We needed this loss, we need Mahomes next season

[KC_Connection]

That was not easy to watch, but I think the organization and the fans needed a game like this to finally cut the cord on Alex Smith. Whether they had won this game or not, they were never going to win the Super Bowl with Alex at quarterback. Not this year. Not ever. Had they won this game, the hype would have built up again, Alex might have had a good game against the weak Patriots' defense, and there would have been some urge to keep him. Now there won't be.

And sure, you could also argue that Alex was not the problem today or even the real problem with this team and you'd be right to an extent. But if you want this team to ever take the next step and be on the level of teams like the Patriots and Steelers, Mahomes needs to be given a shot right now and he needs to develop into a top QB (which he very clearly has the potential to do). That's the only way the Chiefs are going to be on the level of the Patriots/Steelers and the only way they'll ever get the kind of respect they need in a sport that is so dependent on refereeing for success. The league and its refs cater to elite/star QBs especially in the playoffs and no matter how good Alex was he was never going to be that.

It's time to move on.

[dirk digler]

:clap::clap::clap::clap:

[R8RFAN]

I think Alex was a lame duck either way , he was due like 17 mill right?

[KC_Connection]

I think Alex was a lame duck either way , he was due like 17 mill right?
A division title, a playoff win, and a good game against the Pats? Oh, I think he's starting next season if that transpires.

[Sannyasi]

I really think the only thing that would have saved Alex's job at this point was a super bowl win.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

Time to break off this era like a nasty ass turd.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

I don't recall Brady or Ben ever carrying any squad that had a bottom ten defense. Is that what you are suggesting?

202 yards rushing given up today. Does that bring back flashbacks of the Steelers game?

[TEX]

That was not easy to watch, but I think the organization and the fans needed a game like this to finally cut the cord on Alex Smith. Whether they had won this game or not, they were never going to win the Super Bowl with Alex at quarterback. Not this year. Not ever. Had they won this game, the hype would have built up again, Alex might have had a good game against the weak Patriots' defense, and there would have been some urge to keep him. Now there won't be.

And sure, you could also argue that Alex was not the problem today or even the real problem with this team and you'd be right to an extent. But if you want this team to ever take the next step and be on the level of teams like the Patriots and Steelers, Mahomes needs to be given a shot right now and he needs to develop into a top QB (which he very clearly has the potential to do). That's the only way the Chiefs are going to be on the level of the Patriots/Steelers and the only way they'll ever get the kind of respect they need in a sport that is so dependent on refereeing for success. The league and its refs cater to elite/star QBs especially in the playoffs and no matter how good Alex was he was never going to be that.

It's time to move on.

:clap: Yep. Which is why I'm not really all that upset. I literally laughed at the 1st strip sack that was ruled "forward progress stopped." Just shrugged it off and knew what was coming.

[KC_Connection]

I don't recall Brady or Ben ever carrying any squad that had a bottom ten defense. Is that what you are suggesting?

202 yards rushing given up today. Does that bring back flashbacks of the Steelers game?
The Chiefs having a terrible defense is self-evident and has nothing to do with my post.

[Hammock Parties]

It was beautiful man. I was so scared in the first half.

We got our medicine! The cancer will be in remission soon.

[carcosa]

THANK YOU!!!!!

[R8RFAN]

A division title, a playoff win, and a good game against the Pats? Oh, I think he's starting next season if that transpires.

Chiefs should be able to get something good for him, I just don't think it's his fault... Chiefs were dominating until Kelce got hurt and would have won that game easily with him in there I think

[HemiEd]

I really think the only thing that would have saved Alex's job at this point was a super bowl win.

Or maybe a single score in the second half?:(

[chiefforlife]

I do believe that Mahomes needs to win in spite of Andys coaching. Andy takes his foot off the gas the minute we get a 14 point lead. I am convinced Alex is cool with that. I dont think Mahomes will be.

Fuck This Team!! I am so sick of being so close and choking, EVERY TIME!!!

[TEX]

I don't recall Brady or Ben ever carrying any squad that had a bottom ten defense. Is that what you are suggesting?

202 yards rushing given up today. Does that bring back flashbacks of the Steelers game?

The effort was worse in this game. The Chiefs had the box stacked on 3rd and 9 or 10 or whatever it was. The RB gets the handoff, like you want him to in that situation, and our OLB gets delayed blocked by a QB and Henry turns the corner and gets the 1st down. Nothing tricky about it. Game Over. Defense Sucks. No bad calls matter when you let stuff like that happen to you. No need to be upset. It is what it is.

[dirk digler]

Chiefs should be able to get something good for him, I just don't think it's his fault... Chiefs were dominating until Kelce got hurt and would have won that game easily with him in there I think

I could understand this line of thinking if for example Brady or Rodgers got hurt and was out of the game. But you lose a fucking TE and your whole offense goes to shit? BS.

[R8RFAN]

That missed FG is the one that bit you in the ass...

[Best22]

This is our quarterback

https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/patrick-mahomes.jpg

[KC_Connection]

It was beautiful man. I was so scared in the first half.

We got our medicine! The cancer will be in remission soon.
There would have been easier ways for this to go down (that was tough to watch in the 2nd half), but this will do the job.

[R8RFAN]

I could understand this line of thinking if for example Brady or Rodgers got hurt and was out of the game. But you lose a ****ing TE and your whole offense goes to shit? BS.

The dude is an absolute beast and almost impossible to defend 1 on 1 , He is a game changer and one of the main reasons the Raiders can't beat you guys anymore

[ARROW2]

Let's celebrate......The Alex era is OVA!!!!!!!! NO IFS AND OR BUTS...

[TEX]

Chiefs should be able to get something good for him, I just don't think it's his fault... Chiefs were dominating until Kelce got hurt and would have won that game easily with him in there I think

Yep. But even with Kelce hurt, the Chiefs still had PLENTY of chances to win the game. They just pissed themselves as usual. Same as it ever was. Next.

[Reerun_KC]

Most excited ever been after a playoff loss.

Didn’t give two fucks about this game. Bring on Mahomes and a new chiefs era of football.

[Red Dawg]

We were not winning the SB anyway it just sucks to lose to a shit team. But when you have a shit QB that happens. Bring on Patrick and some FAs for a change. Veech will have some money so get some damn OL and defense.

[dirk digler]

The dude is an absolute beast and almost impossible to defend 1 on 1 , He is a game changer and one of the main reasons the Raiders can't beat you guys anymore

I agree but the Pats lose Gronk and they win the SB with shit WR's. It is all about the QB.

[Bewbies]

I could understand this line of thinking if for example Brady or Rodgers got hurt and was out of the game. But you lose a ****ing TE and your whole offense goes to shit? BS.

We just watched a QB ball out without Hill, Kelce, Hunt, or his starting O-line. Blaming a TE injury on your QB shitting his pants is hilarious.

[notorious]

Yep

[KC_Connection]

Chiefs should be able to get something good for him, I just don't think it's his fault... Chiefs were dominating until Kelce got hurt and would have won that game easily with him in there I think
Well neither do I. I don't think it was Alex's fault at all and I didn't say anything of the sort in the post. But that doesn't mean that a change still isn't needed to get this organization where it wants to go.

[DRM08]

The dude is an absolute beast and almost impossible to defend 1 on 1 , He is a game changer and one of the main reasons the Raiders can't beat you guys anymore

He is a great player, but the Chiefs have other weapons. They should have put more than 0 points on the board in the second half.

[ChiefRocka]

NFLs leading rusher: 11 carries

Mahomes will mask the dumbassery

[CupidStunt]

Don't kid yourself. What a silly post. Your logic would make this post sensible had they lost 10-7 w/ Smiff looking like a turd for 60 minutes.

He's probably gone either way, but that 1st half alone could fool the idiots running this ship that we should keep him.

[Easy 6]

This was absolutely NOT all on Alex Smith

The Tennessee offense continually imposed its will on the defense in the second half, just ground their asses down like a bunch of hapless coffee beans

That said, its time for the change... does ANYONE have a better answer for how to fix this disgraceful malaise? Big sacks from Houston, Jones, and DJ stalled them for a minute... but they just kept chugging at us

Marcus Mariota is a GARBAGE QB, in fact he isn't even a real QB... he is a hybrid receiver/TE who can also throw it a little bit

They're like having Kelce as a full time QB, and we choked on his sorry ass

DJs bloody murder of a sack wasn't a fumble? Go **** yourself Goodell, so glad you could send the patsy Titans in to face Pittsburgh for their inevitable slaughter... I hope you die in your sleep tonight, Roger

Gritting my teeth, and trying to set all of that aside though... we need Mahomes now more than ever

If the NFL only cares about sexy QB play, then its time to plug in the sexiest young mfer since Brett Favre

[Best22]

That missed FG is the one that bit you in the ass...

Didn't matter Titans we're gonna score again

Would have been a 24-30 loss

[dirk digler]

We just watched a QB ball out without Hill, Kelce, Hunt, or his starting O-line. Blaming a TE injury on your QB shitting his pants is hilarious.

yup.

[R8RFAN]

He is a great player, but the Chiefs have other weapons. They should have put more than 0 points on the board in the second half.

They would have won but the kicker doinked it, those missed fg's always bite in the ass it seems

[kcpasco]

Smith was a POS. Go Mahomes

[Reerun_KC]

We just watched a QB ball out without Hill, Kelce, Hunt, or his starting O-line. Blaming a TE injury on your QB shitting his pants is hilarious.



/thread

[Prison Bitch]

What an idiotic thread


Mahomes was starting next year no matter what happened

[frozenchief]

I do believe that Mahomes needs to win in spite of Andys coaching. Andy takes his foot off the gas the minute we get a 14 point lead. I am convinced Alex is cool with that. I dont think Mahomes will be.

**** This Team!! I am so sick of being so close and choking, EVERY TIME!!!

:clap:

[frozenchief]

Not just Alex. This should be a good reason to fire Sutton at a minimum.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

We just watched a QB ball out without Hill, Kelce, Hunt, or his starting O-line. Blaming a TE injury on your QB shitting his pants is hilarious.

Yep...

As I said just days ago, Alex is completely dependent on having great players around him. Always has been. It showed today as much as ever.

[King_Chief_Fan]

Don't kid yourself. What a silly post. Your logic would make this post sensible had they lost 10-7 w/ Smiff looking like a turd for 60 minutes.

He's probably gone either way, but that 1st half alone could fool the idiots running this ship that we should keep him.

He should be kept over the idiots running the ship

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

This was absolutely NOT all on Alex Smith

The Tennessee offense continually imposed its will on the defense in the second half, just ground their asses down like a bunch of hapless coffee beans

That said, its time for the change... does ANYONE have a better answer for how to fix this disgraceful malaise? Big sacks from Houston, Jones, and DJ stalled them for a minute... but they just kept chugging at us

Marcus Mariota is a GARBAGE QB, in fact he isn't even a real QB... he is a hybrid receiver/TE who can also throw it a little bit

They're like having Kelce as a full time QB, and we choked on his sorry ass

DJs bloody murder of a sack wasn't a fumble? Go **** yourself Goodell, so glad you could send the patsy Titans in to face Pittsburgh for their inevitable slaughter... I hope you die in your sleep tonight, Roger

Gritting my teeth, and trying to set all of that aside though... we need Mahomes now more than ever

If the NFL only cares about sexy QB play, then its time to plug in the sexiest young mfer since Brett Favre

Yep, I called it before the game that it would be very chiefs like to make Mariota look like a genius.

We also allowed 202 yards on the ground meanwhile we only helped Hunt run for 40. (Steelers playoff game anyone?)

[KC_Connection]

Don't kid yourself. What a silly post. Your logic would make this post sensible had they lost 10-7 w/ Smiff looking like a turd for 60 minutes.

He's probably gone either way, but that 1st half alone could fool the idiots running this ship that we should keep him.
And a win/good second half certainly could have. That was kind of the point.

[Gravedigger]

Alex won't be back. We need the money and picks to build a semi respectable defense.

[KC_Connection]

What an idiotic thread


Mahomes was starting next year no matter what happened
It's nice that you had so much confidence in this organization to think so, but I don't. They could easily sell Smith to the majority of the fanbase if he kept picking up division titles and playoff wins.

[dirk digler]

Yep, I called it before the game that it would be very chiefs like to make Mariota look like a genius.

We also allowed 202 yards on the ground meanwhile we only helped Hunt run for 40. (Steelers playoff game anyone?)

Besides trading AS and getting a new DC fixing the lines on both sides of the ball needs to be our main priority.

[RunKC]

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[mnchiefsguy]

Yep, I called it before the game that it would be very chiefs like to make Mariota look like a genius.

We also allowed 202 yards on the ground meanwhile we only helped Hunt run for 40. (Steelers playoff game anyone?)

Chiefs offense had the ball on the TN 28.....got -2 yards and a missed field goal.

Alex had 2 1/2 minutes on the clock and was 10 yards from FG range....and can't get it done.

Yes, the defense sucked. Yes, Sutton needs to be fired.

But Alex Smith had opportunities to put a foot on the throat of TN and win this game and he failed to get it done.

[Prison Bitch]

It's nice that you had so much confidence in this organization to think so, but I don't. They could easily sell Smith to the majority of the fanbase if he kept picking up division titles and playoff wins.

He's owed 17M and we have 3M of cap room

He was always a dead man walking here

[Easy 6]

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Wait a minute, what the ****?

24-48 hours ago he was telling everyone to shut their fat homer mouths about Mahomes, but now its abandon hope all ye who enter?... what the hell is going on here?

Stop tweeting now, you fat meathead... and embrace Money Mahomes

[iDeaL]

Idk man, there are a lot of fans out here on social media tn that just don't get it. Coming up with every other reason under the sun why we lost this game, some of which do have merit, but in the end, Alex just can't get it done. Its been 5 years now and we have gotten no further with him than we ever have with anybody else. Its time to move on to the future with a guy that we drafted, who just happens to be a freak physical specimen who makes 50 yd throws accurately off his back foot with a flick of his wrist. The other stuff can be taught. That cannot.

[penchief]

I don't recall Brady or Ben ever carrying any squad that had a bottom ten defense. Is that what you are suggesting?

202 yards rushing given up today. Does that bring back flashbacks of the Steelers game?

Shut up, man. I'm so sick of you deflecting away from Smith. I like the guy personally but he totally sucks under pressure. We don't need a fake chief fan telling us how we should feel anymore. Please leave when Alex leaves.

[CapsLockKey]

My attitude about the game changed when Kelce got knocked out. I had a feeling Smith would revert to old Alex without his safety blanket, and they'd find some epic way to blow a 21 point lead and sure enough they delivered.

I went out to the garage to watch the 4th quarter and my kids come screaming in with excitement when DJ ran the 2pt back and I didn't even crack a smile. Told them to just wait, there'll be a whistle that stopped the play, a flag or it really wasn't a fumble. At that moment they understood what it's really like to be a chiefs fan.

Excited that the Mahomes era starts now. If by some BS scenario they bring Alex back I may just check out for the year.

[GordonGekko]

A division title, a playoff win, and a good game against the Pats? Oh, I think he's starting next season if that transpires.

Good point. Hopefully this game is the watershed moment that leads to Mahomes and a few championships in KC. Glass half full.

[KC_Connection]

My attitude about the game changed when Kelce got knocked out. I had a feeling Smith would revert to old Alex without his safety blanket, and they're find some epic way to blow a 21 point lead and sure enough they delivered.

I went out to the garage to watch the 4th quarter and my kids come screaming in with excitement when DJ ran the 2pt back and I didn't even crack a smile. Told them to just wait, there'll be a whistle that stopped the play, a flag or it really wasn't a fumble. At that moment they understood what it's really like to be a chiefs fan.
Mahomes becomes a star, KC becomes a top team, and watch those calls start going the other way.

[KC_Connection]

Good point. Hopefully this game is the watershed moment that leads to Mahomes and a few championships in KC. Glass half full.
It better be. Otherwise we just went through another one of these for nothing. 10 win seasons with division titles can still be sold to fanbases, but it will be very difficult after this kind of loss.

[King_Chief_Fan]

ROFLMahomes becomes a star, KC becomes a top team, and watch those calls start going the other way.

Yeah Mahomes is going to fix dropped passs and the worse defense (or close to) in the NFL.

[Tribal Warfare]

Alex Only Fans flee and run to Cleveland

[baitism]

This was absolutely NOT all on Alex Smith

The Tennessee offense continually imposed its will on the defense in the second half, just ground their asses down like a bunch of hapless coffee beans

That said, its time for the change... does ANYONE have a better answer for how to fix this disgraceful malaise? Big sacks from Houston, Jones, and DJ stalled them for a minute... but they just kept chugging at us

Marcus Mariota is a GARBAGE QB, in fact he isn't even a real QB... he is a hybrid receiver/TE who can also throw it a little bit

They're like having Kelce as a full time QB, and we choked on his sorry ass

DJs bloody murder of a sack wasn't a fumble? Go **** yourself Goodell, so glad you could send the patsy Titans in to face Pittsburgh for their inevitable slaughter... I hope you die in your sleep tonight, Roger

Gritting my teeth, and trying to set all of that aside though... we need Mahomes now more than ever

If the NFL only cares about sexy QB play, then its time to plug in the sexiest young mfer since Brett Favre

0 second half points...

[TripleThreat]

Mahomes becomes a star, KC becomes a top team, and watch those calls start going the other way.

Are you suggesting that Tennessee is a top team, and Mariota is a star? ROFL

[iDeaL]

My attitude about the game changed when Kelce got knocked out. I had a feeling Smith would revert to old Alex without his safety blanket, and they'd find some epic way to blow a 21 point lead and sure enough they delivered.

I went out to the garage to watch the 4th quarter and my kids come screaming in with excitement when DJ ran the 2pt back and I didn't even crack a smile. Told them to just wait, there'll be a whistle that stopped the play, a flag or it really wasn't a fumble. At that moment they understood what it's really like to be a chiefs fan.

Excited that the Mahomes era starts now. If by some BS scenario they bring Alex back I may just check out for the year.

It really is sad isnt it? When we picked up that fumble and ran into the endzone while the announced freaked out and his voice cracked like a 15 yr old boy's, I watched on stoically. I didn't even budge. Knew it wasn't for real.

[Discuss Thrower]

Mariota is a much more marketable player than Alex Smith has been or ever will be, so..

[kcpasco]

Mariota is a POS and only the Chiefs could lose
To it.

[Easy 6]

0 second half points...

Couldn't do jack shit after 98 year old LeBeaus halftime adjustments

Is that man a literal ageless vampire?

Sutton got his grey haired ass schooled, his replacement is maybe the most important decision of the offseason

[TripleThreat]

Mariota is a much more marketable player than Alex Smith has been or ever will be, so..

Well of course he is. He is one of the youngest QB's in the league. They cant let the QB market dry up when all these old star QB's retire in a few years.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

The effort was worse in this game. The Chiefs had the box stacked on 3rd and 9 or 10 or whatever it was. The RB gets the handoff, like you want him to in that situation, and our OLB gets delayed blocked by a QB and Henry turns the corner and gets the 1st down. Nothing tricky about it. Game Over. Defense Sucks. No bad calls matter when you let stuff like that happen to you. No need to be upset. It is what it is.

Exactly. It was a blessing in disguise we lost tonight instead of going into Foxboro and giving the Pats/BB the satisfaction of shoving our shit further up our colon.

[Tribal Warfare]

Exactly. It was a blessing in disguise we lost tonight instead of going into Foxboro and giving the Pats/BB the satisfaction of shoving our shit further up our colon.

Good luck in Cleveland

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Most excited ever been after a playoff loss.

Didn’t give two ****s about this game. Bring on Mahomes and a new chiefs era of football.

We were not winning the SB anyway it just sucks to lose to a shit team. But when you have a shit QB that happens. Bring on Patrick and some FAs for a change. Veech will have some money so get some damn OL and defense.

I've treated low IQ/functioning patients on the medical wards and you guys are definitely on that level

[ping2000]

Good thing we are only 11 players away from having a good defense. Whew!

[penchief]

I've treated low IQ/functioning patients on the medical wards and you guys are definitely on that level

Says the person who spends their whole life worshiping a mediocre football player.

[Best22]

Exactly. It was a blessing in disguise we lost tonight instead of going into Foxboro and giving the Pats/BB the satisfaction of shoving our shit further up our colon.

The Pats don't care about us

I'd rather have lost up there, though

[okcchief]

Agreed. It was easier to take this time. I told my wife after the Mariota pass to himself we would collapse. Just like Luck recovering his own fumble to score. I even called the tease play that would make me think we had it. That ended up being the fumble recovery. Last year it was the holding on the 2 point. Hopefully Mahomes brings new swag and karma because the safe route is old and tired. Been watching the same shit for too long now.


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[Discuss Thrower]

No guarantee of Mahomes being the starter next year..

[New World Order]

Exactly. It was a blessing in disguise we lost tonight instead of going into Foxboro and giving the Pats/BB the satisfaction of shoving our shit further up our colon.

This guy is the biggest idiot.

[KranzDictum]

alice is a crap QB but Reid is the real problem. Nice misuse of Hunt in the 2nd half with a 18 point lead. The Depth on D is empty and 3 picks in the draft aren't going to fix it.

Mahhomes might take a few more deep shots and be more accurate downfield than alice but it is still Andy's dink and dunk LOS basketball type O.

The D is going to be an even bigger issue next year.

[pugsnotdrugs19]

No guarantee of Mahomes being the starter next year..

Who the hell is?

[Best22]

No guarantee of Mahomes being the starter next year..

Are you an Alex fan?

Reid isn't trading up for Mahomes if he has a love affair with Smith

[JakeF]

We needed this loss
Lick my ass

[TwistedChief]

Exactly. It was a blessing in disguise we lost tonight instead of going into Foxboro and giving the Pats/BB the satisfaction of shoving our shit further up our colon.

Yeah, I'm so grateful Alex Smith played the docile QB and decided to lay down in the second half rather than attack downfield. I would've been so fearful had we met the evil Patriots in the next round. Too scary. Yay for Alex.

[Best22]

alice is a crap QB but Reid is the real problem. Nice misuse of Hunt in the 2nd half with a 18 point lead. The Depth on D is empty and 3 picks in the draft aren't going to fix it.

Mahhomes might take a few more deep shots and be more accurate downfield than alice but it is still Andy's dink and dunk LOS basketball type O.

The D is going to be an even bigger issue next year.

Young quarterbacks usually run a lot more conservative plays. Mahomes will grow into a better QB than Smith. He has the tools, both physical and mental that Smith never had.

[Easy 6]

I've treated low IQ/functioning patients on the medical wards and you guys are definitely on that level

What in the hell are you defending right now?

The looney tunes you keep an eye on for a living have a better chance of winning it all than the Chiefs

Its OVER, the Smith dream is OVER... was it all his fault, I doubt it... but the fact remains its over, pour your hopes and dreams into Cleveland, or Arizona, or Jacksonville or whoever it ends up being at this point

[Tribal Warfare]

No guarantee of Mahomes being the starter next year..

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[New World Order]

alice is a crap QB but Reid is the real problem. Nice misuse of Hunt in the 2nd half with a 18 point lead. The Depth on D is empty and 3 picks in the draft aren't going to fix it.

Mahhomes might take a few more deep shots and be more accurate downfield than alice but it is still Andy's dink and dunk LOS basketball type O.

The D is going to be an even bigger issue next year.

I was at the game sitting behind the end zone.

Alex missed a lot of reads that second half.

[SDChiefs]

I don't recall Brady or Ben ever carrying any squad that had a bottom ten defense. Is that what you are suggesting?

202 yards rushing given up today. Does that bring back flashbacks of the Steelers game?

Please tell me you'll leave once Alex is gone. Or are you gonna stick around a pick on Mahomes for every little mistake he makes. Mahomes throws for 4000 yards 35 tds and 10 interceptions in his first year starting.

You: he threw twice as many interceptions as Alex did last year. Youll never win with that kind of incompetent play from the qb.

[RealSNR]

No guarantee of Mahomes being the starter next year..

Dude.

Shut the fuck up.

[St. Patty's Fire]

No guarantee of Mahomes being the starter next year..

It would be verrrry Chiefs to lose this game and still keep Alex for maximum fan sadness, so i'm not ruling it out myself.

[GloryDayz]

It's sad to think that Andy was so determined to give Alex a chance that he refused to acknowledge what we all saw/knew, and he knew too. But Andy's the kind of guy who doesn't care about such things, he always has to be the guy who did it differently.

Then again, he works for Clark, there won't be any consequence. Because Clark's the same way, he thrives on, banks on, doing something everybody else thinks/knows is stupid in hopes of looking smart the one time it works.

[GloryDayz]

No guarantee of Mahomes being the starter next year..

This is actually a noteworthy point, both Andy and Clark enjoy doing the nutty thing for the shock value of it, then claiming we don't know what we're talking about.

[OKchiefs]

No guarantee of Mahomes being the starter next year..

Yes there is. Who else would it be?

[petegz28]

Smith was gone save winning the Super Bowl. It didn't matter. In fact, a win today might have gotten us a better draft pick for him when we trade him.

[Buehler445]

This was absolutely NOT all on Alex Smith

The Tennessee offense continually imposed its will on the defense in the second half, just ground their asses down like a bunch of hapless coffee beans

That said, its time for the change... does ANYONE have a better answer for how to fix this disgraceful malaise? Big sacks from Houston, Jones, and DJ stalled them for a minute... but they just kept chugging at us

Marcus Mariota is a GARBAGE QB, in fact he isn't even a real QB... he is a hybrid receiver/TE who can also throw it a little bit

They're like having Kelce as a full time QB, and we choked on his sorry ass

DJs bloody murder of a sack wasn't a fumble? Go **** yourself Goodell, so glad you could send the patsy Titans in to face Pittsburgh for their inevitable slaughter... I hope you die in your sleep tonight, Roger

Gritting my teeth, and trying to set all of that aside though... we need Mahomes now more than ever

If the NFL only cares about sexy QB play, then its time to plug in the sexiest young mfer since Brett Favre

I think Mahomes scores SOMETHING in the second half.
What an idiotic thread


Mahomes was starting next year no matter what happened

Starting Smith with his salary would be a very Chiefs thing to do.

[KC_Connection]

Are you suggesting that Tennessee is a top team, and Mariota is a star? ROFL
No, that's not what I'm suggesting at all and I have no idea how anybody would take anything that I've posted that way. The next call that goes against the Patriots like that one will be the first, though.

[Easy 6]

I think Mahomes scores SOMETHING in the second half.


Starting Smith with his salary would be a very Chiefs thing to do.

Too disgusted, and drunk, to argue anything right now... but whatever it is that Smith brings to the table wasn't enough

Wasn't all his fault, yet he also didn't do anything remarkable in the second half... was it terrible playcalling,and dogshit defense? Right or wrong no one cares right now

We HAVE to start all over with Mahomes now... any and all rumors of keeping Alex around need to be bombed to smithereens

[KC_Connection]

ROFL

Yeah Mahomes is going to fix dropped passs and the worse defense (or close to) in the NFL.
Nobody is saying the Chiefs as currently assembled are in good position to win a SB (with or without Smith), so I don't get this post either.

[KC_Connection]

Smith was gone save winning the Super Bowl. It didn't matter. In fact, a win today might have gotten us a better draft pick for him when we trade him.
You had that much trust in Reid getting ready of his favorite after a division title and playoff win? Those are the kinds of seasons that keep coaches employed for a long, long time in this league.

I'm not still entirely convinced he'll do it now, but this will make it really hard for him not to.

[TwistedChief]

Too disgusted, and drunk, to argue anything right now... but whatever it is that Smith brings to the table wasn't enough

Wasn't all his fault, yet he also didn't do anything remarkable in the second half... was it terrible playcalling,and dogshit defense? Right or wrong no one cares right now

We HAVE to start all over with Mahomes now... any and all rumors of keeping Alex around need to be bombed to smithereens

Same. Disgusted. Drunk. Over this debate that's not even a debate anymore. This is reality.

[HonestChieffan]

The new kid is doomed if he has to play with these asshats. You dont play the most important half of your life and score zero and give up 22 points. Time to dump the who load and start new.

[jaa1025]

That was not easy to watch, but I think the organization and the fans needed a game like this to finally cut the cord on Alex Smith. Whether they had won this game or not, they were never going to win the Super Bowl with Alex at quarterback. Not this year. Not ever. Had they won this game, the hype would have built up again, Alex might have had a good game against the weak Patriots' defense, and there would have been some urge to keep him. Now there won't be.

And sure, you could also argue that Alex was not the problem today or even the real problem with this team and you'd be right to an extent. But if you want this team to ever take the next step and be on the level of teams like the Patriots and Steelers, Mahomes needs to be given a shot right now and he needs to develop into a top QB (which he very clearly has the potential to do). That's the only way the Chiefs are going to be on the level of the Patriots/Steelers and the only way they'll ever get the kind of respect they need in a sport that is so dependent on refereeing for success. The league and its refs cater to elite/star QBs especially in the playoffs and no matter how good Alex was he was never going to be that.

It's time to move on.

Bravo.

It was needed. The worst thing that could have happened is if Alex Smith tore it up, made it to the AFC championship game and lost in a heroic effort. That might have forced this team to keep him. The Chiefs, or any team for that matter, will never reach sustained deep playoff success without an elite QB and no matter how you slice it, Smith is not even close to an elite QB. Mahomes has that chance and he needs to start in 18.

[GloryDayz]

Well we're at 48 years, so it looks highly likely that we'll go half a century without playing in a Superbowl. So unless PMII doesn't suffer some sort of 1st-year-starting blues, the Hunt family's team with be looking at reaching the 50-year mark.

[KC_Connection]

Bravo.

It was needed. The worst thing that could have happened is if Alex Smith tore it up, made it to the AFC championship game and lost in a heroic effort. That might have forced this team to keep him. The Chiefs, or any team for that matter, will never reach sustained deep playoff success without an elite QB and no matter how you slice it, Smith is not even close to an elite QB. Mahomes has that chance and he needs to start in 18.
Right. And I don't even anticipate the Chiefs will be better immediately with Mahomes over Smith. It is very possible they take a step back in 2018 with him and don't win the division or make the playoffs. That shouldn't have any bearing on this decision over the next few months, though.