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Chiefs Trade QB Alex Smith To The Washington Redskins


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3 minutes ago, fjblair said:

WTF? They will save a ton of money and cap room and the talent is a wash. I love the move. 

The talent isn't a wash when you give up one of the better young CBs in the NFL. If the Skins were going to give up a CB, they should've forced KC to eat Norman's contract instead of trading the better guy who is still on a very affordable rookie deal. The Skins got straight fleeced.

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9 hours ago, Saca312 said:

Agreed. 

Even just basing it on Alex Smith alone, I doubt he’ll find much success in Washington. His pocket presence has been notably poor and it’s clear he benefits well from talent, a run game + o-line, and of course Reid’s incredible scheme. I have my doubts he’ll be fine on the Redskins and be able to elevate them.

 

Been saying the same for years to a buddy who is a die hard Eagles fan.  

Me:  Never trade for an Andy Reid QB.

Him:  Why not?  Those guys are playing their asses off.

Me:  Do we have to go down the list again?  It's his system.

Him:  [who doesn't believe that a system can elevate a QB that much]  That's BS, either they can play or they can't...Kolb, Foles, etc. can play.

Me:  Why no success anywhere else?

Him:  No idea, maybe the WR's aren't good?

 

The Eagles went from one easy system, to another, and he still can't see it.

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The Redskins will win the NFC East this coming season. 

Smith can run any type of offense they put in front of him -- WC, Air Coryell, mobile QB, whatever. He may not be one of the greats, but he is one of the smartest guys to play the game (graduated a year early with a double major in poly sci and economics), can make any throw, is mobile and seems to be a real team first guy. 

I'm mainly surprised we didn't seem him head over to the Jets, Bills or Dolphins to be honest. I guess Washington knew Cousins was going to ask way too much and they decided to get in before the rush on Smith started. There are some pretty strong teams that are just a good QB away and he'd fit any of them.

And I can only guess that Andy Reid really feels confident in his new QB. He should be a good judge, so it'll be interesting to see if the Chiefs come out hot again next season.

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22 minutes ago, thefuzz said:

Been saying the same for years to a buddy who is a die hard Eagles fan.  

Me:  Never trade for an Andy Reid QB.

Him:  Why not?  Those guys are playing their asses off.

Me:  Do we have to go down the list again?  It's his system.

Him:  [who doesn't believe that a system can elevate a QB that much]  That's BS, either they can play or they can't...Kolb, Foles, etc. can play.

Me:  Why no success anywhere else?

Him:  No idea, maybe the WR's aren't good?

 

The Eagles went from one easy system, to another, and he still can't see it.

So every team that traded for a Reid quarterback and watched him suck just has bad receivers...

Okay.

Eagle fan friend sounds like he doesn't have a clue.

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23 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

The talent isn't a wash when you give up one of the better young CBs in the NFL. If the Skins were going to give up a CB, they should've forced KC to eat Norman's contract instead of trading the better guy who is still on a very affordable rookie deal. The Skins got straight fleeced.

Nope,  but everybody gonna spin it however they see fit to spin. Nothing is cut and dried with NFL trades and roster moves. 

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19 minutes ago, Khyber53 said:

The Redskins will win the NFC East this coming season. 

Smith can run any type of offense they put in front of him -- WC, Air Coryell, mobile QB, whatever. He may not be one of the greats, but he is one of the smartest guys to play the game (graduated a year early with a double major in poly sci and economics), can make any throw, is mobile and seems to be a real team first guy. 

I'm mainly surprised we didn't seem him head over to the Jets, Bills or Dolphins to be honest. I guess Washington knew Cousins was going to ask way too much and they decided to get in before the rush on Smith started. There are some pretty strong teams that are just a good QB away and he'd fit any of them.

And I can only guess that Andy Reid really feels confident in his new QB. He should be a good judge, so it'll be interesting to see if the Chiefs come out hot again next season.

I have my doubts about that, especially considering Washington doesn't have the receiving talent equivalent to Hill, nor the RB equivalent to Hunt. 

Smith had a damn good year, but he was also on a more talented roster with a coach and system that allowed him to succeed. 

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6 minutes ago, Cracka McNasty said:

I have my doubts about that, especially considering Washington doesn't have the receiving talent equivalent to Hill, nor the RB equivalent to Hunt. 

Smith had a damn good year, but he was also on a more talented roster with a coach and system that allowed him to succeed. 

You may be right, but both those guys benefited from having Smith to work with, too. I'm also kind of hedging in here by predicting a Superb Owl hangover for the overachieving Eagles, a rebuilding year from the Giants and another epic collapse by the Cowboys.

 

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