Nineteen. The mere mention of the number of sacks Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith has taken this season — easily the most in the league, by the way — is enough to make center Mitch Morse frown.
“About as bad it feels,” Morse said.
Because one thing is for sure; Smith cannot keep getting hit this much. The Chiefs have surrendered five more sacks than any other NFL team, and Smith is on pace to be sacked 76 times.
That would tie the dubious record set by Houston’s rookie quarterback David Carr in 2002, a season that is routinely referred to as one that did irreparable damage to the former No.