['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by moveoveralex

Hey Chief fans. Just thought I would stop in and give my two cents on the Alex trade.

I can tell by reading this entire thread that many of you are extremely upset. Truth is, I don't blame you one bit. Alex has been a thorn in the side of Niner fans for years now. He doesn't completely suck, but seems to find a way to screw up at the wrong times.

The past year and a half he has shown nothing but dedication and determination to getting better and keeping his job. The concussion was all it took for JH to pull him. We haven't looked back.

Alex will play fine, but he's definately limited in what he can do. He can NOT throw the ball downfield with any accuracy. He can NOT get through his progressions quickly enough and winds up checking the ball down way too often. His third down percentage and yards/attempt are awful. He will make very inaccurate throws at crucial times and he tends to miss the rbs on his checkdowns.

Alex has definatly gotten better, but I'm glad he's not on the Niners anymore. He was a source of SO MANY message board fights/bans that it became a joke to see when the Alex threads would end.

I see more of the same next year for you guys. I think he will play well enough that he will give you some hope, then just when you start to believe in him, he will stumble. I think this MB will be full of threads arguing whether Alex was the reason you lost, if it was Alex's fault the reciever didn't make the catch, if it was Alex's fault that you can't convert on crucial third-downs.....etc.

It was a never ending issue at our MB. The board was split down the middle about Alex. Half of us couldn't wait to get rid of him, and the other half always defended him. Good luck with that.

Any real football fans here will soon realize that Alex is a stop-gap for your team while Andy finds a full-time replacement. IMO, you are right to question giving up so much for such a mediocre QB. I know many people are saying he is a GREAT player and is an upgrade for you, but personally I like the Chiefs and don't envy you during the upcoming season.

Maybe I'm completely wrong, but I don't think I will be. This message board will implode with the Pro-Alex vs. Anti-Alex threads. You will find many people willing to throw the entire team under the bus to defend him. He is a charismatic, likable guy. He tends to get a LOT of sympathy and support from the most unusual places. It's just too bad he's not a very reliable QB.


Best of luck this year, but I am not surprised so many of you are upset. You should be upset. We got a great deal for a guy we couldn't give away.


I thank the lucky stars that we hired JH. He knows what Alex can do, which is why he's tried so hard to get Kap ready.


I'm not gloating, I'm just relieved.

Go back and read the archives of this place.

We just did this from 2009-2013. We just ****ing did this. Now we get to do it again.