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Originally Posted by Saccopoo
They were second rounders, which, if Alex Smith can come in and provide six years of the same level of performance that he was providing in 2011 and 2012, were picks well spent.
A known commodity is much better than an unknown, and any draft pick, especially one past the first round, is most assuredly an unknown commodity.
The Chiefs will draft a QBOTF in approximately 3-4 years provided Smith is capable of directing Reid's offense in a competent manner. And I have absolutely no reason to think that he won't.
They have put together a coaching staff and player roster that is built to be competitive right now. Alex Smith was the most important addition to that reconstruction of the team other than Dorsey and Reid.
It's not like losing two second rounders are going to have the same impact as gaining a potential franchise QB, which Reid obviously feels he has in Alex Smith. We shall see, but if Reid is correct, then it was a viable trade.
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You are absolutely right if Alex is a franchise QB. Where your argument loses he is that Jim Harbaugh would have to be stupid to not see franchise potential in Alex that Andy sees.
Harbaugh coached up Rich Gannon, coached up Josh Johnson, recruited Andrew Luck, groomed him into a unanimous concensus #1 draft pick, saw NFL ready potential in Kaepernick most scouts missed AND developed him from a raw prospect into a solid middle tier or higher QB.
And I'm supposed to believe that Andy see's QB potential in Alex that Jim missed?
OK, if you say so. I can't see it.
I see what you are saying and time will tell the tale, but if Alex had franchise potential then the 49er GM could have picked a pass rusher or defensive back with that 2nd selection in 2011.
The week Jim Harbaugh was hired by the 49ers, a reporter stuck a mic in his face and asked him about quarterbacks since Alex was a free agent and the lockout meant nobody could court free agents at the time
Jim Harbaugh's instant response was, "Do we need a top-flight quarterback? Do human beings need air to breathe?"
If Jim didn't see that potential in Alex, then it just not there. I've seen a lot of Alexsexuals say that maybe Alex will perform better after Jim Harbaugh than with him -- that he could still fill the elite potential that made him a 1st overall draft pick. That even as Harbaugh gave up on Alex for Kaepernick, that Alex could go somewhere else and still maybe become a franchise QB rather than a mid-tier journeyman.
I just can't see Andy Reid being a superior judge of QB talent to Jim Harbaugh, and that doesn't account for the fact that Jim saw Alex every day in camp and practice for almost 2 full NFL seasons, while all Andy Reid has is game tape and hearsay.
Even Dorsey remarked that one of the things that sold them on Alex was his mentoring of Kaepernick. Alex is ready made for mentoring his replacement while holding down the fort for him.
Alex Smith? 6 years starting in Kansas City? I can't see it.