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04-04-2014, 07:17 AM | #271 |
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04-04-2014, 07:28 AM | #273 | |
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Of those 6 games when he didnt throw a TD pass, we were comfortably ahead in each game and 5 of those 6 games were before the bye. I'm not sure that stat is really something we should hang our hat on to take Alex Smith down a notch or two. Of the 5 games with less than 200 yards passing, we won the game by multiple scores in all but 1 of them (the only game we didnt win was the Indy game where Andy Reid admitted he held back a full game plan in anticipation of meeting Indy in the playoffs...where Alex had a monster game) The last 2 paragraphs are 100% spot on. Good post. |
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04-04-2014, 07:44 AM | #274 |
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When our team needed Alex Smith to play it safe, he played it safe and went 9-0. When our team need Alex Smith to produce prodigiously, he produced prodigiously and the D shit the bed anyways.
Last year was a team where, if injuries didn't hit key D positions, we were solid the whole way through. I don't buy the 'epically bad O, then epically bad D' for our opponents. A couple key injuries and everything falls apart, regardless of who we play. Parity means a lot of things, and one of them is that the difference between 'epically bad,' and 'epically awesome' is slimmer than ever. Houston gets to Manning .01s faster than his replacement 5-7 times a game and things look much different. Thus endeth the story of 2013.
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04-04-2014, 07:58 AM | #275 | |
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Not saying having Houston and Hali healthy down the stretch wouldn't have made a difference. I'm just saying that it likely wouldn't have changed the results against Denver. Our problems with Denver start and end with our DBs. |
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04-04-2014, 08:06 AM | #276 |
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The problem I have with the, unless we draft our QB, we're wasting our time people, is you're assuming an awful lot.
It's pretty amazing how many high draft pick QBs turn into, not busts, but almost something worse, just a guy. I think Bradford is just a guy, I think Dalton is just a guy, I think Stafford is becoming just a guy. Let's say we didn't trade for Smith, and instead signed one of the scrapheap QBs and drafted one. Geno, Manuel, or Glennon. How would you really feel right now? First I don't think we win as many games with Fitzpatrick and or one of the rookies starting. And now two of the teams that drafted QBs are hedging their bets. Do you envy the QB situation of the Jets, Bills, or Bucks? I don't. So, would you draft another QB high this year? I'm sorry, this plan of attack is not appealing to me at all. And I don't think fans of these teams look at the Chiefs and feel they're doing it better than they are. I'm not against taking a QB high at all, but I think the team better be right, because more times than not, there is no franchise QB in the draft. |
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04-04-2014, 08:11 AM | #277 | |
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Once QBs hit their 2nd contracts and beyond, Super Bowl wins go way down. That's not anything against Alex Smith, that's just reality. Winning a Super Bowl has become, in the salary cap era, literally the same as striking gold. Ultimately, it becomes a choice for a team: - do you want to be competitive, entertaining, and have a 5% chance of winning a Super Bowl? or - do you want to have a 15% chance of winning a Super Bowl but a 50% chance of being one of the worst teams in the league for a few years if your QB busts? We both know which way is more financially rewarding for the team. EDIT: And yes, those percentages are arbitrary and for illustrative purposes. |
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Are you aware of the comment Carl Peterson made one time about how Lamar had to sign off on trading a first round pick? The team hasn't used a first round pick on a QB since they missed on the greatest QB draft ever of 83, by taking Todd Blackledge. The timing of the trade for Cassel and Smith is another indicator to me. Quote:
I imagine Lamar Hunt was rolling in his grave with laughter on the Jamarcus Russel bust for the Raiders. When the Chiefs really sucked for almost two decades, they were trying to draft a QB. The stadium was never sold out and you could walk up on game day and buy great tickets. When they started using recycled vets on a regular basis and achieving 10-6 records, Arrowhead rocked and the fans were happy. |
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My bottom line is, I'd rather be where the Chiefs are QB wise, than any of the teams that drafted QBs high last year, and any team that will draft a QB high this year. I thought giving up 2 seconds last year was pretty steep, but I'm becoming more and more comfortable with it. |
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It is hard to comprehend, because it takes a huge conspiracy leap to go there. No GM prospect worth a lick, and as much as we hate him, Pioli was a blue chip GM prospect, so was Dorsey, neither one would take a job where they were handcuffed by ownership, especially concerning the most important position on the field. |
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Do you honestly think their first priority is to win a Super Bowl? I still love to follow the team, but I have them in a comfortable place now that I am confident that I know what they are trying to do. Keep the seats full, the fans happy, the fans wearing red and the banners out of the sky. A veteran QB has the greatest chance of accomplishing that. |
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04-04-2014, 08:43 AM | #284 |
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04-04-2014, 08:44 AM | #285 |
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You are wrong in so many ways it has become tiring. you CAN build through the draft and use other avenues to fill holes. building through the draft means the majority of your players are drafted and usually the core foundation is as well. it doesnt mean they refuse to make the team better via trade or free agency. Your one argument is Dorsey made 1 trade so hes not building through the draft even though he is stockpiling picks and not signing a lot of free agents. Thats lunacy.
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