Alex Smith announces retirement

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Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

Meaningless as they may have been, they were still infinitely more enjoyable than the 2-14 & 4-12 seasons.

Where is this crap coming from? I NEVER said I preferred 4-12 seasons, ever. Never even insinuated it. 4-12 seasons suck but at least you know there's no hope. All of those 10 win seasons and all they do is get your hopes up and then let you down. **** that.

To quote a wise man, "if you ain't first, you're last".

Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

I was never an Alex Smith fan. I didn't want to trade for him, and there were many times that his play on the field pissed me off. But, deep down, a part of me was happy that I wasn't watching Casshole, or Huard, or Tyler FN Palko.

What Alex Smith did in his last season with the Chiefs made me wonder what he could have been if Reid had been his head coach his entire career. In SF he was forced to go through a new head coaches, new offensive coordinators, and new offensive schemes almost every year of his career.

But, I am thankful for how he mentored Mahomes, and after last year, he absolutely has my respect. His perseverance and determination through his injury made me an Alex Smith fan, which was nearly as unlikely as his return to the NFL field.

I agree with all of this and I will add to it:

It isn't Alex Smith's fault he was the last in a long line of cast offs. I can't blame HIM for that. I blame the Chiefs, going all the way back to Steve DeBerg and Marty. It isn't Alex Smith's fault that the Chiefs had been taking on other people's unwanted QB's for 30+ years. But even though it wasn't his fault, he WAS the continuation of 3 decades of failure at the QB position and it was impossible to separate him from the situation. It was nauseating from the day they traded for him and his play on the field only made it worse because you could see how close they were if only he would let go and just play the damn game.