Alex Smith Traded to the Chiefs According to Jay Glazer [UPDATE: For At Least the Second Round Pick, Per Ian Rapoport]
Alex Smith has been traded from the 49ers to the Chiefs according to Jay Glazer of Fox Sports.
Glazer says compensation, as of right now, is unknown. Trade rumors around Smith-to-the-Chiefs have been going around for about a week now.
So as of right now, the Chiefs’ offense would look like this: Alex Smith passing to Jon Baldwin and Dwyane Bowe (they can’t let him go, right?), and handing off to Jamaal Charles.
In my post-Combine Mock Draft – coming later today – I think this solidifies an offensive lineman as the top overall pick.
[UPDATE: Ian Rapoport says the deal is for at least a second round pick.]
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February 27th, 2013 at 12:08 PM
Chiefs love them some 49er QBs
February 27th, 2013 at 12:09 PM
Alex Smith has been traded from the 49ers to the Chiefs according to sources
/ESPN’d
February 27th, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Makes the most sense. Hell, Reid turned Kolb into a somewhat functional QB, don’t see why Alex Smith won’t at least be as decent as he was with the Niners.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:10 PM
Looks like KC gave up a second and another pick in 2014, which seems like a high price.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:11 PM
Bowe will have a lot of suitors in free agency.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Seems like this would make a trade out of number 1 more likely, if a team falls in love with a QB.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:12 PM
Dumb, dumb, dumb. SF just made out like bandits.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:16 PM
They did, but did the Cheifs have a better option? Those move is much better than drafting Geno, or even some shithead like Barkely.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:18 PM
Looks like KC gave up a second and another pick in 2014, which seems like a high price.
It does now, but this is only half of it. Got to wait to see what the Chiefs get for the #1 pick. Maybe there are some teams that will highly value it.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:19 PM
The Niners now have approximately 75 draft picks this draft.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:20 PM
SF has to be stockpiling picks in order to get players they like and/or trade for Revis.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:21 PM
Yo JMac, you gonna let us have a commentor mock draft this year?
February 27th, 2013 at 12:23 PM
i read soused’s piece at animalnewyork. his first name is peter
February 27th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
back off mullet. my avatar is going to toss your avatar through the ad at the bottom of the page
February 27th, 2013 at 12:24 PM
There is also Reid’s work with AJ Feeley.
You’re welcome, Dolphins fans.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:25 PM
The more I think about it, I guess it wasn’t that high of a price if: Smith is a 4 year starter who is avg to above avg; they can get a couple of picks to move down; franchise Bowe and see what he can do with Smith; resign Albert so they can draft BPA, even if that’s an OT.
I wonder who takes a flier on Matt Cassel? And does this make Flynn the best QB on the market now?
February 27th, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Whatever KC gave up for Smith, they will likely get back in this scenario, which I think is going to happen.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:26 PM
I don’t think this is a bad short-term move for the Chiefs as long as they don’t give him too much guaranteed $ over a long term contract. He isn’t winning any championships unless he has an ’85 Bears or Ravens ’00 defense.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Lisk usually runs that. He’ll eventually get to it.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:26 PM
Huh? How many starts exactly did Kold have before he was traded? I believe his statement game was a 300 yard game against the Chiefs when the Cheifs sucked as much as they do now.
Smith is going to blow in KC.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:27 PM
What exactly is that. I want the Titans pick.
/first pick: character issue rb/wr
//second pick: underperforming DL from Eastern Washington
February 27th, 2013 at 12:27 PM
Until Kaepernick contracts hepatitis getting his dong tattooed and goes on IR.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:27 PM
Dumb, dumb, dumb. SF just made out like bandits.
They did, but did the Cheifs have a better option? Those move is much better than drafting Geno, or even some shithead like Barkely.
Agree with both of these statements.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:28 PM
Lisk made an apt Trent Green comparison, I think Smith is competent, especially in a league full of Brady Quinns, Blaine Gabberts and Mark Sanchezeseses.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:28 PM
5 sf picks in top 93
February 27th, 2013 at 12:29 PM
I think the Jets have to do this if they can get a decent return in picks from the Niners. They aren’t competing next year and don’t sound interested in contract talks.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:29 PM
For what it’s worth, the Niners backup QB is now Some Guy Named Scott Tolzien
February 27th, 2013 at 12:30 PM
I dont despise Smith but this is a terrible terrible move. The Chiefs should be amidst a complete roster turnover and this is the desperate “maybe if thngs go right we can be in a Wild Card game”.
Sucks there wasnt a stud at #1 this year for them but that’s not an excuse to fuck up a rebuilding process. Foolish.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:30 PM
peerless, the last two drafts commenters have selected first round picks and hilarity has ensued
February 27th, 2013 at 12:30 PM
The Niners now have picks #31 & #33. They’re either trading up or they’d trade for Revis using those picks considering the Jets have so many holes they need to fill.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:31 PM
You just woke Butters up from his nap.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:31 PM
@Vez – link? everything over there appears to be written by some dude named Andy.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Good move by the Chiefs. He’ll at least make them watchable.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:31 PM
Alright SF, do the right thing and trade #31 and #34 for the Steelers #17 so you can take a WR would can ride the bench for a year.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
The AFC West just got a bit more interesting. It is an upgrade over what KC had the last few years.
For San Fran, better get out the bubble wrap for your QB.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
Here you go
February 27th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
who were they bidding against for Smith??? Jacksonville? Banner implied CLE was staying with Weededn. What a panic move.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:32 PM
If I were the Niners I’d rather trade for Percy Harvin
February 27th, 2013 at 12:33 PM
speaking of Lisk eventually getting to it, did anyone ever find out the final standings from the college football team draft league thingee?
February 27th, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Did the Chiefs even work to float out that they were happy with the QB’s at the combine and Senior Bowl, that they loved the value they’d see in the 2nd and 3rd round picks? It was more like “Geno Smith ain’t a #1 pick, fuck it, let’s just beg SF for Smith.”
Hosed.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:34 PM
If he can join Jim Sorgi in getting a Super Bowl ring I want Wisconsin renamed QBU
February 27th, 2013 at 12:34 PM
Patriots, if they move Mallet?
I don’t know. Keyword “somewhat”.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Why not make a run at Mike Wallace and then trade for Revis? Address two needs that way. Use a later pick for Lattimore to groom to be Gore’s replacement.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Here you go
I’d drink with that guy.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:35 PM
Sucks there wasnt a stud at #1 this year for them but that’s not an excuse to fuck up a rebuilding process. Foolish.
so focus on every other position? that might work. smith did ok with a pretty good team around him, so why not in kc?
if little williams doesn;t shit the bed in the NFCG in 12, are we still slighting smith? if smith doesn;t get hurt last season, does harbaugh find a different way to start kaepernick?
just because this helps the niners doesn;t mean it hurts the chiefs. they got what they wanted. i know ifs and buts is no way to go through life but it’s an ok way to comment imo
February 27th, 2013 at 12:37 PM
So you really think Small Hands McStubblebeard is going to continue his great play going from structured Harbaugh with great talent around on offense to KC where the receivers are……..and the tight end is……..(calm down SC I know it’s the somoan from Iowa)…….and the O-line is……but hey he has Jamal Charles.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
I doubt they trade for Revis before/during this draft. He is coming off an ACL tear and hasn’t played in months. And he needs a new contract. Jets would have to accept $.25 on the $1 for this to happen since you don’t know his value.
Then again, it is the jets, so maybe they sell low.
Now this on the other hand would be interesting.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
I’m not as down on him as others but he was awful in that game…I like the move by KC, now flip the first pick and rebuild
February 27th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
Huh, I had heard SF had zero leverage.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:39 PM
When you get the #1 pick, you have a way to go before you can content for the Super Bowl unless you nab a generational type franchise QB. This retards the process. Your OL is a mess, you’re top WR is a free agent. Shuffling chairs on the sinking ship. Top 8 pick next year for KC.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:41 PM
I’m so jealous of smart organizations. Stupid fucking Lions….
February 27th, 2013 at 12:41 PM
Good thing there’s a generational type franchise QB in this draft then huh. What?
February 27th, 2013 at 12:41 PM
When you get the #1 pick, you have a way to go before you can content for the Super Bowl unless you nab a generational type franchise QB. This retards the process. Your OL is a mess, you’re top WR is a free agent. Shuffling chairs on the sinking ship. Top 8 pick next year for KC.
But they have 5 Pro-Bowlers!!!!!!!!
February 27th, 2013 at 12:43 PM
speaking of Lisk eventually getting to it, did anyone ever find out the final standings from the college football team draft league thingee?
Not that I ever saw.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:44 PM
I always just assumed that I won.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:44 PM
I doubt there is too much concern over the ACL injury, but your point on the new contract is another story.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:44 PM
Williams’ fumbles are the best thing to happen to Smith in that game, because it completely took the focus off of his non performance in that game.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:46 PM
speaking of Lisk eventually getting to it, did anyone ever find out the final standings from the college football team draft league thingee?
you’re so interested because you think you won. well, i think i lost
February 27th, 2013 at 12:46 PM
So what was the smart move then cleet? Snagging Geno, aka Akili Smith 2.0? Draft pillow biting Matt Barkely? Grab that giraffe guy from NC State?
February 27th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
Stupid fucking Lions….
i heard they were considering reggie bush
February 27th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
Let me guess: you’re one of the people who think Flacco is automatically elite now because of the past playoffs, right?
February 27th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
you’re so interested because you think you won. well, i think i lost
I think I have no clue, but will assume I finished in the middle of the pack.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:47 PM
I’m okay with a 2nd rounder, even for a few-year solution. But two seconds is high, especially when this years 2nd is so early.
I wonder if the Chiefs played it a little less desperate if a 3rd (63rd overall) this year and 2nd next would be enough.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:48 PM
Why are my comments disappearing? Am I not allowed to say b@ng?
February 27th, 2013 at 12:48 PM
Revis wants a new deal? Is it Spring already? That groundhog was right!
February 27th, 2013 at 12:48 PM
Roll with some rummy. Then draft Bridgewater or Manziel next year.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:49 PM
I’m okay with a 2nd rounder, even for a few-year solution.
Completely disagree.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:49 PM
naw cleet, i am not saying smith is good because the niners almost made the sb. i’m saying he’s not horrible, and the chiefs just picked up an experienced guy. there are only so many great QBs and they chose to pick up a manager rather than risk a draft pick on a bad QB class
February 27th, 2013 at 12:50 PM
Who’s the idiot GM in KC now? Get on the phone Mayhew!
February 27th, 2013 at 12:50 PM
and flacco is not automatically elite. he’s second tier and got there slowly
February 27th, 2013 at 12:50 PM
They’re already behind the 8-ball because of their dumb moves in the past. Do we know for certain what these prospects will turn out to be? I think Smith has shown what he is. Unless KC was sitting pretty with their team and just needed to add a game-manager QB, getting Smith wasn’t a smart move.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:51 PM
Manziel’s noodle arm won’t carry him far in the NFL…this is why he should try and make as money as he can playing football now
February 27th, 2013 at 12:51 PM
Revis wants a new deal? Is it Spring already? That groundhog was right!
Not only that, he wants Mario Williams money.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Then what was the smart move?
February 27th, 2013 at 12:52 PM
Manziel = Flutie 2.0
February 27th, 2013 at 12:52 PM
The smart move was giving up a 3rd rounder instead of the 34th pick.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:52 PM
To avoid blowing a top pick on a shitty bustacular QB in this draft? The 34th (I think?) is a high price, but if they had a mid-low 2nd rounder, to avoid fucking up the first rounder, I don’t think it’s crazy.
QBs are really valuable. If you put Alex Smith in this draft, wouldn’t he go in the top 2 rounds, even with his contract as is? A sure decent QB can be a lot better than a boom/bust pick.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:53 PM
Given the history of drafting QBs in the past 25 years, I am shocked that everyone is confident in the size of the corn in the stool of this year’s draft class. I guess the Luck/RGIII/Wilson jackpots has made everybody think they are an expert on predicting college QB success in the pros.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:53 PM
So did Mario Williams… doesn’t mean he deserved it.
I think Revis is a fine QB, but off of injury, and assuming that at some point the rules of pass interference and holding will actually apply to him, he doesn’t have nearly the value he thinks he does, or he did a few years ago.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:54 PM
NFL Purgatory is the worst place to be. Bad enough to disappoint, good enough to miss the impact players in the draft.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Yes to all of the above, especially if Andy Reid is the QB guru everyone makes him out to be.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Taking your chances late in the draft with a rookie that doesn’t cost you a lot of money. Then you can bench or cut them down the road. The Chiefs are going to suck anyway next year. You gut it out with a mediocre veteran while the rest of the pieces are put in place. Smith is going to give you what that veteran was anyway.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:57 PM
BOOM. Why can’t Reid do with Smith what he did with Vick a few years ago?
February 27th, 2013 at 12:57 PM
People forget how good Doug Flutie was in ’98 and most of ’99. And this was at age 37 in a much more conventional offense than Manziel will likely be running.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:58 PM
I know you meant CB but saying he is only fine is quite the understatement.
February 27th, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Thankfully they are already 6 million over the cap and won’t be able to afford him. Chris Ivory on the other hand….
February 27th, 2013 at 12:59 PM
Because Vick is a lot more talented?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:00 PM
This when he was duking it out with Rob JOhnson and Alex Van Pelt in Buffalo? Good times.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:03 PM
Alex Smith has been in the league several years. It took many off coord. to get him to an average/above average level even with the outstanding talent surrounding him. As a GM, why would you want this? The risk/reward imo is not worth it. At least for a 2nd rounder.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:03 PM
I think this is a good deal for both teams. Thos mocking the Chiefs on this deal are misguided.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:04 PM
havent caught up on the comments, but i like this fit.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:04 PM
Then what was the smart move?
Take your medicine, draft the best players of value and revisit the QB situation next year when you again are in the top 5.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:07 PM
The QB’s in this draft cannot be anymore of a bust as Smith has been in his career. Add to that the fact that the little bit of success Smith enjoyed in San Fran was due to Harbaugh protecting him with the running game. Andy Reid is known as a QB guru, but one thing he isn’t known for is protecting his QB. Smith dropping back 40 times a game is going to be a catastrophe of mediocrity. This is why even with all of the success, Harbaugh spent the majority of the past year looking to replace him.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:08 PM
reid/vick wasnt a good fit and mcnabb was the king of holding onto the ball forever until roeth came into the NFL. look at the eagles offense when they had jeff garcia…taht’s waht you’ll see here.
he’s not going to be making alex smith take 7 step drops and fire the ball 25 yards downfield now. cmon.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:09 PM
Nutshell: GloriousMullet and the Cheifs are fucktards and Niners are ninjas.. Oh, and half of the commentors should be GM’s.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:09 PM
and jamaal charles on screens anyone?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:10 PM
They won 2 games last year. Would mediocrity really be considered a catastrophe?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:14 PM
Viewed through the lens of a GM trying to turn a franchise into a contender, absolutely.
/future general manager of the Green Bay Packers
February 27th, 2013 at 1:17 PM
He also went against the grain for Garcia, and increased rushes per game, and limited patterns to half the field. It shows he can protect a QB, but I don’t think his history shows he is going to protect Smith for an entire 16 game season as Harbaugh did. Hell, having to do that eventually frustrated Harbuagh.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:18 PM
Alex Smith is younger than Brandon Weeden.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:18 PM
i can get behind this…while i think smith is WAY better than garcia, garcia really only worked in a short stint. who were the philly RB’s with garcia? westbrook and staley? id say that KC has similar talent in charles/hillis…KC’s got a fairly decent OL too.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:19 PM
that’s great because smith uses his mobility, while weeden already plays like a 40-year old sonny jurgensen.
/AGE FOR NON-MOBILE QB’S IS FUCKING POINTLESS TO TALK ABOUT
February 27th, 2013 at 1:21 PM
Wasn’t Garcia notorious for improvising like crazy and just basically doing whatever the hell he wanted? Hence why he played for like 5 different teams in 5 years toward the end of his career
February 27th, 2013 at 1:21 PM
Untwist your panties, this thread is a pure opinion forum. I’m giving my thoughts on the trade and arguing and bringing facts to defend it.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:22 PM
Sonny Jurgensen was gay?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:22 PM
Settle down, Francis.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:22 PM
or ask yourselves the question this way: If you’re a GM, and there is a QB in the draft who projects to be the next Alex Smith, do you take him in the second round?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:22 PM
/AGE FOR NON-MOBILE QB’S IS FUCKING POINTLESS TO TALK ABOUT
Jim Everett is still available
February 27th, 2013 at 1:23 PM
/that
February 27th, 2013 at 1:24 PM
hey chris, we’d like to…hello? hello?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:24 PM
or ask yourselves the question this way: If you’re a GM, and there is a QB in the draft who projects to be the next Alex Smith, do you take him in the second round?
this doesn;t account for the value of experience, on and off the field
February 27th, 2013 at 1:26 PM
Kiss my ass. I think it’s a good move and wanted to hear why you and others thought it wasn’t.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:26 PM
Jeff George
/you know who’d
February 27th, 2013 at 1:27 PM
counterpoint: after all that experience, he still has baby hands.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:28 PM
And we told you. WHich was the discussion. So what’s the problem.
/glares at mullet
//applies chapstick
February 27th, 2013 at 1:30 PM
he still has baby hands.
smooth and explosive. oops wrong body part
February 27th, 2013 at 1:30 PM
And we told you. WHich was the discussion. So what’s the problem.
/glares at mullet
//applies chapstick
///offers 5th grader a scholarship
February 27th, 2013 at 1:31 PM
Or, you know, the QBs actually available in the draft. Kind of important.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:32 PM
If that’a apple cider chapstick, you and I are through
February 27th, 2013 at 1:32 PM
At some point in the future, it will be like Gattaca where we will know all about the fetus before it is born. College coaches will be there in the OBGYN office ready to offer scholarships to the parents.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:33 PM
I don’t even use chapstick, so won’t be a problem.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:33 PM
Or, you know, the QBs actually available in the draft. Kind of important.
i have reached the limit of my understanding and knowledge of this subject. the battle is yours
February 27th, 2013 at 1:34 PM
At some point in the future, it will be like Gattaca where we will know all about the fetus before it is born. College coaches will be there in the OBGYN office ready to offer scholarships to the parents.
/researches gene responsible for “another coach on the floor”
February 27th, 2013 at 1:36 PM
I’m gonna be honest, I’m just going of what I read in the comments here….so…wanna grab a beer?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:36 PM
What is it about the combination of his talent and experience that makes him worth a second round pick?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:36 PM
Schools commission former star athletes to create new super children, cost is buried in “game day expenses” and written off (see: Shalin and Collin Klein).
February 27th, 2013 at 1:37 PM
If Geno Smith projected as the next Alex Smith I still wouldn’t take him in the second round over this trade because you know exactly what you’re getting and don’t have to dump years of player development into him.
The only question to me of whether this is a good move for KC is if the pick was too high, but drafting any QB in this draft at the first pick in the second is a much bigger risk than using the same pick on Smith.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:39 PM
One second-round pick to SF, one foot-long Subway to Glazer?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:41 PM
Under the right coach, Alex Smallhands is productive, as in last season and the beginning of this one under Harbaugh. I think Reid will continue that trend.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:41 PM
darrell, i indicated that i’m done with this subject. i think that comment was self evident
February 27th, 2013 at 1:41 PM
he looked decent under norv turner too.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:42 PM
Stockpiling picks only works when you can do something with those picks. The Pats and Eagles stockpiled picks the last few years and have not significantly improved their teams with them.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:42 PM
If Geno Smith projected as the next Alex Smith I still wouldn’t take him in the second round over this trade because you know exactly what you’re getting and don’t have to dump years of player development into him.
darrell, mole has my explanation
February 27th, 2013 at 1:43 PM
Jeff Garcia was a Pro Bowler and has the single season passing yardage record for the 49ers. Dude was not a slouch, and was very successful in SF until he was run out of town by retarded ownership and coaching (Dennis Erickson).
I would take Garcia in his prime over Smith all day, any day.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:45 PM
Well, this is true.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:45 PM
I would take Garcia in his prime over Smith all day, any day.
cue 70s porn music
February 27th, 2013 at 1:49 PM
dude…he had TO in his prime in the perfect offense for the both of them. and garcia was fine and all, but he needeed A LOT of help. not saying smith is going to reach the garcia/TO years, but he can definitely replicated the garcia/eagles era.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:51 PM
Now if the other way of looking at it was don’t draft a QB in the first three rounds and just address other needs, then roll the dice on someone in a later round to just have more bodies at the position and hope for another shitty pick with an actual QB class down the road a few years, sure. That’s a valid way of approaching it, though I could not imagine Reid ever going that route.
February 27th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
But you still had them. That’s what this argument is centered around.
And the 2nd rounder doesn’t have to be used on a quarterback. In fact this draft is projected to have a ton of value in the middle rounds. Why give up that value for a known commodity in Smith?
February 27th, 2013 at 1:55 PM
I mean I watched almost every game both played (niners fan), and while TO was definitely better than any receiver Smith had, Crabtree, Gore and VD, plus a great oline is not exactly roughing it.
The biggest difference between them is that Garcia was unafraid of making plays, and Smith has a conservative tendency to not attempt tough throws (which is cautious but also indicative of lack of arm strength) and also tuck the ball and take sacks. Just reference the NFCCG from 2011 to see what can happen when things break down – you need ideal conditions for Alex to thrive.
February 27th, 2013 at 2:05 PM
Who says they have to take a QB with the first pick? They’re a 2 win team, so they need alot more help than just a QB. And you’re exactly right, you do know exactly what it is you’re getting with Smith. Smith is a player that need other players and optimum conditions to make him better as opposed to making others around him better. That’s why I don’t give up a high draft pick for him.
February 27th, 2013 at 2:07 PM
this
February 27th, 2013 at 2:08 PM
this
lazy
February 27th, 2013 at 2:14 PM
Me. In the quote you just quoted.
February 27th, 2013 at 2:15 PM
Well I screwed that syntax up, I meant not me.
February 27th, 2013 at 2:18 PM
this
lazyconcise/strikethroughs actually take alot of effort.
February 27th, 2013 at 2:19 PM
Literally applying as we speak. mmmmmmm
February 27th, 2013 at 2:19 PM
I think they should have given up a third rounder instead of the second, but what I’m saying is that if they were determined to get a QB out of the first two rounds of the draft I’d rather use the second round pick on Smith than on any of the dumpster fires in this class.
February 27th, 2013 at 2:41 PM
I think they should have given up a third rounder instead of the second,
teams who are desperate for quarterbacks don’t usually get to decide the terms on trades for available starting quarterbacks. They usually get bent over, as they have no leverage, because there are always teams in need of better quarterbacking than they currently have.
Lisk posited that Smith would go for a last first round draft choice originally. 34 is pretty much that, plus the conditional pick. So Lisk was right, and that one moron looks moronical, but that’s not news.
February 27th, 2013 at 2:45 PM
The Niners didn’t have any leverage, you haven’t shown how they did despite the fact that they forced someone to pay over value.
February 27th, 2013 at 2:55 PM
In a one-year trial to win as many games as possible, this move makes a tiny bit of sense. In the spectrum of franchise building and sustainability of long-term growth, this gets a D-. This is a move that bad franchises make.
February 27th, 2013 at 2:58 PM
the Chiefs just can’t go into next year with Mattbrady Casselquinn under center again so they had to get a quarterback somewhere.
February 27th, 2013 at 3:05 PM
Just saw where the Jaguars released John Parker Wilson. So their QB situation looked like this:
Blaine Gabbert
Chad Henne
Jimmy Clausen
John Parker Wilson
Holy moly that’s an ass-ton of shitty QB’s Speaking of Clausen, he’s banging this chick.
February 27th, 2013 at 3:11 PM
My resume’s in the mail!
February 27th, 2013 at 3:12 PM
Henne will be a starter in the league for a while, he’s serviceable. Gabbert however is easily one of the worst first round draft picks of all time.
February 27th, 2013 at 3:12 PM
That one picture of her serving the volleyball is splendid.
February 27th, 2013 at 3:14 PM
!!!
February 27th, 2013 at 3:14 PM
I had no idea Clausen wasnt on Carolina anymore. Hilarious.
February 27th, 2013 at 3:18 PM
He’s still with the Panthers….
February 27th, 2013 at 3:23 PM
The ellipses indignation given comment 153 is awesome.
February 27th, 2013 at 3:28 PM
He’s really been a complete bust. He sure looked good on paper coming out though. Good numbers his last year at Mizzu, 6’5″, ran a 4.61. His rookie year he was such a pussy in the pocket. Worst I’ve ever seen.
February 27th, 2013 at 3:33 PM
And he violated the ellipses rule. For shame, Bammer
February 27th, 2013 at 3:56 PM
Don’t know what this means