John Lynch on Alex Smith

[Jimmya]

John Lynch is half of what is considered to be one of the up-and-coming broadcast tandems in the NFL. Partnered with play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt, the potential Pro Football Hall of Fame safety is an analyst for Fox Sports. Known as one of the game's hardest hitters during his playing days, Lynch has drawn accolades for his work in the booth. But something the Stanford graduate said during Sunday night's exhibition game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers about Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith sounded like something … err … a Stanford graduate might not say.

"The guy is up there with the Peyton Mannings, the Drew Brees … "
The nine-time Pro Bowler mentioned Smith in the same breath as the five-time NFL MVP and author of four of the eight 5,000-yard seasons in NFL history when talking about the 2005 No. 1 pick's current contract status. His point was that Smith is every bit as valuable to his team as Manning is to the Denver Broncos and Brees is to the New Orleans Saints. And that may very well be true. Smith has played well the last three seasons and probably deserves a very large raise. But saying that a quarterback who owns one career playoff victory is "up there" with two established players at the position who each have a Super Bowl title on their resume is a little excessive.

[BigMeatballDave]

I heard that. I laughed a bit.

[gblowfish]

Roid rage.

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by Jimmya

John Lynch is half of what is considered to be one of the up-and-coming broadcast tandems in the NFL. Partnered with play-by-play man Kevin Burkhardt, the potential Pro Football Hall of Fame safety is an analyst for Fox Sports. Known as one of the game's hardest hitters during his playing days, Lynch has drawn accolades for his work in the booth. But something the Stanford graduate said during Sunday night's exhibition game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Carolina Panthers about Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith sounded like something … err … a Stanford graduate might not say.

"The guy is up there with the Peyton Mannings, the Drew Brees … "
The nine-time Pro Bowler mentioned Smith in the same breath as the five-time NFL MVP and author of four of the eight 5,000-yard seasons in NFL history when talking about the 2005 No. 1 pick's current contract status. His point was that Smith is every bit as valuable to his team as Manning is to the Denver Broncos and Brees is to the New Orleans Saints. And that may very well be true. Smith has played well the last three seasons and probably deserves a very large raise. But saying that a quarterback who owns one career playoff victory is "up there" with two established players at the position who each have a Super Bowl title on their resume is a little excessive.

I just assumed he meant "in terms of winning % in recent years."

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

I just assumed he meant "in terms of winning % in recent years."

Yeah, he said in terms of the ability to win games. Not fantasy football stats.

[Mav]

Plus arm. After he said that everything he said was fluent reerun gibberish.

And I love Alex.

[mesmith31]

If you are going to quote a guy you might want to provide the whole quote and context. They showed Alex's career win percentage and then he followed it up by stating when you compare his with those of Manning and Brees he in in their class. It really isn't a matter of subjective interpretation, merely comparing stats.

[L.A. Chieffan]

Originally Posted by mesmith31

If you are going to quote a guy you might want to provide the whole quote and context. They showed Alex's career win percentage and then he followed it up by stating when you compare his with those of Manning and Brees he in in their class. It really isn't a matter of subjective interpretation, merely comparing stats.

GAME CHANGER

[OldSchool]

Originally Posted by Mavericks Ace

Plus arm. After he said that everything he said was fluent reerun gibberish.

And I love Alex.

Smith had a plus arm prior to all of the injuries to his throwing shoulder. After that, he is about average now but can still fire it in there when he needs to.

[Halfcan]

I hope the pair do not broadcast another Chiefs game-Ever!

[In58men]

He should get checked for CTE

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by Inmem58

He should get checked for CTE

Nice, I had the same thing in mind

[KCUnited]

Would rather listen to Deberg call a game.

[RealSNR]

Originally Posted by KCUnited

Would rather listen to Honey Boo Boo call a game.

FYP

[htismaqe]

All of the stuff about Alex Smith aside, does anybody actually LIKE listening to Lynch.

I heard him 2 or 3 times last year and he was ****ing AWFUL.