dayum... who is that 10 yr old lookin' goober?

I don't think that most Chiefs fans are willing to give up the prospect of these 10-12 win seasons, even if there isn't a realistic chance at winning anything of consequence.

This is the same argument that has happened on this site for a decade: it's the tug-of-war between people that see wild card flameouts as empty and those that view the pantomime of competitiveness as something not to be trifled with.

Approach the question from the perspective of a bureaucrat: would you rather have a job with extremely high pay and security in perpetuity with little risk, even if you don't achieve goals that will have you recognized at the top of your field, or would you risk losing said job with high salary, if your key evaluation turns out incorrectly?

Alex Smith is a "don't rock the boat, kiss the boss's ass, and hope for the best," pick. It can work, rarely, but it's the kind of chickenshit move made by management the world over. And it's the right move, not because he actually gives you a chance to win anything of consequence, but because most fans are happy enough with 10-6, and are too impatient to undergo a rebuild with both down years and a risk of failure.

Me? Beating Brian Hoyer for your playoff scalp is just as meaningless as 3-13. But I'm not the person tying my identity to Red Friday, treating Arrowhead as a bottomless kegger, and fighting people in the stands over the result of a game.

I understand the Alex Smith trade. It was a win now move from Hunt/Dorsey/Reid because this fan base needed wins after years of Pioli/Cassel. It stabilized the team and allowed them to build depth. Great....thanks for the wins. Now is the time to ditch that buoy and build a team that can actually compete for SBs in the future.

Well, for you and your life, that decision is yours to make.

For me, the season is long.. and the more weeks that I can smile over a win.. the later in the year where I can view KC as relevant.. is pleasing to me.. adds a little something positive throughout the football year.

I can see both sides of this.. but imho, my side is a hell of a lot happier.

Flacco was a 230 yard/game (22 TD's/10 INT) guy the year he won it all. He just got hot at the right time in the playoffs.

Aikman/Elway/Young Tom Brady were all game managers when they won their set of rings. Brady has only won a single lombardi since he moved to the "elite level" in 2006. Russell Wilson is a premier game manager and has gone to two superbowls in a span of 3 seasons.

Effective game managers = Winners

Wilson is a playmaker with a great arm and downfield vision. Every qb that wins isn't a game manager.

He could definitely be the answer until a rookie has been properly groomed

Now HERE ladies and gents, is a truly special CP Christmas present from days gone by; a classic Jenkins post in the tradition and spirit of the Four Horsemen of the Cassacolypse. My mother****in' day is grey to sunshine, chicken shit to salad.
WELL DONE, SAH!

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Man, it sure would be swell if the Chiefs possessed one of those at this point!

Tiger nails 20 bags of groceries per hour. He doesn't drop a single one.

His colleague bags 60/hour. He drops 1 or 2 in his frantic pace.

Tiger thinks he's a better grocery bagger.

Tigers mom should come down to the basement, take his keyboard away and send him off to work.

LMAO @ CupidStunt

100% this... Smith WAS the right move at the time IMO as well

But you and I have already pointed out a path that would keep both sides happy for the time being

Promote Foles to starter, thereby ensuring further 10-6ish respectability/maybe even more... while a hotshot rookie earns his stripes

Everyone wins

Those dishes aren't going to bus themselves!

Started the day Marty arrived. Still transcends to the current team and QB...