The Facts: There has been plenty of speculation from the national media on whether the Chiefs would be interested in pursuing someone like Dallas' Tony Romo, even though Reid told The Star at the Pro Bowl that Smith will be the Chiefs' starting quarterback in 2017, and general manager John Dorsey backed that up shortly after the Super Bowl. Now, Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt confirmed that course of action to The Star. "I would just reiterate what Andy has said several times throughout the offseason, which is he's very happy with Alex and Alex is going to be our starter going into 2017," Hunt said.

Diehards Line:In the opinion of outside observers, the Chiefs hierarchy must have major discussions in the coming weeks on Smith and whether after four years they still consider the soon-to-be 33-year old quarterback one that can lead the team deep into the playoffs. There are two years remaining on Smith's contract and he's down to receive in 2017 a base salary of $10.8 million, plus another $2.5 million in bonuses, with a cap number of $16.9 million. On the season, his passer rating fell in the 2016 season, even though his protection was improved. Smith completed 67.1 percent of his passes for 3,502 yards, 15 touchdowns and eight interceptions in 2016 — numbers that put Smith well outside the desire range for fantasy owners.