Thread: Chiefs If the Chiefs go 8-8 or better 49ers get a 2nd round pick.
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Old 05-17-2013, 01:34 AM   #2307
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Originally Posted by splatbass View Post
No, your expectations for the trade to be worth it. Unrealistic. And unfair to not give him and the team a reasonable amount of time to get things together. Expecting immediate success, when the entire offense is learning a new playbook.

I suppose it will make it easier for you to say "I told you so", which I think is what you are up to.
Have you (or has anyone else for that matter) ever heard me say "I told you so" about anything? I've been on this site for how many years now?

Newsflash: I hope I'm wrong. Because things will be much more enjoyable as a fan if he produces to level of the exorbitant trade value we gave up for him.

As far as it being "unfair" and having to "give him and the team a reasonable amount of time to get things together," well, let's look at some other new quarterbacks starting over in new places who've met my "unrealistic" standards for value in the wake of the Alex Smith trade:

Drew Brees, New Orleans, 2006: 4418 yards passing, 26 TD, 11 INT.
Jon Kitna, Detroit, 2006: 4208 yards passing, 21 TD, 22 INT.
Brett Favre, Minnesota, 2009, 4202 yards passing, 33 TD, 7 INT.
Peyton Manning, Denver, 2012: 4659 yards passing, 37 TD, 11 INT.

And here's a few who haven't:
Matt Cassel, KC, 2009: 2924 yards, 16 TD, 16 INT.
Jay Cutler, Chicago, 2009: 3666 yards, 27 TD, 26 INT.
Matt Hasselbeck, Tennessee, 2011: 3571 yards, 18 TD, 14 INT.
Donovan McNabb, Washington, 2010: 3377 yards, 14 TD, 15 INT.
Carson Palmer: Oakland, 2011: 2753 yards, 13 TD, 16 INT.
Chad Pennington, Miami, 2008: 3653 yards, 19 TD, 7 INT.

So, basically, you're telling me I should be satisfied if trading a pair of 2nd rounders nets us the performance from the guys in that second group, that it's "okay" if Alex Smith just ends up being another bust trade like Carson Palmer or Jay Cutler. That it's too much to hope for Alex Smith to perform like Favre or Manning or Brees or even the mighty Jon Kitna?

If that's the case, then why trade 2nd round picks for him?
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