I'm going to make a lot of you ill with this thread

[Mr. Flopnuts]

I wanted Geno Smith as much as anyone here. But I'm an it is what it is guy. So I started last night trying to find some kind of bright side to this whole fiasco. I've written the following piece, and am looking forward to being skewered for it.

The Alex Smith Experiment

Let it be known, I was in mourning all day yesterday. I had hitched my wagons so tightly to Geno Smith or some other young, QB stud coming out of this year's draft class that I never could bring myself to believe that the brilliant Andy Reid, and John Dorsey would actually trade for Alex Smith. Then they did. And I was crushed. I whined, complained, and proclaimed I could no longer care about this team. But I was born and raised inside the walls of this Kingdom. I could never pack my bags and walk away.

So I started thinking about what all of this meant. The first thing that came to mind was that it was obvious our new leadership didn't see what I saw in this year's crop of field generals. They agreed with the majority of people out there saying there was very, very little to be excited about out of the QB's entering the NFL this year. It also occurred to me that they must have thought very highly of Alex Smith considering the compensation that is being rumored to be given up for him. And I wondered if all the work we put in with Save Our Chiefs last year was in vein.

I mean, we've seen this movie. Over, and over, and over again. This is the 5th 49er retread this franchise has brought in for us over the last 25 years. And the great Joe Montana was the only one that has provided us with a playoff win. So naturally my thought process was “Here we go again! New Chiefs, same as the old Chiefs!”

Then I started doing my homework and watching the last couple of years of Alex Smith. This is a what have you done for me lately league, so I wasn't really worried about his first few years in the league. Coaching changes year after year, and no real continuity was what greeted him to the league. Jim Harbaugh came in and 2011 Alex Smith made some instant strides. I saw some things out of him that have now convinced me that this time the sequel could be better than the original. Here are some reasons I believe Alex Smith can help lead us to the promised land.

1. Leadership. Probably the most important thing a QB has to have, and something that has lacked in KC for the last couple of years. 2012 was a huge indicator of that. The Chiefs didn't believe in their QB and their play reflected it. On both sides of the ball. Alex Smith didn't have a contract with the 49ers the year of the lockout. Yet it was widely reported he still got his hands on Jim Harbaugh's new playbook and organized practices with his teammates. They rallied around him, and the proof is in the pudding. A muffed punt away from the Super Bowl.

2. Clutch. He has it. Tons of it. The biggest indicator was in his first playoff game. Back and forth, and they fell behind with around a minute left in the game. Alex marched them down the field and on a 3rd and 3 with his team in field goal position, he made his best pass of the entire game to score the game winning TD. On the biggest stage of his life. His coach could've easily played it safe and went for over time, but he believed in Alex. And that belief paid off with a win.

3. Field awareness. I watched a lot of tape. When Alex got loose of the pocket and had to scramble, he knew where the first down marker was. I watched him twist, and turn. Take hits, and deliver hits to get to that first down marker. No fetal position from Alex Smith. He went for it. Consistantly.

4. Progressions. I watched him go through progressions when he needed too. I haven't seen a lot of Alex locking onto a guy and just winging it in there regardless of coverage. That said, I've also seen him wing that ball in between two defenders where only his guy can catch the ball. And there's enough strength in his throws that the ball is there before the defender can respond too it.

5. Coaching. It took an elite coach to get the very best out of Alex Smith. And when he received that, he excelled instantaneously. What better coach, or situation could Alex Smith go to right now and replicate that success? There isn't one. This is it. Coach Reid, and our squad has the talent to put around Alex, and the ability to give him further insight, and tutilege to enhance, and grow his game.

6. Intangibles. This guy has a fire burning inside of him right now. He finally, finally got a head coach who was able to work with him, and he learned the system. He took his team to the brink of the Super Bowl and didn't get there due to no fault of his own. The very moment he was hurt, he was yanked, replaced, and watched his team go to the same spot that he himself probably could've led them too. He's the hungriest man in professional football right now, maybe in all of professional sports. He has something to prove, and he has a chip on his shoulder. And the way he conducted himself throughout that entire process as it unfolded last year was the mark of a leader.

7. History. Time and time again we've seen the stats that 1st round QB's win Super Bowls. We have not only a 1st round QB in Alex, but the very first pick in the draft. This is what we all wanted. Not how we envisioned it, but history is now on our side.

So there you have it. I've gone through mourning, and I've done my homework. I believe in our coach, and our new general manager, and I do not believe this in any way, shape, or form is remniscent of Scott *****, and the moves he made when he came to Kansas City. And I think that is truly our biggest fear. Because this move looks SO closely like the one Scooter made when he came to town, that we are all going to be relegated to that kind of failure over the next half decade.

I just don't think so. I think we have a former number 1 overall pick, that was the consensus number 1 at the time. This isn't a guy who backed up Matt Leinart in college. He played, and he played well. And again, this is a what have you done for me lately league. Alex has grown immensely in the last 2-3 years and has shown he has the ability to make the plays, make the throws, use his legs, and win when the game is on the line.

This is the new face of the franchise. Join me in optimism. Let this Kingdom stand tall, and proud, and root our warriors onto victory. We have our field general. And he's proven recently that he has the ability to lead our troops to victory.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Step 2: Rationalization

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by PGM

Step 2: Rationalization

It's pathetic. So many of these posters could never make it as Royals fans.

I think the trade (Myers, Smith, etc., doesn't matter) was a great idea!

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by DeezNutz

It's pathetic. So many of these posters could never make it as Royals fans.

I think the trade (Myers, Smith, etc., doesn't matter) was a great idea!

We've already got people throwing up "highlight reels" of him dinking and dunking down the field acting like it's awesome.

[DeezNutz]

Originally Posted by PGM

We've already got people throwing up "highlight reels" of him dinking and dunking down the field acting like it's awesome.

You're not impressed with positive attributes like being extremely accurate with short-yardage passes?

Middling in the short-term and disastrous for the long-term. We're back to hoping that we fall ass backwards into a legitimate QB.

When we acquired Cassel, I said the same thing then, noting that the unintentional consequence could be us getting a chance to select Barkley in three years (who was the most highly regarded young QB entering college at the time).

But we'll have to wait on that type of dream. Should change the team name to the Kansas City Eunuchs, placing an empty nut sack on the side of the helmet.

[Dave Lane]

1. SHOCK & DENIAL-
You will probably react to learning of the loss with numbed disbelief. You may deny the reality of the loss at some level, in order to avoid the pain. Shock provides emotional protection from being overwhelmed all at once. This may last for weeks.

2. PAIN & GUILT-
As the shock wears off, it is replaced with the suffering of unbelievable pain. Although excruciating and almost unbearable, it is important that you experience the pain fully, and not hide it, avoid it or escape from it with alcohol or drugs.

You may have guilty feelings or remorse over things you did or didn't do with your loved one. Life feels chaotic and scary during this phase.

3. ANGER & BARGAINING-
Frustration gives way to anger, and you may lash out and lay unwarranted blame for the death on someone else. Please try to control this, as permanent damage to your relationships may result. This is a time for the release of bottled up emotion.

You may rail against fate, questioning "Why me?" You may also try to bargain in vain with the powers that be for a way out of your despair ("I will never drink again if you just bring him back")

4. "DEPRESSION", REFLECTION, LONELINESS-
Just when your friends may think you should be getting on with your life, a long period of sad reflection will likely overtake you. This is a normal stage of grief, so do not be "talked out of it" by well-meaning outsiders. Encouragement from others is not helpful to you during this stage of grieving.

During this time, you finally realize the true magnitude of your loss, and it depresses you. You may isolate yourself on purpose, reflect on things you did with your lost one, and focus on memories of the past. You may sense feelings of emptiness or despair.

7 Stages of Grief...

5. THE UPWARD TURN-
As you start to adjust to life without your dear one, your life becomes a little calmer and more organized. Your physical symptoms lessen, and your "depression" begins to lift slightly.

6. RECONSTRUCTION & WORKING THROUGH-
As you become more functional, your mind starts working again, and you will find yourself seeking realistic solutions to problems posed by life without your loved one. You will start to work on practical and financial problems and reconstructing yourself and your life without him or her.

7. ACCEPTANCE & HOPE-
During this, the last of the seven stages in this grief model, you learn to accept and deal with the reality of your situation. Acceptance does not necessarily mean instant happiness. Given the pain and turmoil you have experienced, you can never return to the carefree, untroubled YOU that existed before this tragedy. But you will find a way forward.

7 stages of grief...

You will start to look forward and actually plan things for the future. Eventually, you will be able to think about your lost loved one without pain; sadness, yes, but the wrenching pain will be gone. You will once again anticipate some good times to come, and yes, even find joy again in the experience of living.

[Dave Lane]

Welcome Floppy to bargaining.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by Dave Lane

Welcome Floppy to bargaining.

Preeeeeetty much.

[Mr. Laz]

Originally Posted by Stryker

Really? Reid runs a west coast offense - this is EXACTLY why Alex Smith is a good choice. Haubaugh CHANGED his offense with Kappernick in to reflect his style of play. Why do you think the 49ers lost to the Ravens in the SB? Who beat the Saints in the playoffs last year?

Does anyone on this board really and truly think that if Geno Smith was drafted #1 overall and thrown into the starting line up, that it would be successful? Absolutely hell no it wouldn't be - it would be epic fail. Geno Smith is NOT RGIII.

Its just amazing that the media and draft guru's all say the same thing - there is no QB worthy of the #1 pick - MAJORITY. Yet, all you arm chair GMs swear that Geno Smith is the answer. He's not and never was going to be.

Alex Smith was the ONLY viable solution. I love this team and I am very happy with the new regime. I say let them do there jobs and believe that they know what is best for the team. We have free agency on March 12th and then the draft in April. This is not finished and pre-season is too far away.

The West Coast offense is a scheme that can be run a hundred different ways.

Just because Smith and Reid both are familiar with the system doesn't mean they both are suited to run it the same way.

Alex Smith is a guy that needs protection. Harbaugh protected him and that's why he tried to get Manning and then replaced Smith with Kaepernick.

Harbaugh saved Smith's career but still knew that Alex Smith was a limitation.

[WV]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

I'm not pissed at Alex Smith the player. I accepted the fact as soon as the rumors started that he was probably coming here. I'm pissed at the compensation that we gave up and how it basically ****s us when it comes to the draft.....just like 2009.

This X1000

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

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[J Diddy]

I'm just wondering how long I'm going to have to listen to people bitch and moan? Until the beginning of the season? Training camp? Draft? Free agency?

I'll go on record as saying I liked the trade and I think he's going to do good. We're going to pick a qb in the draft and that will be qbotf.

[Reaper16]

Originally Posted by J Diddy

We're going to pick a qb in the draft and that will be qbotf.

Where in the draft?

[PaulAllen]

Not clutch, he shit his pants in that nfc championship game, I don't care what anybody says.

[Mr. Flopnuts]

Originally Posted by PaulAllen

Not clutch, he shit his pants in that nfc championship game, I don't care what anybody says.

I can't keep up with both of your personalities. Which one is how you really feel?

[PaulAllen]

Originally Posted by Mr. Flopnuts

I can't keep up with both of your personalities. Which one is how you really feel?

Flop, you have me confused with that dickhead Marcus Halberstram. Understandable since we go to the same barber although I have a slightly better haircut.