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 RunKC:
Sandy is a triggered 49er transplant posting triggered posts on a Chiefs forum bc her favorite player is about to be replaced.
What a sad life
You have terrible reading comprehension, or yet another fabricated fantasy.
I want Alex gone. Retire or go somewhere else. KC was exactly what I needed after the SF fiasco... but after 5 yrs of Andy Reid, it's time to wrap this up.
I'm still gonna enjoy some KC ball... just as I have been doing for SF, post-Harbaugh/Baalke/Kaep. Alex needs to retire or seek other destinations, though. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
Or he could just do his job as a quarterback. That seems to work for other guys.
Hey, I agree. Alex got this wild idea to do it himself and try to take off. I wish he had chosen otherwise. All the same, if Witz or Fulton gets in front of that defender? we are having a different conversation entirely. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sandy Vagina:
Hey, I agree. Alex got this wild idea to do it himself and try to take off. I wish he had chosen otherwise. All the same, if Witz or Fulton gets in front of that defender? we are having a different conversation entirely.
It's a shame that Alex wont get another year. 6 years is about the time when it clicks for the OL and they adjust and prepare for their QB to abandon a clean pocket. [Reply]
Smith in the 1st half of the Titans game was 19-24 for 231 yards with 2 TDs. All hail playoff Smith! That was all him.....right?
But when he went to shit in the 2nd half....it was drops, Reid/Nagy's shitty playcalls and an offensive line that refused to block. Right?
Are you saying that Smith couldn't check out of those plays? Smith is such a bitch that he couldn't go up to Reid/Nagy and tell them that what they're doing isn't working? [Reply]
Originally Posted by Sandy Vagina:
Hey, I agree. Alex got this wild idea to do it himself and try to take off. I wish he had chosen otherwise. All the same, if Witz or Fulton gets in front of that defender? we are having a different conversation entirely.
So you expect them to go from pass blocking to run blocking.....why? They're doing what they are assigned to do. They can't read Smiths mind and start running down the field to block. Dude was a spy and they left him out in space because they assumed Smith was going to pass. If they run down field to block its a penalty when Smith passes. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
So you expect them to go from pass blocking to run blocking.....why? They're doing what they are assigned to do. They can't read Smiths mind and start running down the field to block. Dude was a spy and they left him out in space because they assumed Smith was going to pass. If they run down field to block its a penalty when Smith passes.
But then he gets to blame the offensive line for killing the drive with a penalty. [Reply]
The offensive line picked up the stunt beautifully. All Alex had to do was roll to the right and keep his eyes down the field. Instead he ducked his head and looked to run like a fucking scared bitch.
Originally Posted by jd1020:
It's a shame that Alex wont get another year. 6 years is about the time when it clicks for the OL and they adjust and prepare for their QB to abandon a clean pocket.
Originally Posted by jd1020:
It's a shame that Alex wont get another year. 6 years is about the time when it clicks for the OL and they adjust and prepare for their QB to abandon a clean pocket.
Originally Posted by Superturtle:
So you expect them to go from pass blocking to run blocking.....why? They're doing what they are assigned to do. They can't read Smiths mind and start running down the field to block. Dude was a spy and they left him out in space because they assumed Smith was going to pass. If they run down field to block its a penalty when Smith passes.
did you really just say "run down field and get a penalty?" LOL
You're right. The two OL were much more useful doing not a ****ing thing.
I do agree that Smith screws up by giving up on pass options. Not sure from that gif if any were available. Convenient to not show that. I also understand that OL don't have eyes in the back of their heads.
It was just shit play there. ONE play.
Hey, remember when Brady shat out a couple plays of fetal yesterday?
