Trade Official: QB Alex Smith to #Chiefs confirmed

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Reid Ferrin ‏@KCChiefs_Reid

Trade Official: QB Alex Smith to #Chiefs confirmed. Stay tuned to http://KCchiefs.com for more info #chiefskingdom


Adam Teicher ‏@adamteicher

The Alex Smith to #Chiefs trade is now official. 49ers get 2nd round pick plus conditional 2014 pick. Chiefs get starting QB



The San Francisco 49ers have agreed to a trade with the Kansas City Chiefs. The 49ers will acquire an undisclosed 2013 draft choice, and a conditional pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, in return for sending QB Alex Smith to the Chiefs. Smith must pass a physical in Kansas City for the trade to be executed.

“We would like to thank Alex for his contributions to the 49ers organization over the past eight years,” said 49ers General Manager Trent Baalke. “He is a true professional who represented the 49ers with class on and off the field.”

Originally the first overall draft pick in the 2005 NFL Draft by San Francisco, Smith spent eight seasons in the red and gold. During his tenure with the 49ers, he started 75 of the 80 games in which he played, completing 1,290 of 2,177 pass attempts (59.3%) for 14,280 yards and 81 TDs.

In 2012, Smith was 6-2-1 as a starter, completing 153 of 218 pass attempts (70.2%) for 1,737 yards with 13 TDs and 5 INTs, and a QB rating of 104.1. In 2011, Smith led the 49ers to their first NFC West title and postseason berth since 2002. He threw for a career-high 3,144 yards on 273 of 445 pass attempts with 17 TDs, 5 INTs and a 90.7 QB rating.

Born in Seattle, WA, Smith attended Helix High School in LaMesa, CA. At the University of Utah, Smith boasted a 21-1 record as a starter and became the first player in school history to be named a finalist for the Heisman Trophy.



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[DaneMcCloud]

Originally Posted by Sweet Dick Willie

Years on end??? Come the **** on, man.
Posted via Mobile Device

Well, I'm glad that YOU'RE convinced that Smythe will be a franchise QB, but there's virtually no one else that agrees.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

*ALEX SMITH BLOWJOB*

That's all well and good, but we don't have the #2 defense.

Smith is going to have to do more than just excel at timing routes with one WR.

And for all his "robotic goodness," it didn't help him a lick on third-down for his entire career.

If we can't convert third downs our significantly less-than-#2-defense is going to wilt.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

If he plays to his Harbaugh form and the Chiefs are able to turn 1.1 into, for example, 1.8 this year and 1.15 next - they can do a hell of a lot more than purgatory.

I think it's fair to give him the chance to prove that he isn't what he's been for his last 20 starts, don't you? If he's that guy, he's actually quite good.

I have no reason to believe he's not that guy, but I also think that guy isn't nearly what he appeared to be without the significant advantages afforded him by that defense.

That's why I think this team wins eight or nine games next year.

I also think the odds of the Chiefs moving off that pick are overly optimistic, but I do agree with you in this sense: the one thing that will keep them out of purgatory is whether or not they can trade down from 1.1 and turn that trade down into a 2014 first to pair with their own as ammunition.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I'm sure that 78,000 people would trek out to the stadium every Sunday to watch Jeno Smythe for years on end in the hopes that he wasn't a complete failure.

We will never know now will we? That is a shame. Shame for this franchise and fanbase not to get the opportunity to watch a QB blossom in front of our eyes. Shame not to take a chance on a young QB prospect that could take us above anything we have had for the last thirty or even fourty years.

[BossChief]

I know the dream is dead and buried, but...2009 Eagles

McNabb (2nd overall)
Kolb (2nd round pick)
Vick (reasonable vet contract)

I know, it's an unhealthy obsession.

Smith (first overall)
Smith (second round pick)
Daniels (reasonable vet contract)

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by DJ's left nut

If he's that guy, he's actually quite good.

That guy is not going to be enough if, again, our defense is not up to snuff.

Don't forget he's playing Phil Rivers and Peyton Manning twice a year now, instead of Tarvaris Jackson, Sam Bradford and and John Skelton.

There's six wins (and a tie) out of his glorious 20 right there.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Go to Hell

That's all well and good, but we don't have the #2 defense.

Smith is going to have to do more than just excel at timing routes with one WR.

And for all his "robotic goodness," it didn't help him a lick on third-down for his entire career.

If we can't convert third downs our significantly less-than-#2-defense is going to wilt.

Yeah, the 3rd down efficiency remains puzzling to me. I suspect we'll find out why he's struggling in short order.

My guess is that teams are dropping into short zones on him and if there are a shitload of guys dropping into coverage zones, it's awfully tough to find a guy breaking open. In that instance you really do have little choice but to fire the damn ball into a hole.

Not sure if that's the problem. If it is, I'm not sure how to deal with it. It's definitely the part of his game that is most disturbing to me and I can neither diagnose or treat it. At that point I just have to hope that a guy that does nothing but live and breathe football is going to do a better job of spotting a solution than I will.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by BossChief

I know the dream is dead and buried, but...2009 Eagles

McNabb (2nd overall)
Kolb (2nd round pick)
Vick (reasonable vet contract)

I know, it's an unhealthy obsession.

Smith (first overall)
Smith (second round pick)
Daniels (reasonable vet contract)

We're not drafting Geno and telling him to be the #3 QB.

We've officially crossed the great barrier, landed on the planet sha-ka-ree, and there is no real QB God, just a fake-ass Alex Smith.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

They drop in short zones because he can't take the top off the defense. That's also why he's so efficient on those early downs. They guard against the deeper pass, giving up the shorter routes as a concession.

Unless he can consistently make the passes he made against the Saints in 2011 he'll face the same issues that Chad Pennington did.

[ChiefsCountry]

Originally Posted by DaneMcCloud

I think those are quite fair conclusions.

That said, how do you propose he sells tickets in 2013 by asking his fans to be even more patient than they've been since 2005?

[Hammock Parties]

I'd imagine the great majority of Alex's success on timing throws was on first down, when everyone was expecting that team to run.

In obvious passing situations, he's far less effective, and that explains the crap third-down conversion percentage.

I bet there are some grisly splits for that data.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Go to Hell

That guy is not going to be enough if, again, our defense is not up to snuff.

Don't forget he's playing Phil Rivers and Peyton Manning twice a year now, instead of Tarvaris Jackson, Sam Bradford and and John Skelton.

There's six wins (and a tie) out of his glorious 20 right there.

Where does the defense have to be?

Top 10? Because with a strong #2 CB and/or a legitimate pass-rusher on the line, I think this team can get there. If you put Sheldon Richardson on that line with Sean Smith as the #2 CB and Robinson at FS, you have a top 10 defense with relative ease, IMO.

If the Chiefs put together a top 10 defense and Reid coaxes 95% of what Harbaugh was able to get out of Smith, isn't that a pretty damn good team? Especially if Avery stays on the field and Bowe is Bowe?

I'm not saying it will happen, but it's also not nearly as farfetched as so many folks are saying. This team can be pretty damn good.

[Hammock Parties]

I'd also add that not having Vernon Davis is probably going to be a bigger problem than people think.

While we have Bowe, when your QB can't threaten past 20 yards, WRs become far less effective.

Without the additional threat of a freak athletic TE controlling the hash, and absolutely changing coverages, defenses are going to defend Alex Smith differently here, I'd wager. Particularly in the red zone.

[Rasputin]

Originally Posted by Go to Hell

I'd imagine the great majority of Alex's success on timing throws was on first down, when everyone was expecting that team to run.

In obvious passing situations, he's far less effective, and that explains the crap third-down conversion percentage.

I bet there are some grisly splits for that data.

For team Andy Reid I expect us now to pass on first down and I'm sure teams will get use to that and figure our pass run pass punt out.

['Hamas' Jenkins]

One thing to consider: Despite Reid's QB prowess, how many games does he cost his team with his egregious clock management?