Market for Alex Smith will be strong, Ian Rapoport says

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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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[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

Reading comprehension.

okay, so we agree that the chiefs offense had the same amount of chances, plus or minus one possession then correct?

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Already pointed out to you that one of those touchdowns was a fluke play where he caught his own pass, which has only happened one other time in history. Too bad our useless **** of a defensive coordinator couldn't make any adjustments in the 2nd half. But hey, 167 yards of total offense in a half for a QB is apparently "magnificent" now. Smith averaged 146.6 total yards of offense per quarter this season, so I guess I should consider him really good or something?

You're comparing a large sample to a small sample, and you're not considering the points put on the board.

It's not really a valid comparison.

If Mariota had done what he did in that half for an entire year, he would have had 5,344 yards of total offense for the season...

So uh...pretty good.

All I'm saying is it would be super nice if a Chiefs QB was 6/6 on third down in the second half of a playoff game once in my lifetime.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

You're comparing a large sample to a small sample, and you're not considering the points put on the board.

It's not really a valid comparison.

If Mariota had done what he did in that half for an entire year, he would have had 5,344 yards of total offense for the season...

So uh...pretty good.

All I'm saying is it would be super nice if a Chiefs QB was 6/6 on third down in the second half of a playoff game once in my lifetime.

Woof. Maybe we should look into firing the coordinator of the defense who allowed that to happen. I mean, the talent and the scheme seemed to be doing an alright job in the 1st half. Only 3 points given up. Talent was still the same in the 2nd half, so what happened? It couldn't have been a lack of defensive adjustments, could it?

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Woof. Maybe we should look into firing the coordinator of the defense who allowed that to happen. I mean, the talent and the scheme seemed to be doing an alright job in the 1st half. Only 3 points given up. Talent was still the same in the 2nd half, so what happened? I

Umm, Chris Jones and Rakeem Nunes Roches say "hi" from the locker room.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by bigjosh

Umm, Chris Jones and Rakeem Nunes Roches say "hi" from the locker room.

Wow, so the defense goes from stout to dumpster fire just from losing a starter and a rotation guy on the D Line?

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Mariota played electric in the second half! - Clay
(Ten minutes prior) Alex Smith's fault he lost despite having a "Top 5 defense" - Clay

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Wow, so the defense goes from stout to dumpster fire just from losing a starter and a rotation guy on the D Line?

They were down to two defensive linemen for ****s sake. .

They literally had to play someone out of position if they wanted to run a base 3/4 set.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Wow, so the defense goes from stout to dumpster fire just from losing a starter and a rotation guy on the D Line?

But hey just remember when losing your top receiving option (Kelce is easily replaceable by Harris, amirite) and your 3rd option already went down with an achilles injury for the season this has zero effect on an offense's ability to be productive. Absolutely not. In fact, Alex Smith should have thrown for 400 yards with Alligator arms Wilson, Demarcus I can't run the correct route Robinson, and Stone Hands Harris out there.

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

Mariota played electric in the second half! - Clay
(Ten minutes prior) Alex Smith's fault he lost despite having a "Top 5 defense" - Clay

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[Ming the Merciless]

A 1st down or two might be nice when handed the ball with a lead

Is that too much to.ask?

Maybe a drive in the second half ?

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Superturtle

Woof. Maybe we should look into firing the coordinator of the defense who allowed that to happen. I mean, the talent and the scheme seemed to be doing an alright job in the 1st half. Only 3 points given up. Talent was still the same in the 2nd half, so what happened? It couldn't have been a lack of defensive adjustments, could it?

Mariota was just balling out. You can't account for a QB scrambling. He was just running circles around our dudes once he figured things out.

[bigjosh]

Originally Posted by Pawnmower

A 1st down or two might be nice when handed the ball with a lead

Is that too much to.ask?

Maybe a drive in the second half ?

"21 points should be enough to win a playoff game"
-TiggerUnclefunk

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by TigeRRUppeRRcut

But hey just remember when losing your top receiving option (Kelce is easily replaceable by Harris, amirite) and your 3rd option already went down with an achilles injury for the season this has zero effect on an offense's ability to be productive. Absolutely not. In fact, Alex Smith should have thrown for 400 yards with Alligator arms Wilson, Demarcus I can't run the correct route Robinson, and Stone Hands Harris out there.

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[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by bigjosh

They were down to two defensive linemen for ****s sake. .

They literally had to play someone out of position if they wanted to run a base 3/4 set.

Rakeem Nunez Roches didn't even suit up for the game, so I don't know what the **** you're talking about there. Jones going down shouldn't have tanked the team like it did. That is 100% on the defensive coordinator since its, you know, his JOB to COORDINATE the defense. Piece of shit should have been fired after the Indy debacle, and he should have been shot in the ****ing head after letting that shit happen AGAIN under his watch.

[Sassy Squatch]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Mariota was just balling out. You can't account for a QB scrambling. He was just running circles around our dudes once he figured things out.

So are you going to pretend that QB spys aren't a thing now?