Alex Smith to ask for release

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by RyFo18

I get what you are saying, but if the team wins, the fanbase will not care.

I would like a QB at #1, but I'm not going to be a beligerent fan calling this regime a failure b/c a QB isn't drafted at #1 overall. If they truly believe they can win by taking another route to get there, then they shouldn't let an unruly fanbase deter them from that route.

Case in point being Harbaugh. The 49ers were instantly turned from a talented, poorly coached squad to Super Bowl contenders with the exact same QB. Fans hated Alex Smith, wanted his head. Harbaugh overcame that, and Alex became a welcome face in SF once again.

You're missing the point, entirely.

Once again, it would be a Public Relations DISASTER for the Kansas City Chiefs to select a QB #1, only to bench him for two years while he "develops".

He'd be labeled a bust by absolutely everyone in the media, national or local.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

You're missing the point, entirely.

Once again, it would be a Public Relations DISASTER for the Kansas City Chiefs to select a QB #1, only to bench him for two years while he "develops".

He'd be labeled a bust by absolutely everyone in the media, national or local.

That would depend on the play of the starter.

[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by BossChief

That would depend on the play of the starter.

I don't think so.

Keitzman and all the other local guys would be hammering Reid and Dorsey for taking a QB #1 that can't break the starting lineup. And if the other first round QB's have any success at all (which given the climate in recent years, is certainly a possibility), he'll be looked upon as a bust.

If the Chiefs select a QB #1, he must be able to start Day One, barring injury.