Alex Smith isn't buying Tom Brady's criticism of the current state of the NFL. The former 49ers, Chiefs and Commanders quarterback called out Brady for…
It also keeps players from joining his most direct competition. I admired Alex Smith with the 49ers and especially after his horrible injury. But the reality is that the premier free agents did not want to sign with a team that wouldn’t even make the playoffs because of Tom Brady.
I hear the arguments of “Well X QB doesn’t want to go to a team that has Mahomes in the same division”, and find that a bit ludicrous (see: Russell Wilson) but there are other divisions that are more wide open that don’t have a Mahomes in it, where that QB has a better chance to win it. They have a better chance of making the playoffs.
Tom and the Pats were a major factor in the division sucking though. Constant ass kickings are demoralizing and lead teams to do drastic things.
Fire the coach, reach for players in the draft, get a new quarterback, trade for the star, overpay for the free agent, etc.
It also keeps players from joining his most direct competition. I admired Alex Smith with the 49ers and especially after his horrible injury. But the reality is that the premier free agents did not want to sign with a team that wouldn’t even make the playoffs because of Tom Brady.
I hear the arguments of “Well X QB doesn’t want to go to a team that has Mahomes in the same division”, and find that a bit ludicrous (see: Russell Wilson) but there are other divisions that are more wide open that don’t have a Mahomes in it, where that QB has a better chance to win it. They have a better chance of making the playoffs.