Chiefs sign TE Irv Smith Jr.

[siberian khatru]

Bengals free-agent tight end Irv Smith Jr. reached agreement a one-year deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, per source. pic.twitter.com/dB5QZWI9Z9

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 12, 2024

[Chargem]

way better than Bell as TE 3, not sure if his wife is hotter than Bell's wife

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by loochy

Be nice. Let's just say that he's a guy - JAG

To be fair...there are a lot of people that CP'ERS have immediately taken the stance that they are trash and then been wrong.

Only time will tell....

[Mosbonian]

Originally Posted by Pitt Gorilla

I loved him out of college. Not sure what happened.

He went to the Vikings and the Bengals....not much else to be said. Both places where they don't know how to properly use TE's I

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by DaFace

"To the ship" rings a little hollow when we basically own the shipping company at this point, but this definitely feels like a "to the ship" signing.

to the shipp!!

[Bowser]

I like this signing. As the #2 or 3 on this team that utilizes a shit ton of 12 and 13 personnel, Irv could be a sneaky good weapon in certain situations. He won't have the attention on him here that he did in Minnesota or Cinci, and he could exploit that.

[tredadda]

This could end up being an underrated signing. I remember a New Heights episode with (I believe) Mahomes and they mentioned how Andy brags about how good of a TE coach he was. Most people see Andy as a QB whisperer, but he seems to be a TE one as well. If anyone can get him to play up to his potential, it's Big Red.

[Red Dawg]

He may work out well. Cdot said he was nobody and that guy knows shit.

[HonestChieffan]

Hope he comes cheap with his stats

[Coach]

14 Personnel for the win!

[ChiefaRoo]

Originally Posted by UChieffyBugger

LOL THE SAME MOANING ASS IDIOTS WERE CRYING ABOUT THE CHEAP SIGNINGS WE MADE LAST YEAR TOO ONLY TO LOOK STUPID ONCE AGAIN

Here's something the bed wetters can chew on.

365 yards and 5 touchdowns

Those are stats Smith had in one 13 game season which is better yards and td totals than ANY TIGHTEND we've had bar Kelce since Mahomes became a starter. Oh, and HE'S ALSO the fastest backup TE we've had too.

The kid is 25 years old and was forced to play with an injured Burrow and Jack Browning last year. So folks need to grow up and give the guy a fecking chance smh.

I like you. You can come over and F my sister private Joker.

[Easy 6]

Recent pro past be damned, this dude is saying all the right things... he just might be yet another gem in a garbage heap find by Veach

You wanna join a culture of winning like back in college, Irv?

We got just what you need to get back in the groove, buddy

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/nfl...0f7a595b&ei=86

He's so spot on saying that consistent winning breeds a new degree of expectation, it almost mentally commands everyone stepping into any role, to be their very best self... people are watching you, all your teammates care deeply

He's absolutely right, winning kinda eats on and fuels itself at some point

[Wisconsin_Chief]

Any chance he pushes Gray as the #2? He does have the better pedigree as a 2nd round pick and he has been an effective starter. I think he could be more than just #3.

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Wisconsin_Chief

Any chance he pushes Gray as the #2? He does have the better pedigree as a 2nd round pick and he has been an effective starter. I think he could be more than just #3.

If he can earn more than Grays 1-2 targets per game, and do more with them then well... its a business after all

It just feels like Gray is protected and schemed too much, like we need more of an active playmaker in his spot... it will be a camp battle to watch for sure

[Megatron96]

interesting pick up. Watching just a couple highlight clips, he looks like a smooth route runner. Seems to have a good understanding of where to sit down in zone. Shows decent hands in traffic. Looks a little short (6'2"/6'3"?) but might be just because I'm watching on my phone.

PFR shows that his catch% is over 70% (nice) and his success% until last season was really good: over 50% (was with CIN in 2023).


Might be another under-the-radar great signing.

[IowaHawkeyeChief]

Originally Posted by Easy 6

If he can earn more than Grays 1-2 targets per game, and do more with them then well... its a business after all

It just feels like Gray is protected and schemed too much, like we need more of an active playmaker in his spot... it will be a camp battle to watch for sure

Kelce, Gray and Smith in 13 personnel may cause some issues.