Alex Smith To Kc

[ozark trout fisher]

According to various news sources, Kansas City is going to trade for Alex Smith. Now I'm not a Chiefs fan (actually, as a Denver Broncos fan, just the opposite) but if I was, this would strike me as very good news. On the heels of KC getting a proven coach, getting a proven quarterback that has taken a team to a conference championship game has to feel really good. I don't know if he can do anything crazy like take this team to the playoffs next year (he's not a star really, just a very reliable, steady quarterback) but this combined with the Andy Reid hire and the #1 draft pick should have this team very competitive in the AFC within a couple of years...And I'd be surprised if there isn't major improvement in the win column next year. He's one of those few big time free agents that is low-key and won't be a sideshow-at least based on the incredibly classy way he handled getting benched this past season because of an injury. As a Broncos fan, I do welcome some healthy competition in the division, because I feel like last year they played so many non-competitive games that they weren't ready for what happened in the playoffs. So I'm looking forward to the Alex Smith/Peyton Manning battles for the next couple of years, hopefully.

[ollie]

I don't like it and I'm a Chief's fan! I'm sick and tired of them picking up the scraps from SF on the QB side. You would think someone in the organisation would learn by now.

[ozark trout fisher]

Even if you're not a huge Alex Smith fan, if nothing else this should allow the Chiefs to get more out of the #1 pick...If they didn't acquire a solid veteran quarterback, then maybe you end up taking a QB with that pick...but with no (apparently) elite quarterbacks in this draft, that would seem like a reach. Now they can just take the overall best player (most likely Luke Joekel from Texas A&M), which is how most NFL teams want to do it anyway.

I really think he will help bring your team success, along with (presumably) improved talent from the high draft picks this year. We'll see though.

[ollie]

Two names say it all : Steve Bono and Elvis Grabach or however you spell his last name. Scraps from SF that didn't pay off for the Chiefs. I agree there isn't much in the draft for good QBs this time around, but I still think it's a mistake to take him IMO. We will see though, time will tell.

[Wayne SW/MO]

I'm a long time fan, back to the beginning of the Chiefs actually and I have serious doubts. While he wasn't a bench sitter per se, he did get beat out and that offers up doubt. The good side is they can get rid of the career bench sitter Cassel.

I think there is probably a major league QB in this class, it's just hard to know who it is, but I hope they draft one, just not until they take Joeckel. They need to replace some wide receivers and take a hard look at some defensive lineman who haven't made a good move from the Tigers to the majors.

[Ham]

I'm hoping for the best. My son has become an accidental Chiefs fan.

I'm more concerned about Reid as the coach than I am Smith as the QB.

[Quillback]

I'm hoping Smith turns out well, but I have my doubts. I see him as a fill in until they get into a position to pick up a franchise QB (if they ever get that chance, it's so ironic that they finally have a #1 pick and there isn't a QB out there worth the pick.) They did give up their 2nd round pick for Smith and I wonder if they could have picked up one of this years class of QB's with that pick. Would've been a huge gamble, so I can understand them playing it safe by picking up Smith.

[ozark trout fisher]

The Chiefs can (and probably should) still draft a QB this season. The reality is that first rounders like Geno Smith and Matt Barkely might not end up being that much better than later round guys like Tyler Bray, Tyler Wilson, Landry Jones, and Matt Scott. They won't have that 34th pick (due to the trade) but chances are you can get a decent prospect in the third round. Potential stars like Russell Wilson can still be found in that range a surprising amount of the time, if you're lucky/good at evaluating talent. So all is not lost for those who want the Chiefs to take on another QB to develop. It would be a mistake in my mind if they didn't. But this eliminates the need to really reach and take one with the first overrall pick. You generally want to take the best overrall player with the first pick, pretty much regardless of need. And the Chiefs could really use a potential star left tackle like Luke Joekel or Eric Fisher. If you want to look to the defensive side of the ball, Jarvis Jones (or even according to some, Missouri's own Sheldon Richardson) would be another option. But you really want a true standout talent without that pick in my opinion, not just the best quarterback in a (seemingly) weak class.

And Alex Smith would seem to be the perfect guy to mentor a "project" quarterback. I think he would give you solid production for a couple of years until you think the new guy is ready. It sure didn't seem to hurt Kaepernick to learn from him for a couple years.

[stlfisher]

Yeah, I don't think there are any better options out there and not a great year to draft quarterbacks. I kinda think they got the best of what was available. If Alex Smith plays like he played under harbaugh he should be fine.

[Quillback]

Yep I agree with you guys, if the Chiefs want to "win now" then Smith is probably the best option out there.