Chiefs Market for Alex Smith will be strong, Ian Rapoport says - Page 107

JakeF · 01-08-2018, 04:53 PM

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."

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CasselGotPeedOn · 01-29-2018, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy Vagina

Talk about not being able to let go of Smith once the Chiefs do.... what a shock!

Not letting go is following him to a team you're not even a fan of. Loser.

**Baby Lee** · 01-29-2018, 03:48 PM

I'm just proud Claynus found a new population to welch on.

**The Franchise** · 01-29-2018, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I'm just proud Claynus found a new population to welch on.

He didn’t welch on his bet with me.

Hammock Parties · 01-29-2018, 04:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I'm just proud Claynus found a new population to welch on.

HOLD UP SON

Are you agreeing with fair Phillip, that the Browns will have a better record next season than KC?

**Baby Lee** · 01-29-2018, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

HOLD UP SON

Are you agreeing with fair Phillip, that the Browns will have a better record next season than KC?

via GIPHY

Sandy Vagina · 01-29-2018, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by CasselGotPeedOn

Not letting go is following him to a team you're not even a fan of. Loser.

I'm a fan of Smith, and don't believe in shackling myself to one team. I certainly will keep tabs on Smith.

Claynus is an alleged Chiefs' fan that has been allegedly desperate to get Smith away from his life. Yet he will follow Smith intensely.

One of these is unusual but healthy.

One of these is incredibly weird, conflicting, and unhealthy obsession.

**Tribal Warfare** · 01-29-2018, 04:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

Don't get your hopes up. They're going to stick around because everyone wants them gone.

They'll meltdown or **** up and get RR'd for life defending good ole Alex.

Hammock Parties · 01-29-2018, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sandy Vagina

Claynus is an alleged Chiefs' fan that has been allegedly desperate to get Smith away from his life. Yet he will follow Smith intensely.

Wrong.

You don't get it because you're not a Chiefs fan. Guys like ASS11 have been dooming this franchise for DECADES. LITERALLY.

And you also don't get that Mahomes is going to be so ****ing awesome for this franchise my focus is going to be 95% on him.

But that 5% of my time I spend pissing on Browns QB Alex Smith will be glorious.

bigjosh · 01-29-2018, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy Vagina

I'm a fan of Smith, and don't believe in shackling myself to one team. I certainly will keep tabs on Smith.

Claynus is an alleged Chiefs' fan that has been allegedly desperate to get Smith away from his life. Yet he will follow Smith intensely.

One of these is unusual but healthy.

One of these is incredibly weird, conflicting, and unhealthy obsession.

Im glad we all agree that following a journeyman qb from team to team and defending him valiantly after 13 years of failure is an incredibly weird, conflicting, unhealthy obsession.

Sandy Vagina · 01-29-2018, 05:11 PM

aaawwww yeah baby... let's do this...

http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-...1-ca357c76ab51

Quote:

McCoy on what kind of quarterback he prefers: "One that wins a lot of games."

**Ming the Merciless** · 01-29-2018, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by Sandy Vagina

aaawwww yeah baby... let's do this...

http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-...1-ca357c76ab51

link not found

much like alex's deep passing game

Sandy Vagina · 01-29-2018, 05:17 PM

was a test. You clicked it. You failed.

http://www.azcardinals.com/news-and-...1-ca357c76ab51

**MahiMike** · 01-29-2018, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by New World Order

If it helps them develop their future franchise guy it makes sense

Yeah they are flush with picks.

A8bil · 01-29-2018, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Wrong.

You don't get it because you're not a Chiefs fan. Guys like ASS11 have been dooming this franchise for DECADES. LITERALLY.

And you also don't get that Mahomes is going to be so ****ing awesome for this franchise my focus is going to be 95% on him.

But that 5% of my time I spend pissing on Browns QB Alex Smith will be glorious.

I hope you are right...there are a lot of expectations being placed on Mahomes right now.

**OnTheWarpath15** · 01-29-2018, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by A8bil

I hope you are right...there are a lot of expectations being placed on Mahomes right now.

And if he's not? What have we lost?

The opportunity to go one-and done again?

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