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Originally Posted by BossChief
For this trade to be a success, a few things MUST happen.
1) NONE of the QBs from this class can be better than Alex Smith. NONE OF THEM. We hold the top pick, that means we have chosen to pass on all of them because we view Alex Smith as superior.
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That's ****ing complete and utter bullshit.
Alex Smith is being brought to Kansas City to WIN NOW. There isn't one goddamned QB in the 2013 draft that can start Day One, let alone win 11 games this year.
The Chiefs have chosen not to wait and develop a guy for three years. Period.
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Originally Posted by BossChief
2) Alex Smith needs to be the guy Reid and Dorsey view him as...a guy that can turn things around in KC and get us into the big picture of the NFL. If h starts for 2 years and we don't win at least 1 playoff game in that stretch, it's a failed trade.
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By trading for Smith, the Chiefs have given themselves a 3 year window in which to draft and develop a QB. They now have the luxury of taking a guy in the 5th round and a guy in the first round next year and develop them.
Forcing a rookie to start just because you need a QB is foolish. Blaine Gabbert, anyone?