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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
No, we could draft the next Wilson/Prescott next year and still give him the boot in '18.
You don't restructure a guy unless you intend to keep him for at least 2 more years and by doing so, you've effectively taken the ability to get rid of him after 1 off the table.
It would be asinine to do so. Whether or not he's 'likely' to be the starter in 2018 is a matter of conjecture but if you restructure him, he's 'definitely' the starter in 2018 and that's not a decision I'd be willing to make and I'm betting that Reid and Dorsey are in the same boat.
They're not going to restructure Alex Smith unless it's so team friendly that the cap rollover it would create would effectively pay off the dead money they'd increase the following year. That seems extremely unlikely. They're not going to do anything to diminish their ability to walk away from Smith in '18. They're not as myopic as you are.
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I just don't see Reid going into a season without a secure backup plan. He held onto Donovan well knowing he would eventually roll with Vick. Cap wise, paying for Smith and QBOTF in 2018 is still cheaper than what 1/3 of teams are paying for QBs who have done less in the wins column.
Plus Smith is a good QB coach, Harbaugh praised his ability to mentor Kaepernick. The extra year of keeping him would pay dividends to the next guy.