It's been a long time coming. Adiós.

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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

No doubt - who he is now is a damn dynamic weapon.

But who he was in 2013 - when he won a title - wasn't appreciably different from what we can expect from Smith.

33 YPG; Longest carry of 27 yards; 6.0 YPC. Smith was at 29 YPG in 2013 with a long of 26. Last year he was down a bit with 17 YPG but his yards per carry were about the same as the year prior - 5.2 vs. 5.7.

I'm not going to try to argue that we can expect the same performance from Smith that the Seahawks can from Wilson - that's not terribly realistic. But we CAN expect the same performance from Smith that the Seahawks got from Wilson in 2013. And there's nothing by way of raw talent elsewhere on that 2013 Seahawks team to suggest that the Chiefs can't follow that recipe.

It's not the ideal way to do it, no. I think we both agree that the best way to win a championship would be to get a superstar QB for below market and hold onto him like grim death. But this approach is a doable way and the 2013 Seahawks proved that.

I just don't understand the fatalism.

Agreed. We can build a championship-caliber team in the aggregate.

Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

We are a 10-6 Wildcard, maybe if things go right win the AFC West squad. We aren't some monster badass take names in the playoffs team.

And you've just described nearly the entire ****ing league.

The model the Chiefs have right now is one that can win a championship; the problem is that the window to win it isn't going to be open for long.

It takes a QB to keep that window open for a decade or more.