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Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud
I'm not trying to bash you or insult you but this is a false narrative.
You've acted all offseason as if you're above someone or anyone else because you wanted the Chiefs the draft a QB. You acted as if you were the only person that wanted the Chiefs to draft a QB in the history of the franchise and continue to spout off on anyone that has a different opinion. They're suddenly a "homer" or a "True Fan" because they didn't like the available options.
That is complete and utter nonsense.
There have been very few years, especially as of late, in which the consensus on this forum was to draft a QB. When Brodie Croyle was chosen in the third round of 2008, everyone was behind that move and saw him as the successor to Green. Unfortunately, that didn't pan out.
In 2008, most "informed" members wanted Matt Ryan. They saw past his supposed flaws and interceptions. Unfortunately, he was chosen before the Chiefs selected, so he wasn't an option. There were those that suggested Flacco as an alternative but the Chiefs selected Dorsey and Albert instead (the correct answer would have been Clady and Flacco).
In 2009, a very vocal group (myself included) wanted to see Mark Sanchez drafted, even though the Chiefs traded for Cassel. That didn't happen and instead, the Chiefs made the worst selection in franchise history.
In 2010, the consensus was split between Berry and Clausen. Very few people were unhappy with Berry's selection and as it turned out, Clausen has been a major disappointment (and would have been a disaster at #5 overall).
In 2011, the Chiefs moved back and selected Baldwin. Matt Cassel had just come off of his finest season as a pro and there was very little hope that his successor would be drafted that year. There was very little discussion of QB's.
In 2013, everything came to a head. New coach, new GM, new direction from ownership, etc. That management team traded for, what they saw, as the best available option. Every QB in this draft comes with great risk and after successive seasons of 4-12, 2-14, 4-12, 10-6, 7-9 and 2-14, 2013 was not the time to make a gigantic leap of faith or take a risk. How this move turns out remains to be seen but it would be shocking if Alex Smith did not outperform any of the QB's selected in the 2013 draft.
All of that said, I don't think there's a single soul that posts in this forum that does not want the Chiefs to take a QB in the first round in hopes of developing him into a Franchise QB. So for all your bluster, you are not alone, so stop acting as if you're the only guy on Chiefsplanet that wants the Chiefs to draft, develop and win championships.
It's old. It's tired. It's boring. But most of all, it's completely false.
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First I will apologize if I came across the way you say I do here.
Heh all though this offseason I mostly just argued with those cross 49erChiefAlexSMithfans that came here to tell us how happy we should be with Alex Smith. They annoyed the **** out of me. They made me sick, I wanted to throw up every time they said how great Alex Smith is going to be for us and bla bla bla. All the talk about Alex Smith has been nauseating. I'm not going be happy with Alex Smith unless we actually win in the playoffs and give some reason that we can win a Super Bowl with him. Making the playoffs isn't good enough. It seems to me that Chiefs fans are justifying being a mediocre team again like the Carl Peterson years just so that we don't have another putrid losing season.
I know good and well I'm not the only one who wants to draft a quarterback yet this offseason has sucked the big one out of disappointment for not doing so. A lot of my post have been out of flustration just for that.
After they made it known we got Alex Smith for our QBotf couldn't even get excited for the 1.1 pick. He is not a stop gap QB for the picks they gave up to get him.
I also get all the reasoning behind why Geno Smith was passed on till the second round. Doesn't change I would have been stoked if we pulled the trigger and took a chance on him, or even another qb in the draft like Barkley if he hadn't hurt his shoulder he would have gone sooner. I think he would have been a good risk reward guy too. It's all about risk and reward in the draft. It's just a shame year after year we pass on the quarterbacks and then excuses excuses excuses & more excuses.