ESPN - Alex Smith willing to wait for deal

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Just shows that he's not confident in his ability to play qb at a high level. I have no problem letting him walk.

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Originally Posted by Fruit Ninja

Just shows that he's not confident in his ability to play qb at a high level. I have no problem letting him walk.

I feel NOT signing this fluff contract of Dalton's is because he DOES believe his abilities to play at a high level will earn the bigger guarantee.

He was the highest rated QB and winning when Kaepernick replaced him - now, rating isn't everything and is skewed, but he was playing well and he believed his abilities then. He's not scared of competition, at worst he wants to not be plan B as he was in SF.

His contract was low enough in SF that his (8) and Kaepernick's salary (1) was keepable for SF and tradeable. If Smith were to sign a 18M deal, we'd be forced to keep him or release him to find his own team because no one would believe we'd keep him (and thus not trade picks for him).