Chiefs agree to trade Alex Smith to Washington

[Quesadilla Joe]

Now you wait until March 14th for it to become official...

Fuller was PFF's #6 OVR CB last year, is a FA in 2020...

https://www.profootballfocus.com/nfl...l-fuller/10718

Spoiler!

On a more serious note i cant wait to get to Kansas City! Im excited to be a Chief!!

— Kendall Fuller (@KeFu11er) January 31, 2018

Quarterback Alex Smith has a new home, as sources tell The Star that the Chiefs have reached agreement to trade their veteran starter of the last five seasons to Washington.

There is no word on the compensation yet, and any trade involving Smith can’t be completed until the first day of the new league year,

which begins at 3 p.m. on March 14. But the sources say the deal is in place and will proceed.


Smith, 33, is coming off a stellar season in which he set career-highs in passing yards (4,042), touchdowns (26) and passer rating (104.7).

However, Smith was entering the final year of his contract with the Chiefs, and he has a cap number of $20.6 million for 2018. By trading

him, the club stands to save $17 million.

The deal also clears the way for 2017 first-round draft pick Patrick Mahomes to become the Chiefs’ new starting quarterback. Mahomes’ regular-season NFL debut, a 27-24 win over the Denver Broncos on Dec. 31, was a success.

Mahomes completed 22 of 35 passes for 284 yards with an interception in the game and showed poise while leading the Chiefs’ game-winning drive.

“I think he’s got what it takes man,” Denver cornerback Aqib Talib said at the Pro Bowl. “He’s got a super strong arm, he can make all

the throws. He made great reads in our game. I know we had a simple game plan on defense, but he made great reads and took control of the

game.”

Smith was acquired from San Francisco in 2013 for two third-round picks. He posted a 50-26 record as a starter since arriving in

Kansas City and has made two straight Pro Bowl appearances.

This story will be updated.

http://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl...197508249.html

[RunKC]

We should be expecting a HOF caliber QB in time. We traded 2 first round picks for him, yes? We want to win a SB, right?

We’ve watched a choke artist QB as emphasized specifically the last 2 years. I see that same choke artistry from 2-5 playoff Romo and no playoff win Derek Carr.

The bar is supposed to be set high. We all know this and should expect nothing less.

[jjchieffan]

Matt Cassel was definitely overpaid. He made close to what Smith made, but 5 years sooner, when salaries were a lot lower. He has never received close to that money since, and we had to cut him. Whereas, Smith netted us a very good compensation in trade and was given a lot bigger contract than he was making here. Add to that the fact that he had a winning season every year here and capped it off with league leading stats last year, and I will argue that he was worth every penny.

[O.city]

If you’re expecting a hall of fame guy, man, you’re likely to be disappointed.

Playoff wins and losses aren’t really a stat I’d look at when discussing qb play, too many factors there.

But carry on

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by jjchieffan

Matt Cassel was definitely overpaid. He made close to what Smith made, but 5 years sooner, when salaries were a lot lower. He has never received close to that money since, and we had to cut him. Whereas, Smith netted us a very good compensation in trade and was given a lot bigger contract than he was making here. Add to that the fact that he had a winning season every year here and capped it off with league leading stats last year, and I will argue that he was worth every penny.

That's just great, man.

Maybe you can put ASS11 in your own personal ring of fame.

Years from now you'll remember these golden days.

[cooper barrett]

Originally Posted by cooper barrett

Can't even post a Meme...... FIFU and improved it.

Originally Posted by Easy 6

This isnt what I posted, you dont need to 'fix' anything of mine

There I made it right, sorry about that, I didn't give myself proper credit...

[Hammock Parties]

It's too bad Hootie isn't here because just the mention of Romo would have resulted in burst.

Originally Posted by Hootie

makes Jake Plummer look like a BITCH

[jjchieffan]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

That's just great, man.

Maybe you can put ASS11 in your own personal ring of fame.

Years from now you'll remember these golden days.

Lol. There you go changing what I said. I never said anything about him being so great. I know that the move to draft Mahomes was the best thing for the Chiefs and I'm excited about it. But to say that Smith wasn't worth his middle of the pack salary is a joke. He got paid middle of the pack starter pay for middle of the pack quarterback play. He wasn't a backup. He didn't deserve backup pay, regardless of whether you think his play was worth it or not. He is a 13 year starter in the NFL. 13 year starters don't grow on trees.

[Ragged Robin]

Alex Smith was the perfect Chiefs quarterback. He did a reasonable job and lost in the playoffs. That's as Chiefly as you can get.

[threebag]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

If Mahomes has 103 TD passes in his first four seasons there are going to be a lot of happy campers around here.

Patty Ice

[GloryDayz]

Originally Posted by RunKC

I’d look for a new QB if Pat became Romo. We are trading away Romo for hopefully something better in Pat.

I'd take Romo for nothing more than his ability to attract hatter cheerleaders to the squad..

[RunKC]

For those who think it’s only the QB, Pat doesn’t need to be a HOF to end the pants shitting January routine.

[dls6501]

Originally Posted by RunKC

And Alex threw 26 TD’s and only 5 INT’s this year. I don’t care what his stats are. Romo had top 10 defenses a handful of times and won nothing just like Alex.

The Chiefs can’t afford to pay top dollar for a QB that doesn’t get it done after years of trying and a good defense.

Revisionist history.

Romo had a top 10 defense in terms of scoring once in nine seasons (20th or worse in five of the nine seasons).

Romo had a top 10 rushing attack twice in nine seasons.

To compare the help that Romo had with the help that Alex had is disingenuous. Romo is one of the more underrated QBs of all time.

[Chief Pagan]

Originally Posted by Hammock Parties

You basically aren't going to be happy unless he's a hall of famer, is the vibe I'm picking up on here.

I would be perfectly fine with Super Bowl MVP.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by threebag02

Is this post about fluffers and welcher? Fits better than OJ's glove.

Washington got one hell of a fluffer, for sure!

Originally Posted by duncan_idaho

They could have transitioned to non-laughing stock status with a lot of guys + Andy Reid and a competent coaching staff. That's my point.

The reason they were a laughing stock was not the talent on the roster. It was the Coaching staff being a complete joke and Fat Scott forcing his hand-picked, complete garbage QB on the coach.

Not everyone gets a chubby simply from not being bad and being a playoff participant (which they still could have easily done with Carson Palmer. Or even a player of "good backup QB" quality like Moore or Daniel. Or Foles.

Don't bother. You'll never convince these tards that anyone with a functioning arm and brain couldn't have hopped on the back of this team, and made Lil' Chiefy's Sundays "not suck".

I'm just glad the barnacle has been pried from the hull, and this ship will now be captained by a QB worthy of the position.

And no, no thanks or other groveling compensation will be given to Alex "Thank God Gone" Smith.

[Sweet Daddy Hate]

Originally Posted by Dartgod

We're 1 month away from Alex leaving forever and Clay, Grover Dill and the rest of the gang are still raging.

Then quit trying to say Alex did anything worth a **** for this team that Kyle ****ing Orton couldn't do.

It's that goddamned simple.

Problem solved!