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Tamba drops a deuce on Alex Smith
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05-12-2024, 01:29 PM | #106 |
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Anyone that watched the Giants windstorm game knew all of this.
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05-12-2024, 01:34 PM | #107 |
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alex helped lift this team up from the absolute pit that was 2012 and was more than welcoming to mahomes. yeah hindsight reveals mahomes could have started as a rookie, but i'm not crying over it now that we're rocking on 3 rings with likely more to come.
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05-12-2024, 02:06 PM | #108 |
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The other ****ing thing I can't stand about Alex? "He is who/what he is"
Even now I've seen some variant of that line used to describe him like 5 or 6 ****ing times in this thread alone. It was used by his ballwashers and his detractors. I probably used it at some point too because I got infected with the dumb from everybody else ****ing using it. What the **** does it even mean? It'd be one thing if it were a common sports cliche. I'd still hate it, but I'd understand its prevalent use. But I've NEVER seen it used to describe any other athlete. No other game managers get that label. No shitty players. No all pros or future HOFers, either. Just Alex. He's the only one who gets that line, as if no other athlete just is what that athlete is. And again.... WHAT THE **** DOES THAT MEAN? |
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05-12-2024, 02:25 PM | #109 | |
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05-12-2024, 02:59 PM | #110 |
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I've had my ups and downs with him for sure, but God Bless Alex for being an absolutely integral part of turning this franchise around... and also his impeccable graciousness in mentoring Mahomes, all while knowing it meant the end for him here
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05-12-2024, 04:15 PM | #111 |
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Thread took some interesting turns. CP never disappoints. My initial interest in the story had to do with Tamba deciding to share his less-than-flattering thoughts. Alex is a big boy, but that's not something I would have done to a former teammate. All said, God bless the 1st Amendment as well as Tamba, Alex & CP.
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05-12-2024, 04:54 PM | #112 | |
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Referencing ptlyon's post...I am old enough to have seen all of the years of the Chiefs and the really crappy QB's this franchise has picked/traded for/gotten in free agency. In the litany of bad QB's this franchise has carried on the roster Alex Smith doesn't crack the Top 30. I'm content enjoying the Mahomes Era and the 3 SB wins we have with him and the specter of a few more by the time I pass from this world. |
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05-12-2024, 05:30 PM | #113 | |
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05-12-2024, 05:52 PM | #114 | |
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Everybody says that they immediately saw Patrick Mahomes II's greatness. Everybody says they would have signed the Declaration of Independence. Nobody wants to be the one to admit that they would have missed out on something great by not recognizing it. |
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05-12-2024, 06:21 PM | #115 |
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05-12-2024, 06:34 PM | #116 | |
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After our FOURTH straight super bowl I'll probably even forgive Elway. I mean, what the **** does that matter for at this point?... |
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05-12-2024, 06:51 PM | #118 |
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05-12-2024, 07:20 PM | #119 | |
Why so serious?
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Kirk Cousins gets that exact same treatment. Lamar gets that exact same treatment. Guys who have some level of professional talent but also a very clear limitation that no one should be surprised about when it acts as a hindrance and they never clear a modestly low bar. You don't need to be so mad about this, dude. Alex Smith was an average NFL starter. He didn't force his way onto the Chiefs and he represented an upswing in the team's fortunes which was exactly what the organization needed when Reid took over. Professionalism. The greatest player in NFL history credits Alex for helping his development. That plus the way he always carried himself plus the fact that he came back from near death to play the game again kinda makes me feel like he deserves a little bit more respect than you seem to be willing to grant. If you wanted to dislike him when he was on the Chiefs, fine. If you still wanted to hold a grudge when Mahomes came, wound up as the best ever, won 3 SBs, and credited Alex for helping, that seems weird. But given what the guy went through beyond that, in addition to all of the above, what in the actual ****? Are you cryogenically frozen in 2016 and you see nothing beyond how you felt then? I don't understand any hate for this guy. Again, hate REID AND VEACH for making him the starter at that time if you want. |
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I think I even said in a previous post, "I've moved on and wish him the best" or something like that. Criminy. |
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