our passing yards per game rank the last 10 years:

19th
30th
29th
24th
32nd
25th
30th
25th
20th
20th


YPC

25th
19th
27th
31st
29th
27th
17th (Thanks Bowe)
26th
23rd
27th

Passing TDs

24th
27th
28th
17th
32nd
30th
10th (thanks Bowe)
22nd
10th (thanks Tony)
24th


That's pathetically inept over the long haul.

When you can't even hit LEAGUE AVERAGE passing marks in the last 10 years (save two seasons for passing TDs), you don't need a GREAT quarterback.

You just need an AVERAGE ONE.

Just think if we would have had the 49ers 05 pick. Oh wait.

Stop blaming Alex he had guys dropped 3 TD passes. That not his fault. You're hoping for luck and we might end up with leaf. Stop blaming him. If we did draft a 1st rounder and he failed would you admit your mistake.

yeah, im aware, but he was still available in the draft. :D

i have no problem drafting a qb in the sixth round, its just time the kc scouts see things others have. i know there is a lot of luck involved too, not saying that. just as i listed the qb's the chiefs could have drafted there are hundreds more they didn't and shouldn't have :D

I was joking around

With rookie deal caps drafting the most important and expensive positions like QB is more beneficial than ever.

Alex Smith is an above average QB. He is a good QB. He is not a great QB, but as you said all we need is a good one. The truth is that if Kelse catches that long pass we win. If Houston isn't covering Brown on the long completion we win. If Reid calls more runs we probably win. If Fisher doesn't hold we might have won. And true, if Smith sees Hill running free we win. But Smith played well enough to win. There are a lot of reasons besides Alex Smith that we lost.

Blaming the QB when so many on the team failed is simplistic.

alex is risk averse and doesn't keep his eyes on the field while scrambling. he scrambles to avoid the sack, not extend the play. :D

If the Chiefs had just drafted the next QB taken with their first 1st round pick every year for the last 15 years they would have had:

Drew Brees (traded pick for Green instad)
Matt Schaub (Junior Siavii)
Aaron Rodgers (Derrick Johnson)
Joe Flacco (Glenn Dorsey)
Andy Dalton (Jon Baldwin)
Teddy Bridgewater (Dee Ford)

If you don't have a QB...just take one..just do it...do it...you won't regret it.

There is truth in this. I do think he looks down field when he runs, but I think his first focus is on not getting hit so he misses a lot of open receivers.