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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho
Cutler was entirely hypothetical in response to Sacc's question about what the Chiefs could do other than stand by their man.
He's an OK upgrade from Smith (12-15 QB in the league rather than 16-20ish) but not a major one. If you could do it for $2 million more a year or so, it would be worth it.
Of course, since Cutler is a 2014 FA and Smith is under contract for another year, it's all just discussion.
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That's kind of splitting hairs though. I don't think the difference in a 12-15ish qb and a 16-20 ish qb is necessarily one that determines a sb etc.
No one is kidding themselves here in thinking Alex is ever going to be one to shoulder an elite offense by himself like a Manning or Brady will. I know that, you know that.
But (and this gets skewed because the same argument was made for Matt cassel, when it's just not the same in this instance) if you put elite or near elite players around smith, who's to say he isn't a top 12-15 ish qb? If you believe he can, that 2 million could make a difference in who you can bring in.
Obviously you'd love to have Aaron Rodgers who you can pay top dollar and take the hit of surrounding talent cause he's that good. But those guys aren't growing on trees (I know I know gotta try etc) and I don't know if you read the articles that the nflphilosophy guy wrote, but unless you have a guy who's gonna carry you're team, I dunno that I'd invest heavily in said qb.
Alex smith included for that matter.