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The thing is Andy has shown he's not married to a qb. This isn't Herm who backed his way into a few playoffs or the Pioli era where he road Tom Bradys coatails. Reid has won a lot of games playoffs included. There's no reason why we shouldn't think this franchises best days are ahead. |
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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. Quote:
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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. |
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Well they certainly aren't behind.
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09-22-2013, 07:53 PM | #229 |
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09-22-2013, 07:57 PM | #230 |
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The offense you witnessed Thursday makes you proclaim this?
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09-22-2013, 08:03 PM | #233 | |
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I can buy that. I see Stram as the most innovative HC the AFC has probably ever had, so it's hard for me to see Reid in that light.
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09-22-2013, 08:05 PM | #234 | |
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Let me start by saying: I was not dumb enough to draft any Chiefs receiver in any of my fantasy leagues. I avoided them like the plague, in fact (though I did take a stab at Travis Kelce in an extremely deep (24-man roster) league. I did, however, take Ryan Succop in several. So fantasy football has nothing to do with this. Moving on... Re: Being a fumble away... he was also a few third-down conversions away from being in the Super Bowl, so there's that. Smith wasn't exactly a star in that NFC Championship Game. Drafting a QB in the first just to draft a guy also has nothing to do with it. Having a QB who is a star is everything to do with it. That's the best way to win consistently at a high level and have a real chance in the playoffs, time after time. If Alex Smith can be that, cool. I'm still waiting for signs that he can. I want him replaced if he doesn't show he is better than he has played so far, if he doesn't elevate his game from "good game manager" to star QB. I wouldn't call my feeling "anxious" to replace him. It's more like I've got a quick hook. I don't believe "good game manager" is going to be good enough to win in the playoffs. If KC makes the playoffs this year and next and that fear/belief plays out, and EJ Manuel or Geno Smith is a star by that time, then HELL YES I'm going to say YIKES. Pairing this defense with a star QB would be deadly.
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I read the last handful of pages.
DeezNutz is speaking the truth, but the shitty part for him is that at the end of the argument, his opponents will say ONE thing, the argument is over, and Deez lost. "3-0." And the shitty part for Deez's opponents is that the only way for them to open their goddamn ears and rationalize what Smith actually is as a QB is to lose in the playoffs, realizing that this kind of winning is unsustainable. It will be painful and disheartening, just like the Cassel loss in 2010 was. I'm not saying we need to turn this place into SchopenhauerPlanet or anything, but it would be nice if people would actually address concerns raised about Alex Smith instead of turning a deaf ear to it all and constantly whacking off to 3-0. |
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If Reid isn't married to Alex Smith at this point, that's encouraging. As I've said several times, as a Chiefs fan (with my heart), I hope Alex Smith can take a step up and be better and be a QB worth marrying. I just need to see that before I'll believe it. Still waiting... still watching... still hoping to see it consistently (and not just in glimpses like we saw Thursday night).
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This is the same defensive players we saw last year with the exception of Sean Smith and Mike DeVito. Cassel killed these guys with his turnovers and inability to sustain a drive. Smith, playing in an Andy Reid offense, is the type of QB who will keep these guys fresh and let them attack the ball versus having to play against the ball as you saw last season and the previous three with Cassel. This defense is already deadly. |
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But the success of that type of football tends to expire with the end of the regular season and start of the playoffs. I need to see MORE of Alex Smith making plays in tough spots before I'll believe he can translate that success to the postseason.
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I don't think the offense we are seeing right now, is the same one we will see in week 10, or 16. It's still in it's young phases of figuring itself out.
That said, Alex Smith has gotten better each week, statistically speaking, as well as has looked more comfortable at times. Again, I don't think anyone here doesn't want the Chiefs to have an elite QB, but it isn't as if those guys are everywhere. It seems to come back to the whole elite or bust. How many truly elite guys are there out there that can beat elite teams by himself consistently? 4? |
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