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."
I remember the trade Alex Smith talk in the preseason. The Donktards were weighing in then. They thought that Semen had a higher trade value than Smith. What about now KnowShit? Do you still think that Semen would bring more in a trade than Smith? Or, how about this, what would be your trade parameters for a swap of Semen for Smith? Chiefs fans feel free to weigh in too. [Reply]
Chiefs are gonna turn alex into a first round pick plus
Lol
Good luck if they can get it, but I just don't see it. I don't know who makes a trade involving a R1 for a 34 year old $20M guy with a year left. [Reply]
Originally Posted by rico:
In the history of CP, nothing more true has ever been posted on here... hopefully soon you hopefully won't ever log in to CP anymore!!!
Originally Posted by RealSNR:
Teams aren't making the deal to throw the Chiefs a bone, you ****ing dipshit.
They're making the deal because THEYRE the desperate ones trying to acquire a QB
The Chiefs are the ones who are projected to be $7M over the 2018 salary cap. They have to clear cap space quickly if they want to be active early in FA.
I don't see why any team would be desperate when the 2018 QB market is as robust as it is. [Reply]
Just needs to protect himself from taking too many big hits and he will be a major star. He has the potential to be a hybrid of Big Ben/Aaron Rodgers. Gotta stay healthy and avoid RG3/Deshaun knee problems. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
The Chiefs are the ones who are projected to be $7M over the 2018 salary cap. They have to clear cap space quickly if they want to be active early in FA.
I don't see why any team would be desperate when the 2018 QB market is as robust as it is.
Kirk Cousins and....? Also, the salary cap problem and its solution have been explained so many times its a waste of typing trying to get it through your fucking stupid head. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Kirk Cousins and....? Also, the salary cap problem and its solution have been explained so many times its a waste of typing trying to get it through your ****ing stupid head.
Go ahead, cut 5 starters. Good luck replacing them with better players in this FA market. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
Go ahead, cut 5 starters. Good luck replacing them with better players in this FA market.
That's the plan. 2 of them are old, useless sacks of shit, 2 are overpaid and on the decline, and 1 gets injured if you breathe on him wrong. All 5 can fuck off. [Reply]
Cousins, Brees, Keenum, Bradford, and Bridgewater are all better than every FA QB that's been available recently. Then you have guys like Chase Daniel, Jay Cutler, McCown, and maybe even Tyrod Taylor.
Add in 4 legit first round QB's + LaMar Jackson and all of the sudden giving up a #1 for Alex Smith doesn't seem like a great idea anymore. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe:
Cousins, Brees, Keenum, Bradford, and Bridgewater are all better than every FA QB that's been available recently. Then you have guys like Chase Daniel, Jay Cutler, McCown, and maybe even Tyrod Taylor.
Add in 4 legit first round QB's + LaMar Jackson and all of the sudden giving up a #1 for Alex Smith doesn't seem like a great idea anymore.
It's gonna be hilarious if the Chiefs end up getting a 1st for Alex Smith and Denver drafts some turd like Josh Allen. [Reply]
