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Originally Posted by dtchiefs4life
It's not the chiefs leaking it why would they say 49ers are telling teams it's done?
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Think of the NFL off season as a giant chess match. There are few teams with QBs they can let go in a trade to acquire other picks or to clear cap space, there are quite a few teams who need an upgrade at QB who WOULD take those guys for the right bargain, especially in a draft that has no clear cut guys who can start immediately and play lights out.
This gives the leverage to the teams that have those QBs. In the case of the niners, they have less leverage than the Eagles do with Foles, because here in a short while, they'll have to eat a large amount of money to either keep (and trade) Smith, or let him go and lose the compensation they are looking for with draft picks. In this case Philly has the top tier bargaining chips and can set the market and also play their strongest hand for the most compensation, as teams will give up more for Foles right now due to his youth and contract, than they will for Smith. So, naturally, the niners want to announce that they have a deal that is all but done, to take away that advantage that Philly has, and Philly has been popping contradictory news out all week to drive up the Foles price to devalue Smith.
Enter Kansas City, who wants foles at a bargain, Philly who won't go for that bargain, and the Niners who desperately want to get some kind of compensation for Smith before they are forced to release him.
Now Kansas City has the upper hand. They have the first pick in the draft and can get Geno all day, but ultimately have the final say on whether or not the Niners get any compensation for Alex since they are the only team that can carry his cap space in a trade AND give the niners the compensation they'd be "okay" with taking for him, without having to restructure his contract.
A majority of you guys are out there seriously undervaluing the Chiefs leverage at this point. Stay calm and watch this unfold in March, you'll be surprised how well we clean this up.
