ST_CONROY wrote:
He is a bust. I think he is as good as he will get which when you consider his draft position and performances isn't great.
You can of course win without an absolutely elite QB however to do so you need to have virtually all the other pieces in place and a very good team around them. He had that in San Fran. He won't have that in KC. He isn't a good enough QB to paper over his teams cracks.
He is a step up from Cassell but that is it. They'll win more games but ultimately do nothing.
I think you're spot on with regards to his ceiling. I think the Chiefs have more talent than people think though, just need somebody to put it all together. I'd say he hasn't met expectations of a number 1 pick but to be classed as a bust you'd have to be in the same boat with Rick Mirer, Ryan Leaf, Akili Smith, David Carr, Jamarcus Russell, Jimmy Clausen, Brady Quinn, Matt Leinart, Vince Young, Mark Sanchez* etc. All these have been highly touted and have amounted to nothing, I think Smith has been better than all of these and is still a starting quarterback in the league after eight years. It get's magnified due to the best qb in the league coming out of the same draft.
*will give him a little plass due to 2 AFC championship games but he is awful now.
