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JakeF · 01-08-2018, 04:53 PM

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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**Rausch** · 01-11-2018, 12:42 PM

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Originally Posted by temper11

I know,

I know.

He's a FA this offseason - Geno might be our b/u...

**The Franchise** · 01-11-2018, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

If Denver drafts a QB in the first year, yeah. I don't expect to get a ton for him.

. Like anyone is giving you anything for him. Keep ****ing being a homer.

Quesadilla Joe · 01-11-2018, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Superturtle

The point of a stopgap is for him to actually play, not sit on IR for half the season.

A stopgap is just buying a little time for the guy behind him. If he gets hurt, so what? Just put the young guy in. You're not expecting to win the Super Bowl with Bradford anyways.

Sassy Squatch · 01-11-2018, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

A stopgap is just buying a little time for the guy behind him. If he gets hurt, so what? Just put the young guy in. You're not expecting to win the Super Bowl with Bradford anyways.

the very point of a stopgap is so that you DON'T have to play your rookie before he's ready.

**Rausch** · 01-11-2018, 12:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

. Like anyone is giving you anything for him. Keep ****ing being a homer.

If he gets a 3rd I'll fondle Phil's balls on a live stream...

Quesadilla Joe · 01-11-2018, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

. Like anyone is giving you anything for him. Keep ****ing being a homer.

Why not throw a 5th or a 6th for him? Denver could potentially get a lot more for him if they hang onto him for another year or two.

Mecca · 01-11-2018, 12:47 PM

All Alex Smith did was take the Chiefs from being awful to back to the Marty years and honestly I'm not sure that's any better.

**Rausch** · 01-11-2018, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

All Alex Smith did was take the Chiefs from being awful to back to the Marty years and honestly I'm not sure that's any better.

...

**The Franchise** · 01-11-2018, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

Why not throw a 5th or a 6th for him? Denver could potentially get a lot more for him if they hang onto him for another year or two.

Yeah....keep hoping for that. He hasn’t been shown to be worth shit.

Sassy Squatch · 01-11-2018, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

. Like anyone is giving you anything for him. Keep ****ing being a homer.

Dude legit thinks the Broncos can move up from #5 to #1 by giving the Browns next years first and Shaq Barrett.

Bewbies · 01-11-2018, 01:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Mecca

All Alex Smith did was take the Chiefs from being awful to back to the Marty years and honestly I'm not sure that's any better.

He was bad enough they finally used a 1st round pick on a QB. That’s a win brother.

Pitt Gorilla · 01-11-2018, 03:23 PM

If Andy had replaced Smith with Mahomes to start the second half, we win.

pugsnotdrugs19 · 01-12-2018, 12:15 PM

"There's more demand than supply for QBs in this draft class. Makes me think some teams will be very aggressive about trading (Alex Smith) or free agency (Kirk Cousins)" - @nfldraftscout (Matt Miller)

JakeF · 01-12-2018, 12:48 PM

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Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

There are many of us who don't give two shits about winning regular season games; that's why your saint is done dirty, because he's just five more wasted years on a QB who was never going to get the team to the Super Bowl, and they wasted a few pretty good players' best years by going "safe" at the QB position rather than swing for the fences.

He's a good human being and I appreciate that... but I would have rather appreciated it from afar.

I would say "thanks" if I felt any gratitude for anything he did while here... but I don't. He should be saying "thanks" to the Chiefs and Andy Reid for dragging him to another major payday.

He can have fun in Arizona/Cleveland/Jacksonville/whatever town is dumb enough to trade for him. Good riddance to QB rubbish.

Wow

A bunch of leftover anger being taken out on Alex Smith instead of the Hunt family.

JakeF · 01-12-2018, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

"There's more demand than supply for QBs in this draft class. Makes me think some teams will be very aggressive about trading (Alex Smith) or free agency (Kirk Cousins)" - @nfldraftscout (Matt Miller)

I hope Veach doesn't screw this up.

Do you jump early and take the best offer before another option arrives?

Do you wait it out until other teams are stuck and have to pay your demands?

Trade Smith before or after the draft?

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