Chiefs Market for Alex Smith will be strong, Ian Rapoport says - Page 106

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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Quesadilla Joe · 01-29-2018, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by raybec 4

You saying this makes it more likely to actually happen.

I'll bet you a $50 donation to CP that the Browns won't draft a QB #1 overall and then trade the #33 or #35 pick for Alex Smith straight up.

RunKC · 01-29-2018, 02:38 PM

The Browns have more picks and flexibility than anyone in the draft. They could easily draft a QB first overall and trade down from #4, which will have immense value in this draft.

A 2nd rd pick for Alex is barely a dent in their loaded basket of picks.

Quesadilla Joe · 01-29-2018, 02:46 PM

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Originally Posted by RunKC

A 2nd rd pick for Alex is barely a dent in their loaded basket of picks.

A 2nd round pick is fine if you plan on starting him for two or three years.

BleedingRed · 01-29-2018, 02:48 PM

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Originally Posted by RunKC

The Browns have more picks and flexibility than anyone in the draft. They could easily draft a QB first overall and trade down from #4, which will have immense value in this draft.

A 2nd rd pick for Alex is barely a dent in their loaded basket of picks.

Like I said I want #33 and #65......... They would STILL have a 2nd round pick

Hammock Parties · 01-29-2018, 03:06 PM

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Put your money where your mouth is. If this trade happens I will bet you the Browns have a better record than the Chiefs will next year! I win, you take down this jacked up site that no one really follows anyway. You win and I will admit on Facebook that this is the greatest Chiefs follow ever.

Quesadilla Joe · 01-29-2018, 03:09 PM

Browns fans actually want Alex Smith

https://www.reddit.com/r/Browns/comm...ill_likely_be/

**The Franchise** · 01-29-2018, 03:12 PM

A source close to Browns GM John Dorsey told Yahoo's Charles Robinson that Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield would be an "outlier" for Dorsey's preferred style of quarterback.
The source told Robinson this just days after Robinson published a report connecting Browns dots to Mayfield. Per Robinson, the new source noted that Dorsey is a big proponent of "size, speed, quickness" in college prospects, and Mayfield would be shorter than a typical Dorsey-style passer. Dorsey was in Kansas City's front office when the Chiefs selected Patrick Mahomes at No. 10 overall. Mahomes is the ultimate size-speed-quickness quarterback prospect.

raybec 4 · 01-29-2018, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

What is that quote from?

raybec 4 · 01-29-2018, 03:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Quesadilla Joe

I'll bet you a $50 donation to CP that the Browns won't draft a QB #1 overall and then trade the #33 or #35 pick for Alex Smith straight up.

So it's that one scenario against the field? No thanks, but you saying Dorsey wouldn't do it is based on nothing but opinion. From the bullshit you've spewed around here about how fantastic Lynch and Osweiller were supposed to be, we see how to value your opinion.

O.city · 01-29-2018, 03:17 PM

Poetic justice for us to get 33 back. Its what we gave up for him.

Hammock Parties · 01-29-2018, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by raybec 4

What is that quote from?

my FB page

ChiefsCountry · 01-29-2018, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

Where is that from?

Quesadilla Joe · 01-29-2018, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by raybec 4

So it's that one scenario against the field? No thanks, but you saying Dorsey wouldn't do it is based on nothing but opinion. From the bullshit you've spewed around here about how fantastic Lynch and Osweiller were supposed to be, we see how to value your opinion.

Ok.

If the Browns draft a QB #1 overall and trade for Alex Smith, I bet you a $50 donation to CP that it won't be for #33 or #35 straight up.

Hammock Parties · 01-29-2018, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ChiefsCountry

Where is that from?

Sandy Vagina · 01-29-2018, 03:31 PM

Talk about not being able to let go of Smith once the Chiefs do.... what a shock!

01-08-2018, 04:53 PM
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