Chiefs Andy Reid shuts down your Chiefs QB controversy talk - Page 6

oaklandhater · 10-31-2016, 02:30 PM

http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2016/1...ntroversy-talk

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by Joel Thorman Oct 31, 2016, 2:44p

You know Andy Reid was going to stand by Alex Smith and that’s what he did on Monday when facing the press. Reid has been doing this for a loooong time so he let reporters have their fun for a few minutes and then he shut down any talk of Nick Foles playing in front of a healthy Alex Smith. Will it work? I guess it depends on how well Foles plays this weekend ... if he plays this weekend since the Chiefs doctors contend Alex actually doesn’t have a concussion.

Check out this exchange between Reid and reporters this afternoon.

Q: You were asked whether you had to cut back the game plan when Foles came in and you said no. Did he allow you to expand the game plan, maybe do some things that you couldn’t do with Smith?

Reid: No. Alex, I’m not sure we realize how good he is. We’ve opened this thing up further than maybe we’ve ever opened it up. He does a tremendous job. It’s a shame he didn’t have a chance to finish off the game plan because he would’ve had a ton of success with it. Not to take anything away from Nick. We didn’t have to cut a thing out for Nick coming in. That was a win-win for both guys. To think one would’ve done better than the other, I don’t believe that. If Alex would’ve been in, we would’ve done the same thing.

Q: You guys his four passes of 30 yards down the field. That’s unusual for you guys. Was that because the way the game was going or because of who was at quarterback?

Reid: I think it was part of the plan. That was all in the game plan. They would’ve been called. They were right on the first 15. They were coming up so whether it was Alex in there or Nick they were coming up. A couple of them formation wise, there was a little confusion on the formation and guys popped open.

Q: Does Foles give you more capability in that area?

Reid: No, I’m not even sure I like the way you’re going with this. Alex can do all the things that need to be done in this offense and do them at a Pro Bowl-caliber level.

Q: Is he your quarterback when he’s healthy then?

/death stare

**Bob Dole** · 10-31-2016, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MIAdragon

Not good enough

Exactly. KC should be all-in on the Browns QB draft model!

Marcellus · 10-31-2016, 06:43 PM

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Originally Posted by oaklandhater

If foles lights it up vs jax and we still put smith back in we absolutely deserve to have a offensive meltdown the likes of the steelers game again

Why do you think Foles plays against the Jags?

Hammock Parties · 10-31-2016, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcellus

Why do you think Foles plays against the Jags?

Do you really think the Chiefs are about to risk Alex's long term health against a bottom feeder?

Kman34 · 10-31-2016, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by ASS11

The time for honoring yourselves will soon be at an end.

Tyreek Hill should be cut any day now... right Clay??? You are an idiot of epic proportions...

tmax63 · 10-31-2016, 06:47 PM

Can't anyone here just be happy that when the starting qb went down last weekend, a quality backup stepped in and finished the job exactly as he was hired to do??

Sandy Vagina · 10-31-2016, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by tmax63

Can't anyone here just be happy that when the starting qb went down last weekend, a quality backup stepped in and finished the job exactly as he was hired to do??

Marcellus · 10-31-2016, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by ASS11

Do you really think the Chiefs are about to risk Alex's long term health against a bottom feeder?

Health?

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First off, that program and that protocol is a meticulous process in development. It was developed by neurosurgeons, neurologists and some of the top sports medicine physicians. It’s basically a checklist. There are a couple layers of that checklist that you have to go through. The first part of it is on the sideline when a player has some kind of event that may appear to be a concussion. There’s a certain set of five questions that our team physician and our unaffiliated neuro-trauma consultant (UNC) go through. That’s called the ‘Maddocks’ test. Maddocks questions are five questions. If they clear those, you either decide to take that player inside, or you continue to figure out what’s going on with that player. In Alex’s case yesterday, in both episodes, he did fine on all five Maddocks questions. We decided to take him inside the first time because he had that stagger episode and he had a big laceration on his ear. The second time, it was because it was the second time we were asking him the questions and we just decided to take him inside. But both times he cleared the questions.

“Once you get them inside, there’s a process that goes on with both the team physician and the unaffiliated neuro-trauma consultant. A lot of the process is on an iPad -- it’s called ‘SCAT3’ which is developed worldwide by neurosurgeons. The ‘SCAT’ part of it stands for Sports Concussion Assessment Test and this is the third version of it. That’s already downloaded to our iPads and every player on the roster has that test on a baseline. A team physician and a UNC went through that with Alex and both times he passed through it with a passing grade -- and he was fine.

“That test, just to give you a little idea, there’s memory recall on it, there’s balance, there’s symptom questioning of the athlete, there’s vestibular ocular motor stuff where they follow with their eyes and do some eyes and convergence testing. He got through that both times.

http://www.chiefs.com/news/article-2...0-8d12b1aaa2dc

NJChiefsFan · 10-31-2016, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MIAdragon

Except he's not running as much this year, so that argument is getting weaker. After getting piss pounded running let's see how willing he is to do that when he returns.

Smith not running seemed like an oddity due to circumstances ect that would eventually change. Now it seems more likely to stay the way it was, which as you pointed out, does take his value down a little. His running was huge last year in big spots.

Hammock Parties · 10-31-2016, 06:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcellus

Health?

I'm not interested in NFL propaganda. They are liars when it comes to concussions.

Read a book.

Marcellus · 10-31-2016, 06:52 PM

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“With that, we don’t think he had a concussion on either episode and I know there was some confusion with that yesterday. The confusion came from this: the first time we said he was returning after being in the protocol. The second time, he was in the middle of the protocol, we were in the middle of the game, and we wanted to let the media know that he wasn’t coming back out. I said to Ted [Crews] that he was out with a concussion, when the reality of it was that he was out and he was in the middle of the concussion protocol. The other part of that protocol, including that SCAT, is that the UNC, the team doctor and/or myself has to review the video to see whether we see anything different than what the athlete is telling us. Whether we think he was unconscious even though he said he wasn’t, we can look at the video. There’s a lot of steps there and it takes 15-20 minutes to get there. The confusion there, when coach said he had passed both parts of that program, was that he was correct. The confusion came when I told Ted, ‘Concussion - Out’ and really it was he was ‘Out’ and he was in the middle of the concussion protocol, but we weren’t going to return him in the same game.

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Sandy Vagina · 10-31-2016, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Smith not running seemed like an oddity due to circumstances ect that would eventually change. Now it seems more likely to stay the way it was, which as you pointed out, does take his value down a little. His running was huge last year in big spots.

Have to figure he'll start sliding much earlier now. He can still pick up large chunks before having to, at times. The athleticism is still a plus. What happened will be a glaring reminder.

Marcellus · 10-31-2016, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by ASS11

I'm not interested in NFL propaganda. They are liars when it comes to concussions.

Right nothing has changed since then.

We know the only thing you are concerned about.

oaklandhater · 10-31-2016, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Marcellus

Why do you think Foles plays against the Jags?

I did before the chiefs posted all the alex is okay news earlier today.

oaklandhater · 10-31-2016, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Bob Dole

Exactly. KC should be all-in on the Browns QB draft model!

Drafting a qb can be scary dole I know but it will be okay you will get past it.

stevieray · 10-31-2016, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by oaklandhater

Drafting a qb can be scary dole I know but it will be okay you will get passed it.

past.....

10-31-2016, 02:30 PM
oaklandhater future chiefs fans Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: oakland california Casino cash: $5888993	Andy Reid shuts down your Chiefs QB controversy talk http://www.arrowheadpride.com/2016/1...ntroversy-talk 55 by Joel Thorman Oct 31, 2016, 2:44p You know Andy Reid was going to stand by Alex Smith and that’s what he did on Monday when facing the press. Reid has been doing this for a loooong time so he let reporters have their fun for a few minutes and then he shut down any talk of Nick Foles playing in front of a healthy Alex Smith. Will it work? I guess it depends on how well Foles plays this weekend ... if he plays this weekend since the Chiefs doctors contend Alex actually doesn’t have a concussion. Check out this exchange between Reid and reporters this afternoon. Q: You were asked whether you had to cut back the game plan when Foles came in and you said no. Did he allow you to expand the game plan, maybe do some things that you couldn’t do with Smith? Reid: No. Alex, I’m not sure we realize how good he is. We’ve opened this thing up further than maybe we’ve ever opened it up. He does a tremendous job. It’s a shame he didn’t have a chance to finish off the game plan because he would’ve had a ton of success with it. Not to take anything away from Nick. We didn’t have to cut a thing out for Nick coming in. That was a win-win for both guys. To think one would’ve done better than the other, I don’t believe that. If Alex would’ve been in, we would’ve done the same thing. Q: You guys his four passes of 30 yards down the field. That’s unusual for you guys. Was that because the way the game was going or because of who was at quarterback? Reid: I think it was part of the plan. That was all in the game plan. They would’ve been called. They were right on the first 15. They were coming up so whether it was Alex in there or Nick they were coming up. A couple of them formation wise, there was a little confusion on the formation and guys popped open. Q: Does Foles give you more capability in that area? Reid: No, I’m not even sure I like the way you’re going with this. Alex can do all the things that need to be done in this offense and do them at a Pro Bowl-caliber level. Q: Is he your quarterback when he’s healthy then? /death stare
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