Redskins trade for Alex Smith

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Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

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Smith 3rd here

With Smith not turning the ball over, this is a good thing for the Redskins. Although, I have always equated turnovers to you being in one camp or the other. One camp - you turn the ball because your accuracy sucks. The other camp - you turn the ball over because you're a gunslinger and you play aggressive - high risk, high reward aka Bret Favre.

No one is going to confuse Alex Smith for Bret Favre, but I wouldn't be surprised if there isn't some similarities to how Mark Brunell played for us. Mark didn't turn the ball over, Mark didn't have a strong arm, but he could move the ball. And at times, Mark could take off and run. Alex Smith is a better athlete than what Mark Brunell was, but I think like Brunell with Clinton Portis and Laddell Betts, Smith will have to rely on a strong running game.