[Saccopoo]

[QUOTE=duncan_idaho;10009412]

I won't argue that... however...

How much is Alex Smith going to improve from this year to next year? Is he going to take the step - at age 30 - that makes him a QB who can CARRY an offense against elite teams?

Well, when one considers that he was a special teams fumble+turnover away from being the starting QB in the Superbowl in 2012, and was leading the best team in the NFC (and leading the NFL in several QB categories) prior to his minor injury which led to the now (in)famous Harbaugh QB switch, I'd say he's a QB who can carry an offense against elite teams.

Or is he going to continue being an efficient guy who doesn't make mistakes but has to rely on his defense and run game to be successful?

Considering that football gets played on both sides of the ball by 22 different guys, and that the Chiefs best players are Jamaal Charles and all those first round draft picks on the defensive side of the ball, why wouldn't you want to make sure that you crafted a game plan with those specific guys in mind?

Having a QB that doesn't turn the ball over and who is capable of running a solid, well executed ball control offense in conjunction with a top defense, top running back and top punter to control the field position is what most teams in the NFL would love. That's a pretty solid formula for winning a lot of games.

I get the fascination of having a QB that's capable of stretching the field, but those guys also can kill a drive with turnovers. Go watch Matt Stafford and the Lions to see a perfect example of this type of concept.

As long as he's not the lock-stock-and-two-smoking-barrels "answer," and is replaced by the 2015 season, that isn't an issue (other than overpayment for him in the first place).

WTF? If the guy is winning games and has the Chiefs in the playoff hunt, why in the world would you look to replace him? So your Madden team or Chiefs heavy fantasy team can kick a little more ass? **** that. That's dumb as shit in the thought process department.

As long as a 2013 QB class guy isn't a "Star" type QB by the end of the 2014 season, I wouldn't even say it was an issue.

But if Geno Smith or Manuel or Matt Barkley, etc., is a star by that time? Yikes.

Yikes what? If the Chiefs win, who gives a shit? It's the same thing. And those three guys will most likely never reach what Cam Newton has put up statistically and how many championships has he won? Also, how's that "we should have given up what the Redskins gave up for Griffin" thing looking right about now?

You ****ing people and your fascination with "let's draft any QB available just so we can say we drafted one in the first round." It's pretty ****ing sad actually and would have netted us world class turds like Jimmy Clausen and Mark Sanchez if some of you had a say in it.

But Alex Smith has this team at 3-0 for the first time in eons and you are already looking to replace him just so you can say the Chiefs drafted a dude by themselves.

Idiots.