Alex Smith on 810
 

Paraphrase:Everyone loved us the first five weeks. Now nobody is on the bandwagon. It's just us. (The players.)

Not sure if that was directed to fans, media or both. Sounded a bit disappointed and dejected. Short interview, not much of substance regarding Chiefs.

Other topics:

We're frustrated. No moping or staying down. Can't look backwards. Gotta play ourselves out of this little funk.

We're one good series from being back in it. Just need to clean up the little things.

Trust what you've been coached to do, just play. Can't worry about past games.

Team is not spoiled by success. Not an issue of work ethic or taking things for granted. We played some good opponents. Have to turn attention to details.

Plaza lights, weatherman Gary Lezak, kids, weather

he's still very sweet.

Not much in his play either

Alex, I’ll be back on the bandwagon once you are gone.

Damn

Did he say when he plans on pulling his head out of his ass?

That's not the first time I have heard an interview with him described that way. I think he has depression. I am not just criticizing it kind of reminds of when I found out Springsteen had it. Sometimes it just baffles us how someone could feel that way that has so much going for them. I get its chemical but still hard to understand.

4 out of 5 psychologists surveyed said winning football games drastically reduces depression

He is!

But ill take a Dbag with talent over a nice guy who lacks talent every single time.

Ben Roethlisburger for example

lol would do wonders for me about now.

haha...cracks me up everytime. im not a Fisher hater.....but it cracks me up that fans got so excited over a pick of a tackle. ROFL

Probably CTE.

I will always be cross armed guy.

It's weird how fans like a 5-0 team more than a 1-4 team.

Hard to figure out what's got fans (and pundits) crossing them off of the contender list.

/sarcasm

I'll always be a fan of chubby 25 in the front!

Maybe you should play better football, Alex.

Keitzman did the interview so you know it's not hard hitting journalism.

Lol, funny, looks like Alex jumped off the bandwagon week 6 too.

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Maybe the players can use the "haters" as motivation and actually show up.

You must be new here. In KC there exists a position that starts with "Franchise" along every position on the o-line.

Can't be new sporting a 'Deberg' handle. :D

Your choice to be a fan. :D

That is sad coming from a team with a 2 1/2 game lead in the division and all but guaranteed a playoff spot.

I heard KK's promo for the segment, but didn't hear the interview. In the promo, KK said something about Smith saying when he watched the tape of the game he was surprised at seeing guys open down the field, and that he is not recognizing that fact during the plays.

I was actually hoping to hear that, but got bored with the show before it came on and missed it.

Only people that were on the bandwagon were the ones that chose to ignore the first 12 years of this bums career.

Wake me when Mahomes gets his shot. Then maybe I'll give a **** about the Chiefs again. Until then its going to be the same football-less Sundays for me, just like the last 2 years.

KK is unbearable

Very much so.

But I was wanting to hear Smith saying he does not see the open receivers during the game. To me, that is some substance in the interview.

You think he would've figured out through two cities' fans that his ability to win games coincides with us liking him. Alex knows what he has to do, nut up or shut up.

If Alex Smith has reviewed film of every game he's played he should just know there are wide open receivers on damn near every play. So I think he either has dementia or is a chronic liar.

Calling someone a hater implies they're jealous and their anger is rooted in envy.

The patriots have haters.

Tom Brady has haters.

Because they're good and every non pats fan wishes their own team had that level of success.

Fans criticizing the chiefs and Alex are not 'haters'. Nobody outside of KC gives a shit about this team, because there's nothing to be jealous of.

I will continue to "hate" on this team when they continue to give me sufficient cause to do so.

So, did Keitzman gargle his spooge?

Yet Andy keeps trotting him out there week after week. So what's the conclusion to draw off of this?

- that the targets are not as reasonably open as described?
- that maybe Andy has the dementia?
- that while Smith is that bad, he is still the best option at QB?

:hmmm:

Smith is not to be applauded over the last recent weeks. I am not even saying anymore that he is the best QB option on the roster, at this point.

All the same, and as usual though, the media-duped fans easily crawl back to the exaggerated vilification of him. :rolleyes:

A man needs to feel that he's a success to be content. And every time Smith turns on ESPN, or local radio, or national radio, or gets on facebook, or God forbid, message boards...it's nothing but ridicule or disrespect. The high that he was likely riding a month ago is completely gone and he's probably as deflated as he's ever been.

Of course, to many, it would be a wild success just to have wife as hot as his and the bank account. But it's all relative.

Some players can take those sentiments and use them as fuel to prove people wrong. Others just turtle up and prove people right.

That's not true at all. Browns and Bills fans have it much worse than we have recently and it is not even close. You are just a f**king crybaby.

Win me a Super Bowl or **** off, Alex.

Wow, listening to that interview, he really doesn't trust Robinson or Chesson but has faith in Wilson.

You're delusional

The Bills have played in 4 Super Bowls in my life.

I missed that. Same interview?

first pick in the draft and it's the worse drafting year in 20 years. Because, Chiefs!

It's not rocket science. Why is Ragland just now getting more playing time even though DJ has mostly been awful this year? Reid is a coach who is afraid to make a change, especially away from an established and well liked veteran. Many coaches are loyal to a fault.

That's funny, because I'm sure nobody trusts him to get them the ball consistently.

I'm not sure I've seen many quarterbacks with such a high threshold to trust a receiver. What has Alex ever done to think he has any right to place high expectations and requirements on other players? Look in the mirror Alex.

Doesn't trust Robinson. Mahomes had no issues with him.

ROFL

FYP.

Sounds like a bunch of cliches. No Insights to be had here.

He's a douchebag.

Should Alex should talk to Lenny the Cool about Durrie Vision? Asking for a friend.

I still have a Belcher jersey. Best time ever as chiefs fan.

You are not a part of "we" bitch.

Why the hell does he have so much faith in Harris. That guy ****s him over every time.

I think thats more the D Cords decision.

You don’t talk to Carl that way!

Okay, but my point remains that too many coaches are loyal to a fault, and Alex remaining the quarterback is not an indication that Reid thinks he's the best option.

You know, Charcandrick West took to twitter yesterday basically saying the same thing about “haters” not being loyal. What the hell is wrong with these guys? Some of the whiniest p****** I’ve ever seen! Just start playing better and winning and we’ll shut up.

Sorry to see him down like that, clear that a portion of what he's saying is that "they were all behind [me] when we were winning, now that we're losing they're all against [me]." Sucks because he's a great guy, hard worker, and honestly a quality top something QB in this league. He's due more respect, but also just not performing at a super high level at the same time. You need to be better than just good to win the Superbowl. I would love to see Alex win MVP, would have been amazing, but just don't see that or a championship happening for us.

Id say top 2/3.

1.5 game lead on Oakland. If you want to fix that this weekend feel free.

Alex played aggressive when he was against the wall. Then won some breathing room and naturally shelled up again. He can't help it.

I guess that depends on a persons definition. Yes they have not fared very well in the regular season. The Bills have been to 4 SBs since we have been to a SB our one and only AFC Championship game was in 93 against those Bills.

Exactly...I dont hate the team...quite the opposite. Frankly, I have been a fan of this team for more than 30 years. The problem, however, is that it seems no matter who is the coach, GM or players, they have this loser mentality.

Any modicum of success suddenly turns into this morass of losing...some weak link that is exploited by the other teams that KC has no answer for and it's ****ing frustrating to see happen over and over and over again.

At this point, I expect the Chiefs to shit their pants after a good run, it's just what they do...they fail.

Doesnt make me hate them, it's just what I've come to expect...unfortunately.

ultimately, that falls at your feet, not the Chiefs.

I just laugh now.

Meh.

4 out of 5 were doing their assistants,,,,

Never hated the player, just his inability to play. And his coach's reluctance to admit it.

Alex Smith isn't exactly an inspirational leader.

Oh I don't know about that. He's inspired me to fly a banner for only the second time in my life.

We were 5-0 when Smith was chucking the ball downfield. We're 1-4 playing checkdown. Opposing teams stack 8 in the box because they know they don't have to defend any farther than 15 yards. I'll live with an INT or 2 past 20 yards. There is no reason not to go back to what worked early in the season. The O-line is better with the return of Morse and LDT. Throw the damn ball deep.

LOL, really if they played for a big market, they'd go fetal and cry because of the vitriol from the fans and media. This shit is tame, the only fanbase that's truly polite are the GB Packers faithful.

We're 1-4 since defenses started to sit in zone coverage which most QB's can tear apart.

I really cannot believe this prick didn't take any personal responsibility for the loss this week. We were supposed to have goddamn Super Bowl aspirations and just went out and blew a game against a bottom feeder off the bye.

And it was all HIS fault. The only reason the Giants scored in regulation was his ****ing turnovers. And in overtime he turtled. He went and hid with the game on the line.

And all he says this week...

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A total shirking of responsibility as team leader considering his performance.

The KC media are ****ing cowards. Call this guy out.

The one aspect of leadership Smith has never allowed himself to embrace is his own mistakes.

"Look, that one was on me. I own it. I didn't execute."

I can't remember him ever saying that...

Yes, a thousand times yes.

This. I get mad when people blame Gaines. Gaines sucks and should be cut, but that have should never been even remotely close enough for Gaines's crappy coverage to decide the game

He's not our only problem - he's just the memory we lock on to.

QB was a problem. The running game was a problem. Play calling was a HUGE problem.

Hes a beta for sure.

The plays called weren't the problem. The QB's play was the problem in the NYG game. Our WR's and TE's were open while the OL protected fine.