Market for Alex Smith will be strong, Ian Rapoport says
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network thinks the Chiefs could get a solid trade haul in return for Alex Smith.
Kirk Larrabee - 3 hours ago 0
The Kansas City Chiefs should have no problem finding a trade partner for Alex Smith this offseason and could come away with a strong haul in return, according to insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.
Rapoport, who reported over the weekend the Chiefs would be listening to offers for Smith this offseason, was a guest on The Day Shift on 610 Sports Radio Kansas City Monday, where he was asked about the level of interest in Alex Smith and whether or not the Chiefs will be able to trade him.
"A lot," Rapoport said. "A lot, and yes."
Smith is coming off his best statistical season of his career as he threw for 4,042 yards in 2017 with 26 touchdowns, five interceptions, and a 104.7 passer rating. Rapoport says it's that performance along with what Smith can bring to a team's quarterback room that makes him such a hot commodity.
"He was number one in the NFL in passer rating," Rapoport said. "He is a great person, so if you trade for him and then draft a quarterback high, you will get someone who's going to help him. All you need to do is ask Patrick Mahomes. It's actually an amazing thing what a great person Alex Smith is because he's dealt with a lot of crap in his career despite mostly awesome and has come out the other side of it."
There have been several teams speculated to be good fits for Smith, with different situations among each of them. There's the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills, playoff teams that are still fighting quarterback woes; there's the Arizona Cardinals, a team whose starting quarterback, Carson Palmer, just retired, but still has enough talent to be competitive next season; and there's a team like the Cleveland Browns, who might be interested in acquiring Smith to not just help the team start winning again but to be a mentor to a quarterback they might select in the draft.
The latter situation might not seem like an ideal one to many quarterbacks, but Smith has done it before, and Rapoport thinks he might not have a problem doing it again.
"If I was a franchise quarterback, would I really want to help the guy who is brought in to replace me? I don't know," Rapoport said. "For some ridiculous reason, Alex Smith has done it several times, and he's continued to be a great guy. He's going to end up benefiting from all this because first of all, he's probably going to wind up being traded somewhere great. Second of all, I think his legacy will sort of live on and people will know what a good person he is."
Trading Smith would free up $17 million in cap space for the Chiefs, a much-needed amount for a team currently projected to be over the cap next year, and would also allow them to replenish some of the draft picks they traded away in multiple trades in recent months. It cost a 2013 second round pick and a 2014 conditional pick (which turned out to be another second round pick) for the Chiefs to acquire Smith from the San Francisco 49ers in 2013, and Rapoport thinks the Chiefs could get even more in return for Smith than that.
"I think they might do better this time," Rapoport said. "He is a hot commodity, and they are in unbelievable position."
Originally Posted by Red Dawg:
Alex has to go. It's the only decision to make and I trying very hard to believe he will go and try will do what they should have done 20 damn years ago. Grow the QB they drafted. They have to or burn Arrowhead to the ground.
So you're saying another year of observing on the bench would prevent any type of growing? If he's supposedly the the messiah but you're suggesting that Rodgers/Jimmy G/ Young never happened :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut:
So you're saying another year of observing on the bench would prevent any type of growing? If he's supposedly the the messiah but you're suggesting that Rodgers/Jimmy G/ Young never happened :-)
What is the point of another year if you know you aren’t winning the SB? You don’t get assets and salary to fill holes you need to fill. What about Wentz, Wilson, Brees, Rothlesberger, Watson on and on who got less. There is no extra benefit in him sitting past the year he’s already sat. Alex got his year and the result was the same.
Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut:
So you're saying another year of observing on the bench would prevent any type of growing? If he's supposedly the the messiah but you're suggesting that Rodgers/Jimmy G/ Young never happened :-)
Rodgers was over 10 years ago, and Jimmy G wasn't a first round pick. Over half the current starting quarterbacks in the NFL started in their first or second year. Almost nobody sits for 2 years on the bench, especially not first rounders. Rodgers is not the same situation, so that doesn't count. [Reply]
Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut:
So you're saying another year of observing on the bench would prevent any type of growing? If he's supposedly the the messiah but you're suggesting that Rodgers/Jimmy G/ Young never happened :-)
Rodgers, Jimmy G and Young sat behind HOF QB’s you brain dead mongoloid. [Reply]
I'm also going to maintain that Alex as a backup is a hindrance.
His presence on the team is a hindrance. He can't be a starter because Mahomes is just as good at the moment, but he also can't be a backup because (whether he deserves it or not) he's honestly a goddamn distraction
He needs to go.
Honestly it was a hindrance to keep him after they drafted Mahomes. Everyone knew it was a lame duck season. The hot start deluded that, but everyone knew this team wasn’t built for a Super Bowl with or without Alex. The whole season was just fucking weird. I understood it, but people holding onto this notion now are just fucking stupid. What are you afraid of? Not losing in the first round of the playoffs again? Those memories are too precious to let go? Jesus people are dealing with the Royals rebuild better and they had real success. The funny thing is the ceiling is much higher with Mahomes next year. There is nothing to fear.
Originally Posted by OKchiefs:
Rodgers was over 10 years ago, and Jimmy G wasn't a first round pick. Over half the current starting quarterbacks in the NFL started in their first or second year. Almost nobody sits for 2 years on the bench, especially not first rounders. Rodgers is not the same situation, so that doesn't count.
They also played behind hall of fame QBs that didn’t flame out in the first round. Favre went to the NFC championship his last year in GB and Tom Brady is still going to Super Bowls. Just a little bit different.
Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut:
So you're saying another year of observing on the bench would prevent any type of growing? If he's supposedly the the messiah but you're suggesting that Rodgers/Jimmy G/ Young never happened :-)
I'd trade Alex for that punter from Texas. Something Dick or Dickson. Straight up.
Get rid of Alex and Colquitt and Clark just added a fuck load to his bottom line. Can probably buy another soccer team or kayak helmet made of human hair. [Reply]
Originally Posted by mschiefs1984:
I don't think they will getting much for Alex if anything
It's pretty well known that Alex would have had to make a deep postseason run to have any chance of staying in KC. He didn't any trade value pretty much died on Saturday night. 4th rounder is about the best we will get for him IMO
Most of the talking heads I've seen are laying the lion share of this meltdown on the playcalling and the defence. I think Smith showed enough in that first half that his trade value is still very high. [Reply]
