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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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O.city · 01-08-2018, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

49ers get Jimmy Garoppolo for a 2nd.

Chiefs get a 1st + for Smith. Ya... seems legit.

Jimmy needed a new deal and had played what 4 games?

Plus I’m pretty sure the hood got fleeced or forced or something weird l.

I’m guessing it’ll end up being 2 2nds for alex but with Rappaport saying they could get more than they gave up, who knows

jd1020 · 01-08-2018, 09:51 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

Jimmy needed a new deal and had played what 4 games?

Plus I’m pretty sure the hood got fleeced or forced or something weird l.

I’m guessing it’ll end up being 2 2nds for alex but with Rappaport saying they could get more than they gave up, who knows

Jimmy is also only 26 years old with the idea being he'll be a franchise QB.

Smith is 34 with the idea being he'll keep your head above water for a couple years.

pugsnotdrugs19 · 01-08-2018, 09:52 PM

I'd love if we could get either a 1st this year or a 2nd and 3rd. Of course a high 2nd would be great too.

O.city · 01-08-2018, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by SAUTO

Buffalo gives us their 1st and 3rd? Or ours?

Yeah I dunno

O.city · 01-08-2018, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

Jimmy is also only 26 years old with the idea being he'll be a franchise QB.

Smith is 34 with the idea being he'll keep your head above water for a couple years.

Yeah the idea being that, he definitely looks the part.

But they’re gonna have to give him a big deal now.

jd1020 · 01-08-2018, 09:55 PM

The media has always been fascinated with Smith, but I have a feeling the league feels differently and sees him more along the lines of a system QB with limited ability.

Just listen to the players talk about him, no one is scared.

How far and beyond do you think the Chiefs offer of a 2nd + conditional 3rd was for the 49ers to agree to it a month before it could happen?

**SAUTO** · 01-08-2018, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by O.city

Yeah I dunno

Theirs would be a spot or two better, so probably ours

I can see it

Discuss Thrower · 01-08-2018, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

The media has always been fascinated with Smith, but I have a feeling the league feels differently and sees him more along the lines of a system QB with limited ability.

Just listen to the players talk about him, no one is scared.

How far and beyond do you think the Chiefs offer of a 2nd + conditional 3rd was for the 49ers to agree to it a month before it could happen?

They were ****ed because Reid had tried to acquire him in Philly.

Baalke and Harbs had Dorsey and Reid over a barrel.

O.city · 01-08-2018, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

The media has always been fascinated with Smith, but I have a feeling the league feels differently and sees him more along the lines of a system QB with limited ability.

Just listen to the players talk about him, no one is scared.

How far and beyond do you think the Chiefs offer of a 2nd + conditional 3rd was for the 49ers to agree to it a month before it could happen?

Possibly

But it seems if Rappaport is putting that out there he’s heard something about it!

I mean we here know what Smith is but he’s also a lot better than a lot of guys playing right now.

We shall see

Prison Bitch · 01-08-2018, 11:33 PM

Did anyone watch the buff jax game? Need any more proof QB is bad? And those were playoff teams

Beef Supreme · 01-08-2018, 11:36 PM

I just want it done. Don't leave us hanging.

RINGLEADER · 01-08-2018, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by pugsnotdrugs19

I would cum to death.

I could see us getting our first back from Buffalo.

I don’t think Dorsey will give us one of the Browns number ones (maybe we could have gotten one before Dorsey got there because Cleveland is so dysfunctionally stupid, but not now).

Jacksonville might give us a two...maybe. I think Alex could take them to the Super Bowl with that defense so wouldn’t be my first choice.

Arizona might give up a one but they’re rebuilding and may just want to blow the whole thing up.

**RealSNR** · 01-08-2018, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by jd1020

What team do you see giving up a 1st for Alex Smith?

You think a team with a top 10 pick like the Browns, Broncos, or Jets are trading that pick for Alex Smith?

Who is left? Arizona at 15? Ya right.

Then who? Jaguars?

Sam Bradford, man.

I'm tellin' ya.

Sam Bradford.

Never doubt the idiots that run this league with their buddies. They're all the ****ing same. They would all suck a 1000 Chinese dicks for a guaranteed 10 win season. That's how they think. That's how they operate. That's what they've always done.

We think we're such a special franchise, but in reality it's the teams that don't do that shit and end up winning all the time. The small handful. The rest of the NFL is all a bunch of Alex Smith dick suckers.

We're going to get more than a 2nd rounder for Smith. I said it in the summer. I said it in the fall. And I'm saying it now.

Setsuna · 01-09-2018, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Valiant

Our luck Alex says **** Cleveland and retires.

I see Arizona or Jacksonville as a good spot.

Piss off.

Nickhead · 01-09-2018, 12:36 AM

tell ya what, it's entirely possible alex could end up in pittsburg depending on what ben does after the season!

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