Andy Reid on Metro Sports...
 

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I linked this in the other thread from the Star article, but was unable to embed it last night. Thought it might deserve its own thread, especially since we're starving for Chiefs stuff right now. Good interview, and interesting stuff on the QB position...

Nice to know that he trusts his scouts and his GM. Doesn't listen to the talking heads at the big networks.

Do the right thing for the Kansas City Chiefs.....that sounds good

Sounds he like he's drafting Geno to me.

He wants a QB that gives his teammates an opportunity to make a play.

Is that Matt Cassel? No.

Alex Smith? No.

Flynn? No.

Luke Jackoff? Hell no.

It 's great to hear something intelligent from the head coach.

It at least sounds like he's taking a QB with that first pick.

He must've been making the rounds yesterday, I saw a promo for an interview on KCTV5 while I was watching Elementary this morning.

You mean "you play to win the game" isn't good enough? What more do you want?? :D

play good football


eliminate bad football

I mean, 'boom'.

Or trading that first pick if anyone bites and then thinking QB...

Heh. I haven't seen Dave Stewart in years, but he looks a lot like Dana Carvey now...

"Whether we stay there OR trade back".

That certainly doesn't scream "QB #1 overall".

Did Geno win a lot of games? ... Stanzi did :(

It's his cliche as he did for the Philidelphia Eagles. Chiefs fans will eat it up much as anything else, but unless it's drafting QB with the #1 pick then he is fos.

You're looking for reasons to NOT believe just as much as people who are looking for reasons to believe.

Reid saying that they might stay or might not stay where they are means nothing. It's just coach speak that we here from every coach/GM every year.

His description of what he wants in a QB doesn't necessarily mean Geno, but it does imply that these "leftover" QB's isn't what Reid is after. Imo, his description of what he's after in a QB is more telling than "i might or might not move back"

Bullshit

Uh, no.

Coaches with the top pick in the draft that NEED a QB don't play games.

You're misinterpreting his words.

That is NOT what he said, at all. He said that footwork, throwing, etc. don't mean much to him. What DOES matter is that the QB elevates the play of those around him.

Again, he also said very clearly that he'll do what's best for the Chiefs, whether that's staying at #1 or moving back.

It doesn't scream anything.

Exactly.

Bold is not accurate. He was alluding to all of the particulars that add up to making a QB effective. But he was giving an otherwise reductive answer that he wants a QB to win games and elevate the play of others.

He was being purposefully pointed because he noted that he was going to (paraphrasing) "make this quick."

Stanzi made Gabbert look like Joe Montana in comparison in the Insight Bowl. He was awful.

Here's exactly what he said:

The skill that is most important is that he wins football games.

The great ones makes everyone around them better. They make everyone's game come up.

Look, I'm making it short and sweet for you. We're not talking about the intangibles that go into it, we're not talking about the reads on time, we're not talking about the footwork, the arm strength, the hands, all those things.

The bottom line is that guy doesn't have to the prettiest, but does he give you an opportunity to win football games and does he allow his players around him to raise their game up and go do that.

He's not discounting the importance of footwork, etc., at all, IMO. He's simply "making it short and sweet" in his response.

There are obviously a hell of a lot of specific details that allow a QB to win games and elevate the play of others.

Sounds like Geno Smith to me.

Andy Reid loves to move around in drafts, so I wouldn't completely rule out trading down for you guys. If you look at Reid's history in early rounds of drafts, he loves to move up and down.

Draft days are going to be exciting for you guys. If anyone here is a person who just tunes in around the approximate time the Chiefs are supposed to pick, that isn't going to work with Reid. You have to watch the whole draft, because he's always itching to make a move.

1st, no it's not BS. You've been entertaining the idea that the Chiefs may not draft a QB in the 1st since Reid has been hired. You've said so yourself.

2nd, coaches don't give coach speak on who they'll draft? Especially this early? Yes, they do **** around plenty. Especially in February. The fact that he stated, "hey i might stay, i might move down" means nothing in February. Nothing.

3rd, im not sure what you're arguing here. I stated that he isn't describing Alex Smith or Matt Flynn at all. Do you believe Alex Smith a is QB who elevates the play of those around him? Once again, from his description, he's not talking about any of the QB's n this F/A class.

I took his entire response to mean that the "prettiest girl in the room" isn't necessarily what he looks for when evaluating quarterbacks.

Now, that could mean any number of things but it seems like he won't shy away from a guy with warts, as long as he's a winner and leader of men.

Right, now does that describe the F/A Qb class?

Who said anything about free agency? Not me. Not Dave Stewart. Not Andy Reid.

Who?

Reid is Stanzi's uncle.

Cassel's jersey still in the background of the set

Me?

I stated that it sounds like he's drafting a QB because his description does not fit any QB in the F/A class.

So by deduction, he may be looking at a QB like Geno Smith. He certainly isn't looking at Alex Smith or Matt Cassel. At least not if he's being truthful, which i believe he is.

so now we're getting tebow? FML

Indy played some games last year prior to the draft
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I see where you're coming from now. And, yeah, this seems entirely plausible to me.

It's plausible, but I still don't know what exactly it means.

:D

Does it mean that guys like Philip Rivers and Bernie Kosar, two "winning" QB's with "weird" deliveries would pass the test? That he's not worried about "correctable" things like footwork and delivery, as long as the guy is a leader that can will his team to victory?

If that's the case, and I'm not stating that it is, because he wasn't specific enough to state unequivocally, that would seem to open the door to many QB's in the upcoming draft.

The Combines can't get here soon enough for me.

I agree. This shit is getting old.
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He was saying, after making it short and sweet, that it's not intangibles, arm strength, etc. But he ended it with cutting himself off from saying hand size.

Interesting point, that is all.....

yeah, bolded part. Listened to a couple more times and it really sounds like he was starting to say hand size, not the hands. Not that it's really a big difference, but..... not saying it's the aliens, but it's the aliens.

See ya Cassel.

No game managers

Are we sure that wasn't Wilford Brimley?

He said there was alot of energy with Drafting McNabb and there will be with this first pick! if its at all true, there is no way we take Luke. There is absolutely no energy there with that pick! If they do draft him, its going to be Cleveland stadium with the Factory of Sadness.

He was referring to "energy" in the Eagles draft room.

Eagles fans hated the pick.

Is it possible that he is indirectly taking a shot at Geno Smith with the "will his team to victory" line? Lets face it, WV was only 7-6.

Then thats even better. Lets keep that same energy and get that qb. lol

Doubt it.
The college game is different.

No.
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pretty sure that donovan mcnabb was on some shitty syracuse teams

I never understood the McNabb love. I always thought he was just barely good enough.

Reid must have thought so as well or the Eagles wouldn't have spent a second rounder on Feely in 2001 or on Kolb or Kafka, etc.

eh, he was a good QB, not a great QB. at his peak, he was good enough to win you some playoff games. that's a shit-ton better than we've had in a LONG time, but I want for us to hoist some lombardi trophies. let's hope we can get better than 'good'

I'm so sick of trying to read into this nonsense.

Feely was a 5th rounder. McNabb was a really good QB. He doesn't think there's a QB good enough to go 1 so we have to hate him now?

If McNabb had the current WR's they have in Philly he would have probably been all world. For the most part he had shit to throw at...

He was good, not great, but maybe with some better players around him he would have been better than he was?

Ummmmm, TO?

Don't get me wrong, I think McNabb is a solid QB. But TO is one of the top 10 greatest WRs of all time.

who he had For one year.

Well, a year and a half

Wow you're right. My memory slipped me on that one. For whatever reason it felt like they played together for 5 years. Guess it was just the Super Bowl appearance that did it.

You make a great point. Especially considering his most consistent receiving threat during his time in Philly was Brian Westbrook

McNabb was absolutely great during his run in Philly.

The guy was never Tom Brady, but if he had Philly's current WR's he'd probably have a ring or two.

Pinkston? Avery? Who else did he have that was worth a shit? (other than the year TO was there and they went to the SB)

No, I don't hate him at all.

And if THAT doesnt SCREEEAM "give me Smith YESTERDAY"...then nothing in this ****ing world ever will.
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I'm not a an East Coaster and didn't watch every game during his career but outside of 2004, I always felt he was overrated and nothing more than adequate.

http://www.pro-football-reference.co...M/McNaDo00.htm

His 2004 numbers were the best of his career by far. Other than that, the only time he was a 60% passer was when it didn't matter.

All I personally know of Smith is the K-State game and the Pinstripe Bowl. He was less than impressive in both.

I've read more negatives about him than positives, outside of this site, of course.

The biggest knock is that he's a crybaby. True or not, that's a stigma he's carrying among scouts and agents.

Keep listening to those talking heads

So, you're saying that I should trust everything I read at Chiefsplanet?

LMAO

You can go watch some tape, or read some scouting reports. I don't care, but the more negatives than positives thing is pulled out of thin air

He really wasn't that bad in the Pinstripe bowl considering Nassib completed like 11 of 23 for 130 in that game. It was a tundra during that one, and if you check the game throw by throw he did fine. He stayed within the system which is what he's asked to do. K-state was his rough "bad" game. But he was down 31 to 7 by the 2nd Q. Hard to look good at that point. K state out coached Holgorsen. And I HATE the Holgorsen spread by the way. It's a bad gimmicky offensive system for today's game IMO.

Oh. And I used to think he was a "crybaby" also a few months ago. Then I actually took the time to look into all of his interviews and dig into his personality. Even he admitted his body language was poor at times. But he's not a cry baby. Hopefully he can work on that body language though.

How come you haven't watched more? It's easily available. You should watch more of Geno. http://draftbreakdown.com/qb-rankings go watch the OU and Baylor games.

The ou game was one of my first wow moments. Threw those ints at the begining and willed his team back in it. Should have won that game

Anyone that is basing anything off of the Pinstripe Bowl, please exit the forum.

"WHO HAVE YOU SEEN MORE IN THE LAST MONTH, YOUR WIFE OR JOHN DORSEY?"

What a dick question.

He did all he could do and a little more and they lost. LOL He was the man!

No one is saying he has more negatives than positives, but some act like there are no negatives at all. I like Smith more than any QB in the draft, but I also realize he's got a few problems.

Thanks, Phil!

I have literally, outside of iPhone posts and late night posts, had no time for anything for the past five weeks.

As I've stated so many times, I'm not condemning Smith nor have I ever stated I don't want him. But with that said, my time is limited and I've read more negative than positive, outside of this forum.

My statement wasn't made to be an indictment of his abilities.

Thanks for the input!

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He should have looked at Mr. Stewart and said "your mom, bitch" ROFL

It won't take long to watch those games with that link. It just shows every Geno Smith play no running plays or WV defense.

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