Andy Reid and Alex Smith are expected to stick around in Kansas City for at least one more year. The Chiefs may not have much of a choice.
The outrage is still simmering despite a full seven days since the Kansas City Chiefs lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs. It marked the third time in twenty years that the Chiefs were a two seed or higher and lost in Arrowhead Stadium. Fans had every right to be upset as a prolific Steelers’ offense was held to 6 field goals in the loss. It was heartbreaking to witness a listless offense struggle to put up points despite so many weapons.
So the blame game began and most of it centered around head coach Andy Reid and quarterback Alex Smith. Rational writers and fans pointed out that the failures landed across the entire team. Yet many have grown impatient with winning in the regular season and they want drastic change. They want to win in the playoffs. Therefore by either firing the head coach or the starting quarterback, the fans believe the championships will come.
The precedent is there. The Denver Broncos fired a proven head coach in John Fox after he had gone to a Super Bowl and won the AFC West four straight times. The next year with a new head coach and a system that did not fit their quarterback, they won the championship. The New England Patriots found one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time in the seventh round of the draft. When they lost their starting quarterback in the middle of the season Tom Brady became legend.