Anyone wondering whether the Chiefs are ready to move past Marcus Peters’ one-game suspension only needed to watch quarterback Alex Smith’s weekly presser with the media Tuesday.
Smith is extremely intelligent, and that often shows in his interviews. He is patient and deliberate, and if you listen closely, you’ll understand he often strikes the perfect mix between doing what the team wants him to do –– which is say nothing of consequence –– while also providing enough insight to respectfully answer a question.
That said, Smith’s emphatic answer to a benign question about the Chiefs’ upcoming showdown against the Los Angeles Chargers –– which came immediately after he’d fended off four straight questions about Peters’ return with a range of answers that supported his embattled teammate (more on that later) –– essentially spoke volumes about a team looking to leave the past in the past.