It's no secret that Alex Smith has been struggling the past 2 months. We are on a 1-5 slide in the last 6 games and have nearly blown our massive division lead in one of the worst divisions in football. It is time that we step up and demand change. We need to see what we have in Patrick Mahomes. It is time for our rookie to start. He's had plenty of time to learn the system, and this would give him some experience going into next year. Bench Alex Smith. Start Patrick Mahomes.