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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
I won't argue that Alex Smith was the best available QB this year, at least for 2013 (I'd bet at least one of the QBs taken in this year's draft ends up being better than Smith down the road).
But if the best QB they could get this year is a stop-gap who can't carry the team to playoff success, who ranks somewhere in the bottom half of NFL starting QBs, I would suggest they shouldn't have paid a premium price for the best QB they could get this year.
Acquire a cheaper stop-gap, even if he isn't as good. Build for the future.
Only reason to pay the price they did for Alex Smith is if you think you can win at a significant level with him. Andy Reid and John Dorsey seem to think that's possible, but I think history works against them.
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Now we are getting somewhere. I agree with you. I too thought the price they paid was far out of line. But after I thought about it, they just wanted to get their guy, and they were the highest bidder by a mile. I get and understand all of that. And, I love the fact that they didn't extend him right away, and if he fails, you guys can wash your hands of him after this season, and if they do that, the price is a second, and a third. A steep price to pay for sure, but at the very least they didn't tie themselves to it for longer.
I thought it was a smart play. I still maintain 10 wins. And if you ask me, that's a pretty good price to pay for a 8 win jump. Obviously, 6 wins, not so much. KNow what im saying?