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Originally Posted by Schnitzel
The main problem I have with the Alex Smith signing is the timing. If we waited for after the season, we could've saved tons of cap room...
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If we waited until after the season, then we are likely going to have to resort to the 2013 solution like we did with Bowe/Albert: sign one player to a gargantuan, out-sized contract, and the other has to be franchised. Both players would have us bent over a barrel, which is why Bowe is paid like a Top 6 WR, and Albert is no longer a Chief.
The contract is reasonably priced, and it gives us a couple opportunities to cut our losses in the next three years. It was also signed at a time of maximum Chiefs leverage -- which is why it's so reasonable.
The only reason not to like this extension is because you don't like Alex Smith as a QB.