With all things considered, IMO we'll see Alex's skills to erode since seemingly he lost a step this season. If he can't rely on his mobility then he's no question a JAG

Reid is a master at manipulating these media types. He knew Smith hadn't played well enough. That was not the time to be endorsing Alex. We will know what Reid really thinks in the upcoming months.

over the past few days I've realized that Alex Smith isn't the problem. it's Andy Reid. I think the Chiefs can definitely win with Alex Smith, win a Super Bowl even.

We'd need a coach like a Gruden/Payton/Harbaugh/Carroll/Garrett/McCarthy type to get the most of Smith and our talented but underachieving offense.

But with his regular season record he is here to stay. We need to pray he gives up playcalling and/or tries a new QB.

We've seen Andy Reid defensive about Alex Smith. But this is the first time it felt like he's put on the ropes.

I don't expect Andy Reid to say anything differently. It wouldn't surprise me to see the Chiefs make a bold move for a QB in the draft. Whether it's Dorsey or Ballard running the show.

Laying an egg in the biggest home game in eternity will do that. You could really tell during the bye week that the team believed it can get over the hump. And then reality hit.

Idk I think it's actually big red we can do without

Alex Smith won't finish the season next year. We either need to have a replacement plan in place or be prepared to finish with a top 10 pick and another OT.

Think about what the Chiefs had to do to win this season and how fortunate they were. They had to have a ST's or defensive TD to be able to put up points. It was over 40% of our scoring output.

The offense was terrible this year and has been for almost 2 years, and that's embarrassing seeing how much talent is here. The fact that the Chiefs lost 6 of their last 8 games to teams that only scored 19 or fewer points is a complete embarrassment.

This team won 12 games with a QB who didn't score 20 TD's. It has a perfect formula for a new QB to step in at a much more efficient cost and a higher ceiling. The only thing the new QB has to do is take care of the ball.

But we got 15 passing TD's out of our starting QB so we got that going for us.

Andy Reid is a hell of a football coach. Marty Schottenheimer was a hell of a football coach. Bottom line is come playoff time if you don't have an elite QB, you aren't doing jack shit.

Bingo.

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That's how it's got to be presented to Clark.

"You're doing the right things, except for the most important thing."

I am not sure if Reid at his current career stage is patient enough to develop a shiny new QB. It could be a 3-4 year window until the results really start to show and even that only if the QB pans out. Think of all the pressure on him that screams 1 wildcard win in 8 years. He could go all in with Alex with the next 2 years in mind with the expectation to be let go if he doesn't get past the divisional round. I think his contract extension will tell a good story.