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**Tribal Warfare** · 08-22-2017, 09:21 AM

Alex Smith praises Patrick Mahomes' ability to absorb coaching

Alex Smith knows what it’s like to be a first-round pick with high expectations.

Selected first overall by the San Francisco 49ers in the 2005 draft, the current Chiefs starting quarterback looked back on his early years in the NFL and remembered the copious amounts of coaching tips.

“It’s a whirlwind, there’s a lot of expectations on you and you’re juggling a lot — you’re thinking about a million different things and you’re getting coached on a ton of stuff,” Smith said during Monday’s press conference.

Smith went on to admit that it wasn’t easy to take in all the info and translate it to the field.

“I think it’s hard as a young guy, sometimes it’s easy to become robotic out there,” Smith said. “You’ve got so much coaching going on out there and it’s hard on game day, at least it was hard for me sometimes just to flip back into playing.

“I was trying so hard on making my feet right and my fundamentals right that I was getting coached on, especially for me coming away from under center snap and all my footwork and things like that was so different for me having played in the gun most of my college career. It was hard sometimes to translate it.”

Luckily, Smith believes that Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs’ 2017 first-round selection, is doing a better job of absorbing coaching tips and converting it to on-field play than Smith did back in ’05.

“You have that coaching — go out and play on game day and cut it loose,” Smith said. “That took me a long time to get back into that mode whereas I think Pat is much better and way more fluid at that, being able to handle the coaching.”

Andy Reid on Patrick Mahomes starting this year: 'It's Alex's job'
Mahomes started his NFL career on a positive note, going 17-for-23 with 166 total yards and three touchdowns in two preseason games.

Smith attributes Mahomes’ beginning success to his ability to loosen up and play once he hits the field.

“Once the whistle blows out there, you want to just get back to playing quarterback and there are a lot of things that he does instinctively and has done that have gotten him here,” Smith said. “You don’t want to lose that.

“Even though you are getting coached on a gazillion different things you just want to get back to playing ball. I think he does a great job of that naturally, just cutting that loose and taking the coaching, but once it’s time to play, just go play.”

PAChiefsGuy · 08-22-2017, 02:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Halfcan

Of course you would.

Even if you disagree with that Smitty certainly is not bad like most of the idiot posters on CP claim he is.

Anyway I am taking everything Alex says about Mahomes with a grain of salt. Alex is a class act he is not going to talk bad about Mahomes. He praised Kaepernick as well and now look, Kaepernick can't even get signed as a backup.

When I see Mahomes during regular season light defenses up consistently then I will get excited. Until then... I refuse to get too excited about the guy.

So far Mahomes looks great but we are talking about 3-qrts in preseason... It doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.

JakeF · 08-22-2017, 02:53 PM

Great mentor, Alex should intern coaching under Andy Reid when his career is over.

rico · 08-22-2017, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Even if you disagree with that Smitty certainly is not bad like most of the idiot posters on CP claim he is.

Anyway I am taking everything Alex says about Mahomes with a grain of salt. Alex is a class act he is not going to talk bad about Mahomes. He praised Kaepernick as well and now look, Kaepernick can't even get signed as a backup.

When I see Mahomes during regular season light defenses up consistently then I will get excited. Until then... I refuse to get too excited about the guy.

So far Mahomes looks great but we are talking about 3-qrts in preseason... It doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.

Hmmm....

You, Sandy and cooper Barrett don't only share identical opinions regarding your Smitty, but you also have similar writing styles.

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**Ming the Merciless** · 08-22-2017, 03:08 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

Alex Smith is a Mahomo he wants to suck his big fat hunk meat.

Rasputin · 08-22-2017, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

Even Alex wants Mahomes to start

There probably some truth to this it would be his best chance to get a ring

cooper barrett · 08-22-2017, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rico

Hmmm....

You, Sandy and cooper Barrett don't only share identical opinions regarding your Smitty, but you also have similar writing styles.

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I am still working on who your writing style resembles, I just hope you don't home school.

Allow me to me help you out;

You, Sandy and cooper Barrett don't only share identical opinions regarding your Smitty, but you also have similar writing styles.

Should be:

You, Sandy, and Cooper Barrett don't only share identical opinions regarding your Smitty, but you also have similar writing styles.

I could go further but I really see no reason to exert the energy.

I hope the other two parties chime in also....

NJChiefsFan · 08-22-2017, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

I am still working on who your writing style resembles, I just hope you don't home school.

Allow me to me help you out;

You, Sandy and cooper Barrett don't only share identical opinions regarding your Smitty, but you also have similar writing styles.

Should be:

You, Sandy, and Cooper Barrett don't only share identical opinions regarding your Smitty, but you also have similar writing styles.

I could go further but I really see no reason to exert the energy.

I hope the other two parties chime in also....

Technically it is grammatically correct to use or not use a comma after Sandy in that sentence. Nice try though. I'm sure you thought you knocked that one out of the park.

Also, you are killing him for not capitalizing Cooper yet you yourself didn't capitalize it in your actual user name.

**Ming the Merciless** · 08-22-2017, 08:26 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

1)I am still working on who your writing style resembles, I just hope you don't home school.

2)Allow me to me help you out;

If you're going to correct someone, please don't make mistakes yourself.

1) This should be a period or semi-colon.

2) This should be a colon, not a semi-colon.

Thank you,

Chiefsplanet Hall Monitor

beach tribe · 08-22-2017, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by NJChiefsFan

Technically it is grammatically correct to use or not use a comma after Sandy in that sentence. Nice try though. I'm sure you thought you knocked that one out of the park.

Also, you are killing him for not capitalizing Cooper yet you yourself didn't capitalize it in your actual user name.

Lol. That's hilarious. What a dumbshit.

beach tribe · 08-22-2017, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pawnmower

If you're going to correct someone, please don't make mistakes yourself.

1) This should be a period or semi-colon.

2) This should be a colon, not a semi-colon.

Thank you,

Chiefsplanet Hall Monitor

cooper barrett · 08-22-2017, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by KC Tattoo

There probably some truth to this it would be his best chance to get a ring

I think that if Alex11 fails to utilize the coaching he is getting he should and would graciously accept PMll taking the helm. He has (IMHO) been told, indirectly, that the writing is on the wall. He has to be successful opening up the field, utilizing all his weapons, threading the needle even when it's uncomfortable, and correcting his previous negative behaviors inable to become a play maker and a game winner.

He has looked good in pre-season and as a seasoned veteran I expect the best unlike the majority of "Whiny Little Bitches" that KC Chiefs Fans have always been. I think he knows failure is not only a career ender here in KC but for the rest of his career.

I think we are going to see a new and improved Alex11 (not Lee Majors) who once he gets his game on, and feels confident in his own shoes, may just take this team all the way. Making assumptions the PMll can do it after 3 quarters in preseason is hilarious. I think he will answer the call and give the Chiefs no reason to go off plan with making PMll the starter next year.

But, (it's a big BUTT) if he fails to preform, he will be in there supporting PMll and the team in the quest for SB rings. If he does walks away with a ring because of PMll, so be it. Alex11 hoping they give his job away in hopes of a ring is ludicrous.

I have my money on Alex11 doing a fine job as our QB and I am thankful that the management brought us PMll just in case we need him this year

Why do you all have so little faith that a 33YO QB can't make changes and improve.

RippedmyFlesh · 08-22-2017, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cooper barrett

He has looked good in pre-season and as a seasoned veteran I expect the best unlike the majority of "Whiny Little Bitches" that KC Chiefs Fans have always been. I think he knows failure is not only a career ender here in KC but for the rest of his career.

You are the whinny alex cock sucking bitch. **** you coming in here and insulting chiefs fans. We are chiefs fans not a single player fan like your dumbass. He is a pussy like you and will play like one this year as always .

raybec 4 · 08-22-2017, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by RippedmyFlesh

You are the whinny alex cock sucking bitch. **** you coming in here and insulting chiefs fans. We are chiefs fans not a single player fan like your dumbass. He is a pussy like you and will play like one this year as always .

You really don't think this is a new account, do you? My cash is on the recently rompered king of fuqtards or penbrook.

rico · 08-23-2017, 12:24 AM

eDave · 08-23-2017, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy

Even if you disagree with that Smitty certainly is not bad like most of the idiot posters on CP claim he is.

Anyway I am taking everything Alex says about Mahomes with a grain of salt. Alex is a class act he is not going to talk bad about Mahomes. He praised Kaepernick as well and now look, Kaepernick can't even get signed as a backup.

When I see Mahomes during regular season light defenses up consistently then I will get excited. Until then... I refuse to get too excited about the guy.

So far Mahomes looks great but we are talking about 3-qrts in preseason... It doesn't mean much in the grand scheme of things.

Dude. I was where you are but it's hard not to be excited. Tempered I am but still excited. And I love that my brothers here are stoked as shit. As gay as it can be sometimes.

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