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Originally Posted by lcarus
I get all of that and agree to an extent. On the other side, I don't know who else we could have acquired that would give us a better chance to win this year and next year with the nucleus of talent already present. I'm not a homer fool, but I think the possibility of Alex turning a corner with a new team and new coach is there. But like you said, lots of fans here are jaded with good reason and don't think that will happen. But hell, I'm gonna hang on to that hope and give Reid a shot with the guy he obviously thinks he can accomplish great things with.
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This is the short-sighted question, who could we have gotten to of been as competitive right away if not Alex Smith? The answer is, no one, pretty much no one was going to make the Chiefs as competitive as they could be besides Alex Smith, so in this instance the Chiefs front office was correct.
The damning thing is, most Superbowl winning teams are winning those championships with Qb's they drafted and developed themselves. 12/15 previous Superbowl winning teams started Qb's in the game that they themselves developed from draft day to championship day (I'm counting Warner in this category as well). So the trend is definitely there, it's just that our front office likes to utilize 'band-aids' and not take the dive with an unknown Qb from the draft and just do their best developing them.
So, while the Chiefs front office can hope and pray that a Brees falls in their lap and gets the organization over the massive hump that is the 43 year drought, we will keep wallowing in mediocrity and watch other teams be victorious in February. Alex Smith is no ****ing Drew Brees, nowhere near that potential.
So there are some of us that want these changes to happen, and want a Qb drafted that the Chiefs have full intention of making a starter. Some love the 'band-aid' method (and while it works on occasion, the odds are against you with regards to the Lombardi).