Market for Alex Smith will be strong, Ian Rapoport says

[JakeF]

Market for Alex Smith will be strong, Ian Rapoport says
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network thinks the Chiefs could get a solid trade haul in return for Alex Smith.
Kirk Larrabee - 3 hours ago 0

The Kansas City Chiefs should have no problem finding a trade partner for Alex Smith this offseason and could come away with a strong haul in return, according to insider Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network.

Rapoport, who reported over the weekend the Chiefs would be listening to offers for Smith this offseason, was a guest on The Day Shift on 610 Sports Radio Kansas City Monday, where he was asked about the level of interest in Alex Smith and whether or not the Chiefs will be able to trade him.

"A lot," Rapoport said. "A lot, and yes."

Smith is coming off his best statistical season of his career as he threw for 4,042 yards in 2017 with 26 touchdowns, five interceptions, and a 104.7 passer rating. Rapoport says it's that performance along with what Smith can bring to a team's quarterback room that makes him such a hot commodity.

"He was number one in the NFL in passer rating," Rapoport said. "He is a great person, so if you trade for him and then draft a quarterback high, you will get someone who's going to help him. All you need to do is ask Patrick Mahomes. It's actually an amazing thing what a great person Alex Smith is because he's dealt with a lot of crap in his career despite mostly awesome and has come out the other side of it."

There have been several teams speculated to be good fits for Smith, with different situations among each of them. There's the Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills, playoff teams that are still fighting quarterback woes; there's the Arizona Cardinals, a team whose starting quarterback, Carson Palmer, just retired, but still has enough talent to be competitive next season; and there's a team like the Cleveland Browns, who might be interested in acquiring Smith to not just help the team start winning again but to be a mentor to a quarterback they might select in the draft.

The latter situation might not seem like an ideal one to many quarterbacks, but Smith has done it before, and Rapoport thinks he might not have a problem doing it again.

"If I was a franchise quarterback, would I really want to help the guy who is brought in to replace me? I don't know," Rapoport said. "For some ridiculous reason, Alex Smith has done it several times, and he's continued to be a great guy. He's going to end up benefiting from all this because first of all, he's probably going to wind up being traded somewhere great. Second of all, I think his legacy will sort of live on and people will know what a good person he is."

Trading Smith would free up $17 million in cap space for the Chiefs, a much-needed amount for a team currently projected to be over the cap next year, and would also allow them to replenish some of the draft picks they traded away in multiple trades in recent months. It cost a 2013 second round pick and a 2014 conditional pick (which turned out to be another second round pick) for the Chiefs to acquire Smith from the San Francisco 49ers in 2013, and Rapoport thinks the Chiefs could get even more in return for Smith than that.

"I think they might do better this time," Rapoport said. "He is a hot commodity, and they are in unbelievable position."

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[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

youre a complete passive aggressive tool if you think youre actually a 'hospitable' person in any sense of the word

complete hypocrite of you to go around being the hospitality police while youre one of the biggest douches here

Post more gifs on the injuries you wish on players and posters who don't agree with you.

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by jd1020

Did Andy really choose to milk a lead?

He abandoned the run. Does that sound like something you do when you want to milk a lead?

The Titans have a good run defense and a horrible passing offense. Our QB managed 35 yards of passing in the 2nd half? You are damn right I'm going to throw that mother ****er under the bus.

He's the same mother****er that showed up in the first half and despite some bad drops and calls got you that 18 point lead. The defense could have been grateful enough to get ONE ****ing stop, but ooooh noooo... not that defense.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Sandy Vagina

He's the same mother****er that showed up in the first half and despite some bad drops and calls got you that 18 point lead. The defense could have been grateful enough to get ONE ****ing stop, but ooooh noooo... not that defense.

They were exhausted from carrying around 60% of the salary cap.

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

They were exhausted from carrying around 60% of the salary cap.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

Post more gifs on the injuries you wish on players

What a liar...

how bout you post a SINGLE gif i have ever made wishing injury on others

I actually got so much red rep for creating the 'traitor' thread of people who DID wish injury & losses on our players

You find one single incident of me wishing injury on a chiefs player....any player...Smith included.

The fact you have to make this up shows everything that needs to be said.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

Dumb comment. That offense is stacked with talent. Cooks and Gronk together alone is a coaches dream

****ing stop comparing Alex Smith to hall of famers. Alex Smith is not Brady. Mahomes very likely won't be either. The idiotic comment that Brady succeeds because of talent is just....

He made an afc conference game and was one of the most productive passers in the league with Jabar Gaffney and reche Caldwell as his receivers. The pats went 8-0 without Gronk last year. And in case you didn't notice, Gronk, like kelce, went into concussion protocol when the pats made a huge comeback against an elite jags defense.

[Sandy Vagina]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

****ing stop comparing Alex Smith to hall of famers. Alex Smith is not Brady. Mahomes very likely won't be either. The idiotic comment that Brady succeeds because of talent is just....

He made an afc conference game and was one of the most productive passers in the league with Jabar Gaffney and reche Caldwell as his receivers. The pats went 8-0 without Gronk last year. And in case you didn't notice, Gronk, like kelce, went into concussion protocol when the pats made a huge comeback against an elite jags defense.

and I just wonder which way the calls... or no-calls.. went for Brady in that game...

I agree that Brady is good in his own right... but goddamm dude.. even when he fails, he gets bailed out from officiating and amazing receiver catches.

That's just NOT the Chiefy way.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

What a liar...

how bout you post a SINGLE gif i have ever made wishing injury on others

I actually got so much red rep for creating the 'traitor' thread of people who DID wish injury & losses on our players

You find one single incident of me wishing injury on a chiefs player....any player...Smith included.

The fact you have to make this up shows everything that needs to be said.

http://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=312545

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by Sandy Vagina

Alex been getting abused for many years by pro pass rushes.

Giving Alex good protection still doesn’t matter.

[hitchief]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

What a liar...

how bout you post a SINGLE gif i have ever made wishing injury on others

I actually got so much red rep for creating the 'traitor' thread of people who DID wish injury & losses on our players

You find one single incident of me wishing injury on a chiefs player....any player...Smith included.

The fact you have to make this up shows everything that needs to be said.

Such a poor baby, did you get your feelings hurt?

Shut the F*** up and take it like the bitch your are.

Or don't trash talk and name call you crying baby.

why do all the haters feel free to hate and bash on others but when its turned around they act like they've been emotionally injured. Must have been bullies in High School.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

http://chiefsplanet.com/BB/showthread.php?t=312545

That's a video.

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by Eleazar

I don't really understand the consternation about possibly gutting the defense and starting over, except a key piece or two.

It was a bottom-third of the league unit. Things aren't going to get any worse. This group has abundantly proven that it can't beat a quality opponent in the postseason, even given 5 years to do it.

With Reid, Sutton, and this roster, the team is a pretender anyway. They might as well get a leg up on a potential window in 2-3 years, when all these pieces would have aged out anyway.

We are all excited about Mahomes, but it's likely he's going to turn the ball over more than Smith at least at first, and that more is going to be asked of the defense when we aren't playing as tight of a ball control offense (hopefully).

A rookie QB isn't going to take us to the Super Bowl, particularly on a team like this with many glaring weaknesses. It would be better to start building a defense for 2020 instead of trying to apply bandaids to this terminally ill unit.

I didnt say gut the defense, i said old and ineffective players. Bye Hali (non contributor) DJ (aged and slowed) Sorensen (Eats dicks in hell) possibly bailey and parker.


18 points allowed vs steelers and 22 points allowed vs titans at home is too much to overcome I suppose. Not to mention 27 at Foxboro. Defense did their part in every playoff game except the colts game. And one year, gay boy smith couldnt even get the chiefs to the playoffs with a top 8 defense

Whats wrong with the roster? if we can have a good draft and have 55M in cap space to attack free agency, this team is ready to compete.


One could argue that his offense is going to put up more points as well.

He isnt a rookie QB next year. We dont have a ton of glaring weaknesses that cannot be adressed. We need a few defenders, and a couple of our players to come back heathy.

[Baby Lee]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

****ing stop comparing Alex Smith to hall of famers. Alex Smith is not Brady. Mahomes very likely won't be either.

Then why do so many statements about how this QB has to leave, with extreme prejudice, and THAT QB has to start, with all alacrity, start with 'well when Brady . . . ?'

I agree that neither are or likely will be Brady, but the 'fanbase' is predicating their entire existence on 'we're doomed unless Brady.'

Picking up on Fish's line of inquiry, if we can only win with a Brady, and we're never getting a Brady, why are you watching? And why are you so insistent on making sure those who are watching know you despise them and wish on them a horrible experience?

[Fish]

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

As unnecessary as complaining about the starting QB every day of the season even though it was clearly the coach's settled decision?

Have you considered the possibility that both behaviors can be interpreted as equally annoying?

Originally Posted by Baby Lee

I've been here since the very moment the BB started, and I'm still a Chiefs fan. I'm trying to remind people it's possible for this place not to be inhospitable for fans of the team, that it hasn't always been like it is now. And you are chiding me in favor of the people who are here to purposefully troll and make the place miserable?

It's not your responsibility to remind anyone. The board cannot replicate those Leave it to Beaver golden years, and no amount of June Cleaver public scolding is going to bring it back. Just go with the flow and accept it for what it is.

[Ming the Merciless]

Originally Posted by hitchief

Such a poor baby, did you get your feelings hurt?
Or don't trash talk and name call you crying baby.

I dont mind trash talk, but dont sit here and pretend that I wish injury on Chiefs players...thats stupid. I dont even wish injury on non chiefs. Ive never made a single gif wishing injury on anyone. Its just not true....

Trash talk all you want, bud...just dont straight up say things that are false that you can't back up. SHow me these gifs or stfu