Alex Smith expresses his desire to return to Chiefs in 2018

[Hammock Parties]

GO AWAY YOU ****ING LOSER. LEAVE NOW AND NEVER COME BACK.

Alex Smith expresses his desire to return to Chiefs in 2018

The Kansas City Chiefs' season ended earlier than they anticipated.

The No. 4 seed in the AFC coughed up an 18-point lead in a 22-21 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday, setting up an offseason of uncertainty.

Chief among that will be quarterback Alex Smith.

Despite leading Kansas City to a 10-6 record and AFC West title, the Chiefs are said to be open to trading the veteran pivot. The team set up its future by trading up in April's draft to select quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Smith has just one year left on his four-year, $68-million contract, and intends to see it through.

"Yeah, I mean, you kidding me? I signed the contract," Smith said when asked after the game if he'd like to stay in Kansas City, according to Nick Shook of NFL.com.

"I'm under contract for another year, so like I said, I'm not thinking about anything else. Right now, obviously disappointed. Like I said, I felt like we had a good chance, and it's gone."

Under Smith's direction, the Chiefs raced out to a 5-0 start to the season, hit a lull in which they lost six of their next seven games, then won their final four contests.

On Saturday, Smith threw two first-half touchdowns to give Kansas City a 21-3 cushion, but went 5 of 10 for 33 yards in the second half.

The 13-year veteran wasn't prepared to dive further into his future so soon after the loss.

"The game just ended," Smith said. "We'll get into all of that in the next couple of weeks."

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by JakeF

Terrible weekend for the Chiefs.

Bortles played well enough to get another year with the Jags.
Keenum played well enough to get a chance with someone
Sutton is staying
Nagy is gone
Another placeholder at OC which means that Reid is calling plays again next year


Next year is the SOS unless Mahomes is superman and does whatever he wants in terms of playcalling.

MIN never seemed like a realistic option anyway. Helping JAX get better might not be ideal either(yes I know, Alex Smith joke).

Always seemed like BUF, CLE, or ARI anyway. You need to relax about it for a minute or two.

[JakeF]

Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

MIN never seemed like a realistic option anyway. Helping JAX get better might not be ideal either(yes I know, Alex Smith joke).

Always seemed like BUF, CLE, or ARI anyway. You need to relax about it for a minute or two.

Relaxing has never been a strong suit for me

I realize that there are still several options but in my view any reduction in trade options this early in the process is damaging. The trade market will likely continue to shrink especially if the QBs in the draft look good at the combine etc.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

If Jacksonville is out, Cleveland makes the most sense for both parties.

We can probably get their 33rd pick + more from them. They can get a great bridge QB for 3-4 years while Dorsey tries to build up the rest of the roster. He avoids having to gamble on a questionable rookie QB class in his first draft on the job.

[DRM08]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

If Jacksonville is out, Cleveland makes the most sense for both parties.

We can probably get their 33rd pick + more from them. They can get a great bridge QB for 3-4 years while Dorsey tries to build up the rest of the roster. He avoids having to gamble on a questionable rookie QB class in his first draft on the job.

And hope Alex can have a positive enough impact on Kizer to help that kid avoid bust status. Kizer has legit talent, but of course maturity and development are the big question for him.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

I hope he retires.

And then gets run over by a cement truck.

[Messier]

Originally Posted by Sweet Daddy Hate

I hope he retires.

And then gets run over by a cement truck.

I assume Mahomes gets a longer leash from you?

[ARROW2]

Originally Posted by Messier

I assume Mahomes gets a longer leash from you?

I am willing to be patient with Mahomes, I have ran out of patience for Smiff.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by Messier

I assume Mahomes gets a longer leash from you?

23 year old 2 year player gets a way longer leash than a 33 year old 12 year vet.

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by Messier

I assume Mahomes gets a longer leash from you?

A 13 year leash is pretty ****ing long. If Mahomes only has 2 playoff victories in 13 years I will give up on him too.

[Messier]

Originally Posted by bigjosh

A 13 year leash is pretty ****ing long. If Mahomes only has 2 playoff victories in 13 years I will give up on him too.

What if he doesn't get there for a few years. Is that okay?

[Messier]

By the way, I'm ready for him too, but I'm ready for more losses than wins for a year or more.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Originally Posted by Messier

By the way, I'm ready for him too, but I'm ready for more losses than wins for a year or more.

Not saying it isn't possible, but why so?

Are the Chiefs going to lose any players this offseason that they can't come close to replacing effectively? I'd say no. Are they going to gain some players who are definite upgrades at some positions? I would say yes.

Mahomes will have some growing moments, but he's also gifted an offensive surrounding cast that very, very few young QBs ever see because they are usually on horrible teams.

I don't see Patrick being so bad that they start losing a bunch of games, and I don't see the rest of the roster getting worse. Maybe I'll be wrong, but that's how I look at this.

[RunKC]

How amazing would it be if we got Cleveland’s 2nd and 3rd? 33rd is the top pick of the 2nd and 65 is the top pick of the 3rd.

That would basically give us three 2nd rd picks and 4 picks in the first 86 overall.

[King_Chief_Fan]

Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

Not saying it isn't possible, but why so?

Are the Chiefs going to lose any players this offseason that they can't come close to replacing effectively? I'd say no. Are they going to gain some players who are definite upgrades at some positions? I would say yes.

Mahomes will have some growing moments, but he's also gifted an offensive surrounding cast that very, very few young QBs ever see because they are usually on horrible teams.

I don't see Patrick being so bad that they start losing a bunch of games, and I don't see the rest of the roster getting worse. Maybe I'll be wrong, but that's how I look at this.

Yeah, but Reid, Sutton and Bienimy?
Nothing will change for the good

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Originally Posted by King_Chief_Fan

Yeah, but Reid, Sutton and Bienimy?
Nothing will change for the good

I don't like Sutton, but Reid and Bienemy are fine.

Andy Reid has never had a HOF worthy QB to lean on and he still manages to churn out good teams for nearly 2 decades. Top 10 in wins in NFL history. He's got his warts, but all coaches do. We saw Payton and Tomlin both fail miserably yesterday and no one seems to acknowledge that.

People need to give Andy a chance to mold Patrick. These two could be exactly what the other needs in my mind.