Then I am right that this franchise and fanbase has been neutered or "Bob Barkered" or castrated from the Todd Blackledge draft pick.

This franchise fanbase needs to grow another set of balls and pick a QB to develop so that this team can start to build for Champiship runs.

It's a bad strategy for the Royals, sure. But Clark will earn beaucoup money with the Chiefs whether or not there are blackouts or not.

I thought that was 2001, which is why they passed on Brees in favor of Green.

If if you don't hit immediately, you're asking an already weary fan base that's tired of losing to be more patient.

It appears that Clark Hunt pulled that option from the table and I can't say that I disagree with him.

I completely understand that but this isn't 2008 or 2009. Chiefs fans back then were just a few years removed from the Trent Green era. It's 2013 and most fans haven't had any hope of a playoff win in a decade.

While I don't disagree with you philosophically, I disagree with the Chiefs best course of action, considering the utter failure of this team to win and win consistently for the better part of 17 years.

NFL teams can completely turn around in one year, if there's a QB available that has the talent to change that franchise.

It's quite clear that Reid and Dorsey don't believe there's a QB in the draft capable of changing the Chiefs fortunes in 2013.

Only time will tell if they're right or wrong.

But the odds of that happening are relatively low.

If Smith gets injured and the Chiefs win four games, can you blame the season's failure on him?

If the Chiefs win seven games, what do you do with him?

In all likelihood this team will win 6-10 games next year which puts you out of the running for an elite QB.

The options are this:

Hope Alex Smith is far better than what he's shown
Hope Smith gets injured, the team submarines, moves on from him, and gets another high pick
Hope Smith reverts to his pre-Harbaugh form

Because unless one of those three outcomes happen, they will be in purgatory.

The blackouts definitely hurt the Chiefs and they hurt local businesses even more.

So being new to this forum, I have a question: Do people here really believe Geno Smith is a top-of-the-draft QB? I have read a lot of draft analysts and the majority say he would have been a 2nd round pick last year.

I think the best hope would be that Alex Smith does a solid job for at least a year or two and wait for next year's draft to get better quality at QB. Next year has better players and better depth at that position.

I just don't see how the Jags pass on Geno because their QB situation is horrific as well. Banking on Chad Henne's last few games of last season? Hopefully Reid/Dorsey are in the ears of the Bills,Eagles,Jets,Browns,and Cards creating a huge sense of urgency with those teams about the Jags potentially taking Geno.:thumb:

Or we could realize that great QBs don't always come from a top 1-5 pick and get a good one with the 15th pick or whatever. Not that that would ever happen. Even if we had the top pick last year, Clark and Pioli would have tried to at least talk themselves out of drafting Luck. "Hmm, Luck is nice, but if we trade down I've been eyeing a TE from Utah State that could really help Cassel"

They might be in purgatory but when was the last time the Chiefs finished with consecutive 8-8 records? When was the last time they put together consecutive winning seasons?

LMAO said by some dumbass every year.

I dont give a **** what Joe Pumpkinbutt in the ****ing stands wants or needs. That dumb sonofobitch needs to settle his fat ass down, and accept the growth phase of a rookie with franchise potential. Then his dumbass can actually enjoy a playoff WIN with his water-brew and brautwurst.
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I didn't realize that you work in marketing.

Even if they are right, why trade valuable picks for a guy like Smith when the team needs so much work?

Even if they despise every 2013 QB they were never pot-committed to Alex Smith until they decided to commit themselves.

If they sign a Matt Moore type to start and punt on the QBs this year, they could angle flipping 2.34 into future picks. Now they can't do that.

If they want to move up next year, they lack ammunition because of the Smith trade.

The reprehensible part of this trade to me is two-fold: 1) It treats 2013 as the only year of the team that matters 2) It severely decreases the team's leverage and ability to acquire a difference maker under center.

This leads me to a few conclusions:

1) Clark Hunt doesn't really care about winning big
2) This regime is overly consumed with winning now than building a consistent winner.

I'm not going to go to in depth as you're probably a complete waste of time and will never contribute anything to this forum worth reading but yes, Geno is a 1.1 caliber QB in this draft.

In regards to last years draft, he would have likely gone behind Tannehill and ahead of Weeden but your post leaves so much speculation that it is a ridiculous question (Are you comparing 2012-13 Geno or 11/12 Geno for that draft).

Additionally, from what little I've seen the QBs next year are significantly behind Geno/Barkley in terms of adequately diagnosing fronts/coverages and going through progressions.