Alex Smith is a quarterback who can get you into the playoffs, but he will never be good enough to make the Super Bowl. Any Kansas City fan that still believes that he can do so is delusional. He cannot throw it deep effectively even though he has made more of an effort to get the be downfield this season.
He is due to be payed almost $18 million next season, which is too much for a QB of his caliber. Unfortunately for the Chiefs, the distribution of quarterback salaries are skewed to the top. They have shown that they are willing to pay big money for a QB so that money should go to one that has the ability to win a Super Bowl.
I am not advocating that Smith should be cut, they need to keep him in order to remain as competitive as possible. Carson Wentz, a small school star a North Dakota State, could be available for them late in the second round. He is the type of quarterback that this team should pursue in order to move onto the next phase of their team. Cardale Jones and Christain Hackenberg could also be available in the second or third rounds. If the do not pull the trigger on a mid round quarterback this season, one has to wonder if their front office is content with only making the playoffs.
One thing was clear during the Saturday matchup against New England, Alex Smith is not talented enough to win playoff games on his own. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Joe Flacco and Ben Roethlisberger have been the only quarterbacks to make it out of the AFC since the Raiders made the Super Bowl in 2002. Alex Smith does not compare to any of those quarterbacks. They cannot afford to wait another year.
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