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Originally Posted by ARROW2
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No, I think Alex will perform better the remainder of the season just as I thought he would perform worse after the first few games. It's something called regression to the mean. He wasn't the quarterback we saw at the beginning of the season but I do think he's better than what we saw against the Giants. Moreover, the majority - though not everybody - on this board were believers of the "Mahomes lit a fire under Alex" narrative at the beginning of the season given his improved play. If there were any truth to that - and perhaps there were a sliver - I can create a similar one that says, "After the Giants game, Alex Smith had nothing to lose - he knew he was auditioning for his next job on the Browns or Jags and played balls out for the remainder of the year." I'm not arguing for him to be Joe Montana - I'm just arguing for him to take a step up from Steve Bono.
And I'm not saying Mahomes fans are delusional for wanting him to start - I can surely understand that sentiment. I'm saying it's highly unlikely Reid actually goes in that direction unless every game from here on out is as bad as Sunday's game against the Giants (which I personally don't think will be the case but the jury is out).