Alex Smith: "I think [the Chiefs] are only committed to me through this year"

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Straight from the horse's mouth.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/1...ed-only-season

Spoiler!

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- In his first public comments since the Kansas City Chiefs traded up in the first round to select Texas Tech's Patrick Mahomes II, Alex Smith acknowledged Wednesday that his time as Kansas City's starter might soon be finished.

The Chiefs view Mahomes as the eventual replacement for Smith, who has two seasons left on his contract.

"I think [the Chiefs are] committed to me [only] through this year,'' Smith said. "That's just the nature of it. If you don't go out there and perform, I mean, coach [Andy] Reid and [quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy] are very honest. You've got to go out there and do your deal. We all have to.

"Whether or not we drafted Patrick, it doesn't change that, right? If you're not good enough and didn't get it done, you're not going to be around long. That's just our culture. I know it. That's the nature of the position.''

Smith went through a similar situation earlier in his career when he was with the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers drafted Colin Kaepernick in the second round in 2011. Midway through the following season, Kaepernick replaced Smith as San Francisco's starting quarterback, and Smith was traded to the Chiefs after the end of the season.


Quarterback Alex Smith has two seasons left on his contract but acknowledged Wednesday in his first public comments since the Chiefs drafted Patrick Mahomes II that his time in Kansas City might soon be over.

"There is a little similarity,'' said Smith, who turned 33 earlier this month. "I'm an older quarterback and they drafted a kid that's coming in young and they're looking to develop.''

One major difference is that Reid and the general manager who brought him to the Chiefs, John Dorsey, are still in place. The coach and general manager who drafted him with the 49ers were long gone by the time San Francisco brought in Kaepernick.

"This is a completely different coaching staff and a completely different team,'' Smith said. "I think I'm a much different player.


"In that sense it's very different. They did bring me here and I've been here four years. I'm in my fifth year now. It was different there. Those were still new faces, so to speak, and I wasn't necessarily their guy or anything like that.''

Still, the addition of Mahomes represents the first legitimate threat to Smith's starting job in Kansas City. Reid and Dorsey have said Mahomes is some time away from being ready to play, and that they are committed to Smith for the interim.

"I've been through it,'' Smith said. "I'm in a different place than the last time I kind of dealt with something like this [but] I get it, right? If any of us were the GM, this in my opinion might be the most important position in all of sports. You'd be crazy not to be stockpiling talent.

"So I get it, going into year 13. You understand it. At the same time it doesn't change my focus, right? I still feel I've got a lot of years left in me. I still feel like I'm getting better, to be honest with you.''

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Between that, the Denver game, and the Carolina game, the Chiefs smelt like a 9-7 team masquerading as a division winner.

And it proved true in the playoffs.

Defense kind of gift wrapped a win against the Jets too. Offense sucked bad that game given all the defense gave them.

And it another debate, but Carr doesn't break his leg we probably don't win the West, but who knows?

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Between that, the Denver game, and the Carolina game, the Chiefs smelt like a 9-7 team masquerading as a division winner.

And it proved true in the playoffs.

How is that you have 180,000 posts yet you offer no intellectual value in football talk?

Literally everything you predicted has been wrong

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Your selective memory forget the comeback wins against SD and Denver?

I feel sorry you are really that stupid

I think he was responding to the post you wrote.

Youu only brought up the Atlanta game, you ****ing weirdo.

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Your selective memory forget the comeback wins against SD and Denver?

I feel sorry you are really that stupid

I watched them all. I don't have selective memory. You prefaced the Atlanta game.

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So you watched a game where starters were put on snap counts excluding Smith, went and manhandled that Atlanta defense. Even if Berry doesn't get that pick two, that offense was going to march down the field and let Santos hit the game winner.

They were sitting at the ATL 38 with two minutes remaining and three timeouts.

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Alex Smith gets an 84% completion rate for 270 yards, QB rating of 125 meanwhile our RB averages 2 yards a carry for a measly 29 yards.

The ignorance is super strong in our old folk.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Using games where Alex was curled into a ball for the first 3 quarters is not the way to back your guy.

Waiting until the 4th quarter to actually show up and f**king play is not a good trait.

[RunKC]

The team is loaded with talent and the depth just keeps getting better every year.

Elite coaching and a playoff caliber roster will ensure consistent playoff caliber teams both with Alex and Pat.

Mahomes, Chesson and Hunt were future picks. Reid is gonna be here a long time.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Alex Smith gets an 84% completion rate for 270 yards, QB rating of 125 and people think the defense did all the work.

The ignorance is super strong in our old folk.

You love to give credit to a QB when his offense scored 13 points and he misfired on a potential game-clinching TD pass to Spencer Ware.

You are a buffoon.

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

You love to give credit to a QB when his offense scored 13 points and he misfired on a potential game-clinching TD pass to Spencer Ware.

You are a buffoon.

Same Spencer Ware that got 29 yards total on the ground.

Cool story, dipshit.

You have ZERO credibility. And that's being generous.

[jjchieffan]

Originally Posted by milkman

This argument over 1 vs. 2 years is pretty stupid.

Who cares?

The Chiefs finally made the investment.

Just get it right.

Agreed. We have waited so long for the Chiefs to draft a first round quarterback that we are all chomping at the bit to see him start. But the fact is, that Reid is the quarterback expert. He is the one who will be preparing him to be the starter. If that takes one year or 2, it doesn't matter in the long run. They just need to play him when he's ready. Period.

[SAUTO]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Same Spencer Ware that got 29 yards total on the ground.

What does that have to do with what he said about a pass?


Are you trolling again? You know that's not allowed.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Originally Posted by TigerUppercut

Same Spencer Ware that got 29 yards total on the ground.

Cool story, dipshit.

You have ZERO credibility. And that's being generous.

And you do....?

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

You love to give credit to a QB when his offense scored 13 points and he misfired on a potential game-clinching TD pass to Spencer Ware.

You are a buffoon.

An offense that had zero running game that day. Putting up an 84% completion rate on the road with players on limited counts is quite an achievement, if I must say. Especially against the would-be NFC champions.

"Tyreek hill isn't even good enough to be in the CFL! Gimme GENOSMITH!!!" - Clay Wiener

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