Do you Hope Foles Takes over the QB position ?

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

I'm not saying I necessarily disagree. I don't know what Foles is with his mixed results. However comparing winning percentages is a little unfair and I think you know it. Foles played a year on a meltdown eagles team and the freaking rams vs the balanced teams Alex has been on.

My concern with Smith is that we need to play such a near perfect team game to beat very good teams in the playoffs. Hard to do when you will have to do it multiple times to win it all, and more importantly, Andy Reid leaves stuff out on the field each week with his inconsistent game management.

I'm not sure Foles is the answer. I'm also not sure that Smith is the right answer to go into NE or beat PIT in the playoffs.

If I recall, you have always been rather reasonable and fair.

So can you please tell me why it is that everyone who talks about the playoffs... and what we can do in them.. ALWAYS omit the part where our best players are either badly hobbled or not playing whatsoever.

I won't rehash the recent KC years of playoff injuries.. who was missing... and the relatively close game results. We all know them well enough.

When I see people type things much like this bolded segment above.. this thought always goes through my mind.

Well, what if the Maclins and Houstons and Halis.. and etc were actually healthy and had played this game? Must be some reason we are paying theses guys crazy big money. Maybe it's because.. they are important to the KC success formula?

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

If I recall, you have always been rather reasonable and fair.

So can you please tell me why it is that everyone who talks about the playoffs... and what we can do in them.. ALWAYS omit the part where our best players are either badly hobbled or not playing whatsoever.

I won't rehash the recent KC years of playoff injuries.. who was missing... and the relatively close game results. We all know them well enough.

When I see people type things much like this bolded segment above.. this thought always goes through my mind.

Well, what if the Maclins and Houstons and Halis.. and etc were actually healthy and had played this game? Must be some reason we are paying theses guys crazy big money. Maybe it's because.. they are important to the KC success formula?

It's a fair question. In his chiefs playoff history he had a virtually flawless performance against Indy and did well in Houston where he was asked to be more of a game manager. So far, the majority of playoff history has been terrific. Hes earned some benefit of the doubt.

But the new England game was Alex trying to play his game against a team you can't play small ball with. And it bit them in the second half. In his defense, without Maclin, our receiver corps wasnt good. But when new England started rolling and even in a must score situation, there is simply no excuse for small ball no matter who your receivers are. So not having receivers isn't an excuse for not at least swinging in the end. I'd rather get picked off late trying than the very questionable strategy we took in the end where it looked like we weren't even trying to get a td.

[NJChiefsFan]

Originally Posted by Sandy Cheeks

If I recall, you have always been rather reasonable and fair.

So can you please tell me why it is that everyone who talks about the playoffs... and what we can do in them.. ALWAYS omit the part where our best players are either badly hobbled or not playing whatsoever.

I won't rehash the recent KC years of playoff injuries.. who was missing... and the relatively close game results. We all know them well enough.

When I see people type things much like this bolded segment above.. this thought always goes through my mind.

Well, what if the Maclins and Houstons and Halis.. and etc were actually healthy and had played this game? Must be some reason we are paying theses guys crazy big money. Maybe it's because.. they are important to the KC success formula?

I would love to have seen last years KC @ NE game with everyone healthy. I am optimistic about this team, even with Smith. But if he happened to be out for this game and the CAR game, and Foles got the offense going, it's something to consider.

I don't put last year's loss in NE on Smith, but he certainly was a factor in us not winning. Between him and Andy's conservative "let's not lose" gameplan, we went in there like scared children. Not having a healthy Maclin or Houston made a big difference, especially on defense. I don't know if it is more a Smith issue or Andy issue, but expecting to win in the Divisional Round and the AFCCG, plus the SB, with that attitude and play from the QB is asking a lot of everyone else. And that's even with Houston and Maclin healthy.

What happens if we aren't 100% healthy again? Do we just say, "oh well what can Smith and KC do" and go home? It's not crazy to expect more from a QB and coach than we got in that NE game, no matter who was injured.

[rico]

Originally Posted by Elizabeth Cheeks

If I recall, you have always been rather reasonable and fair.

Your version of posters who are reasonable and fair simply depends on whether they are Alex Smith fans, or not.