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Originally Posted by PGM
Great we coulda signed a turd and been awful again!
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Smith was the option.
Period.
He's exactly what Reid wants in a QB - smart, mobile, takes care of the ball and he's accurate.
The only other option in my mind was to sign Jason Campbell and draft Geno Smith, letting Campbell play out two years on a free agent deal while Geno worked under Reid to become NFL ready.
But getting A Smith in his prime after the season and a half he put together in 2011 and 2012 was a major win for the Chiefs. He's not flashy, but he's been absolutely productive since the dump of Mike Singletary, who might have been the one worse coach than Crennel over the past decade.
Smith is 29 and is in the prime of his career. He's putting up wins like nobody else, and considering that he's getting these wins on teams that were complete dog shit (2010 49ers, 2012 Chiefs) is impressive. The guy knows how to orchestrate a team on and off the field.
The Chiefs had the personnel to win right now and Dorsey and Reid saw that. They brought in the one QB who was capable of leading this team in a positive direction immediately as well as establishing one of the strongest coaching staffs I've ever seen on an NFL team.
This team hasn't even come close to hitting it's stride on either side of the ball due to the newness of coaching and scheme changes. And we're still 3-0 with two of those wins on the road. Not too shabby.