Trade Official: QB Alex Smith to #Chiefs confirmed

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

NFL teams can completely turn around in one year, if there's a QB available that has the talent to change that franchise.

It's quite clear that Reid and Dorsey don't believe there's a QB in the draft capable of changing the Chiefs fortunes in 2013.

Only time will tell if they're right or wrong.

Even if they are right, why trade valuable picks for a guy like Smith when the team needs so much work?

Even if they despise every 2013 QB they were never pot-committed to Alex Smith until they decided to commit themselves.

If they sign a Matt Moore type to start and punt on the QBs this year, they could angle flipping 2.34 into future picks. Now they can't do that.

If they want to move up next year, they lack ammunition because of the Smith trade.

The reprehensible part of this trade to me is two-fold: 1) It treats 2013 as the only year of the team that matters 2) It severely decreases the team's leverage and ability to acquire a difference maker under center.

This leads me to a few conclusions:

1) Clark Hunt doesn't really care about winning big
2) This regime is overly consumed with winning now than building a consistent winner.