KANSAS CITY • On the list of NFL playoff quarterbacks still kicking in the divisional round, it’s easy to overlook Alex Smith.
New England’s Tom Brady, Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger, Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and Seattle’s Russell Wilson all have won Super Bowls. Dallas’ Dak Prescott is a rookie sensation. Atlanta’s Matt Ryan may be this season’s MVP.
OK, we’ll skip over Houston’s Brock Osweiler.
And then there’s Smith. Yes, he may have at least gotten to a Super Bowl during the 2012 season for San Francisco. But linebacker Jo-Lonn Dunbar of the St. Louis Rams rattled his cage with a hard hit during a Nov.