Ok, in regards to the article...
First off...Smith set his single season record for yardage with a whopping 3502 yards....
Secondly, of course Reid, Smith, Childress, Mahomes, etc. are going to say what they are supposed to say, but when you see them together, does anyone catch a different vibe? Like when you see a picture of the 4 QB's walking together during TC...Mahomes kind of appears to be in a clique that consists of himself. When you see those little clips of Mahomes talking to Alex, Alex kind of seems to have a somewhat annoyed expression of, "ugh, here is that yippy rookie again." I dunno...Alex knows how to appear professional and likely knows that appearing that way will help him in the future, considering he becomes the guy somewhere else, but I wonder what he really thinks/feels.
They keep mentioning age...Alex's old age. The guy is 33. I don't remember anyone tripping over Tom Brady's age in 2010....or Brees in 2012...or Peyton in 2009...etc. I wonder if Alex has 5 years left...and considering he does, I wonder what we could get for him via trade if he QB's another winning season for the Chiefs this year despite his presumed glaringly underwhelming stats. I bet we could get a 1st round pick. If Bradford could be traded for a 1st round pick, I don't see why Alex couldn't, for what does Bradford have on Alex, really?
Kind of like what Sauto mentioned on the first page about Mahomes quote about Alex's efficiency and pre-planning...where he says Alex always has a plan like, "if they run this defense, Im going here...if they run that defense, I am going here." Sure, it will be nice for Mahomes to sit and learn how to be a bit more disciplined with his decision making, but this is an instance where I hope he doesn't totally mimic Alex. It could shed light on why he shits his pants sometimes when his first read is not open. I hope Mahomes learns how to read defenses, but doesn't unlearn his ability to improvise due to sitting and watching Smith planning his targets prior to the snap...for Mahomes's improvisational skills are one of the many components of his game that separates him from other QB's and makes him a dynamic threat/fun to watch. I hope he doesn't totally lose touch with certain things that he already has in his game.