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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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**The Franchise** · 01-10-2018, 07:40 PM

I would take a 2nd and a conditional 3rd 2019 pick from the Browns. Say it could go as high as a 2 depending on games started.

BryanBusby · 01-10-2018, 07:45 PM

Alex will go to Arizona and his cuck lovers will have a split cardinals 49ers jersey and will be beat up by sf men in pink shirts over it

Dante84 · 01-10-2018, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

I would take a 2nd and a conditional 3rd 2019 pick from the Browns. Say it could go as high as a 2 depending on games started.

I’d love it to be the Bills, because the pick being a 1st rounder not only is a sexier, earlier pick, but we also would get a 5th year option on the player we pick.

For that reason I think we would work harder to make it happen with them.

**bevischief** · 01-11-2018, 05:32 AM

If you want a poodle...

**notorious** · 01-11-2018, 08:09 AM

Alex shouldn’t go to Buffalo or Cleveland. Cold, windy stadiums in cold, windy divisions. You need QBs that are big and strong with a cannon where they play.

I think Cutler signed a one year contract in Miami. That’s my dark horse pick. Zona and Jax are my other picks, with KC being the highest probability.

Mike in SW-MO · 01-11-2018, 08:12 AM

Dante84
"With the Browns, I don't see them giving up the #1 or the #4. This means it would likely be two 2's (best case), or some other combination of three picks involving one of the 2's and a 3 or 4."

Wonder if we see Browns trade back from 1 or 4 then trade that 1st for Alex.

Dorsey loves moving picks & might like Alex better than what he sees in the draft. Would mean a VERY young team with a proven leader at the helm.

Wonder what Dorsey really thinks about Alex.

Sassy Squatch · 01-11-2018, 08:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Mike in SW-MO

Dante84
"With the Browns, I don't see them giving up the #1 or the #4. This means it would likely be two 2's (best case), or some other combination of three picks involving one of the 2's and a 3 or 4."

Wonder if we see Browns trade back from 1 or 4 then trade that 1st for Alex.

Dorsey loves moving picks & might like Alex better than what he sees in the draft. Would mean a VERY young team with a proven leader at the helm.

Wonder what Dorsey really thinks about Alex.

If Kirk Cousins is serious about actually signing there he's a Brown. They have 118 Million in cap space. Of course, I think he's just using them to spike his price even higher then what it was already going to be. They could then turn around and trade #1 to a desperate team for yet another kings ransom.

**notorious** · 01-11-2018, 08:19 AM

Cleveland isn’t trading the 4 pick for Alex Smith.

Mile High Mania · 01-11-2018, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by notorious

Cleveland isn’t trading the 4 pick for Alex Smith.

Hell no.. if there's a R1 pick to be had via trade, it's a very late R1 pick.

**notorious** · 01-11-2018, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Hell no.. if there's a R1 pick to be had via trade, it's a very late R1 pick.

I don’t think it’s going to be that high, either, MHM.

Sassy Squatch · 01-11-2018, 08:29 AM

At the very most, we might be able to con #15 out of Arizona. That's the absolute top value I see them getting, and I think a perfect storm has to happen for that

Mile High Mania · 01-11-2018, 08:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Superturtle

At the very most, we might be able to con #15 out of Arizona. That's the absolute top value I see them getting, and I think a perfect storm has to happen for that

Age, dollars, etc ... I just do not see that happening.

Sassy Squatch · 01-11-2018, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Age, dollars, etc ... I just do not see that happening.

Like I said. Perfect storm.

**Tribal Warfare** · 01-11-2018, 08:35 AM

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Originally Posted by notorious

Cleveland isn’t trading the 4 pick for Alex Smith.

I'd add Peters do to the comments that his family made in the past concerning being a young black man playing in the Midwest

duncan_idaho · 01-11-2018, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Tribal Warfare

I'd add Peters do to the comments that his family made in the past concerning being a young black man playing in the Midwest

Nah. Ride him out, get great value while he's young and cheap... and then be ok with him leaving when he can.

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