We need to extend Alex Smith

[Alex Smith 4Ever]

Alex played the game of his life and he was BETRAYED by the defense

Alex Smith dropped 44 points on the Colts and somehow still lost. Alex is a hero. 44 points can win you a SUPERBOWL. What happened to the best defense in the league? They sure weren't out there tonight. You could cut all of them and it wouldn't matter. What matters is having Alex.

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by Old Dog

You can wash his nuts all you want. He DID play his best HALF ever, but couldn't finish the deal. The "defense" can claim a whole hell of a lot of the blame, but missing a wide open Gray for a TD, the fumble, grounding call (he damn sure could have thrown it at Shermans feet), and then throwing the final ball to Bowe out of bounds can't completely absolve him of blame.

1. Gray slowed down. Not Smith's fault.

2. The fumble was his fault, but also a great play by the defender.

3. The grounding call made absolutely no difference to the game. If he had taken a sack we would have still had the loss of down and loss of yards. Meaningless penalty, nothing to bitch about at all.

4. The throw to Bowe was good, Bowe didn't get his foot in because he was pushed out.

[splatbass]

Originally Posted by Guru

Granted the D shit the bed but you have to spread the blame around evenly.

No you don't. You assign blame to those that deserve it. Alex Smith did not lose that game yesterday, and doesn't deserve blame.

44 points, 380 yards passing, 57 yards rushing, 4 TDs and no interceptions. What more should a QB have to do?

[Kaepernick]

Now that the 2-2nd round picks are already spent, and you are drafting well in the back half of the draft, you might as well sign Alex for a few years until you can find and groom your franchise QB. It is unlikely to be Bray, but who knows at this point. You could do a lot worse than Alex, and it is not like it costs you draft picks going forward.

[Fritz88]

Originally Posted by Chiefs Pantalones

Bill Cowher just said it's no coincidence that the better QB has won all the playoff games so far.

Kaep > Rodgers?

Sure.
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[Simply Red]

Originally Posted by Pam Oliver's Forehead

[Anyong Bluth]

Some people are never going to be satisfied, and you're crazy if the idea that he didn't step up and have his best in our most meaningful game of this year and the last couple years for the Chiefs organization.



Completions:30
Passes Attempted: 46

Completion %:65.2%

Passing Yards:378

Yds/Pa:8.2

Passing touchdowns:4

Int: 0
FBL: 1

QB Rating:119.7

Rushing Yards:57
Rushing touchdowns: 0

Total Yards: 435



44 points.
30 1st downs.
Time of Possession: 37:33

Ya, he's to blame! ?

[Mav]

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

Now that the 2-2nd round picks are already spent, and you are drafting well in the back half of the draft, you might as well sign Alex for a few years until you can find and groom your franchise QB. It is unlikely to be Bray, but who knows at this point. You could do a lot worse than Alex, and it is not like it costs you draft picks going forward.

Time to build around him. Nice win for the 49ers today. Congrats!

[htismaqe]

Just wait until he signs the 5-year, $70M deal in late January….

[alnorth]

Originally Posted by Kaepernick

Now that the 2-2nd round picks are already spent, and you are drafting well in the back half of the draft, you might as well sign Alex for a few years until you can find and groom your franchise QB. It is unlikely to be Bray, but who knows at this point. You could do a lot worse than Alex, and it is not like it costs you draft picks going forward.

Yep, thats how I see it too. I think at worst, Alex Smith is roughly average, and could be a little above average. He's worth extending at a reasonable price, but we should still look for a good QB prospect to watch, hold the clipboard, and learn. If not this draft, then certainly the draft after that.

[Sure-Oz]

I think he deserves to be the Chiefs QB for the foreseeable future, 3 year deal most likely.

I think he's good enough to get them to a SB and win

[MahiMike]

Hard to argue. Lock him up.

[GordonGekko]

Originally Posted by Sure-Oz

I think he deserves to be the Chiefs QB for the foreseeable future, 3 year deal most likely.

I think he's good enough to get them to a SB and win

Yeah, I can definitely see 3 years. And if he starts to become ineffective or suck, cut him after 2.

He really needs to amp up his game in my opinion to where he is throwing 30 td's a year for us to really become a championship threat.

[Jakemall]

My guess is that we'll see a 5 year extention for the average of top 15 to top 10 QBs.

Right now he's earning something like 9 Mil APY and he's middle of the pack.

So 10-15 with a 5 year contract wouldn't surprise me. He could probably get more, but I think Alex isn't after the $ but the respect and wants to be shown a long term commitment.

[Anyong Bluth]

Originally Posted by GordonGekko

Yeah, I can definitely see 3 years. And if he starts to become ineffective or suck, cut him after 2.

He really needs to amp up his game in my opinion to where he is throwing 30 td's a year for us to really become a championship threat.

If we get a legit #2 wr and our injured rookie TE or someone else who would be considered a legitimate NFL WR & TE, I think he can do 30 tds next year.

Isn't Thomas (TE, Denver) a free agent? I thought I heard that, and that he may not be back with them as they think they have 2 young (& cheap) guys behind him that they can do fine with. I'm sure they'll want to devote as much as they can to improve their defense.

[Kaepernick]

Originally Posted by alnorth

Yep, thats how I see it too. I think at worst, Alex Smith is roughly average, and could be a little above average. He's worth extending at a reasonable price, but we should still look for a good QB prospect to watch, hold the clipboard, and learn. If not this draft, then certainly the draft after that.

Absolutely. Finding a QB prospect with elite potential is the NFL Holy Grail. It is the most important position and the place where you would like your best player.