Redskins trade for Alex Smith

[calia]

Imagine the Giants saying that they’d do a deal since Eli is at the end of his shelf life, letting the Redskins tag Cousins and then pull out of the deal. That would put a nice dent in a division rival.

I really hope the rumor is unsubstantiated.


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[skinsfan69]

The trade for me has nothing to do w/ Smith really. He's a good QB, nothing more, nothing less. It's more about Fuller and the 3rd rounder. The Redskins had Fuller ranked as a 1st rounder and he slipped cause of the injury. He started to show that 1st round talent last year. So in reality, the Redskins gave up a 1st rounder, the 3rd rounder and paid a 34 year old a ton of money to make up for their screw up w/ failed negotiations w/ Cousins. Should have locked him up after 2015, that is a lack of "forward thinking" as Schneed put it. It's just another loser trade for the Redskins. They panicked cause they needed to have a starting caliber QB going into FA. If they are somehow able to recoup a draft pick for Cousins then that somewhat makes up for it, but there is no guarantee that player will be as good as Fuller is going to be. We'll see...

[MTK]

Definitely a fine line between being a risk taker and being aggressive. Early on KC was definitely a risk taker but he cleaned that up.

It will be interesting to see if Smith keeps it up this year with taking the downfield shots.

Gruden definitely doesn’t want a risk taking QB, but he does like a QB that will take shots.

He took some jabs at Cousins this year for not trusting his receivers more.

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by MTK

Definitely a fine line between being a risk taker and being aggressive. Early on KC was definitely a risk taker but he cleaned that up.

It will be interesting to see if Smith keeps it up this year with taking the downfield shots.

Gruden definitely doesn’t want a risk taking QB, but he does like a QB that will take shots.

He took some jabs at Cousins this year for not trusting his receivers more.

I cant blame Kirk when you have guys dropping balls left and right

[WillH]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

I cant blame Kirk when you have guys dropping balls left and right

Yeah, but part of the criticism was that he wouldn't take the shots down field in practice even. That is where he could have been developing the skills, timing, and trust of/with such an inexperienced receiver corps. I'm not saying it definitely would have fixed their issues, but you certainly can't improve if you don't get the reps in practice.

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[metalskins]

So, who's buying the first Alex Smith jersey?

[skinsfaninok]

Originally Posted by metalskins

So, who's buying the first Alex Smith jersey?

I dont get jerseys anymore, I was at the skins shop the game against Dallas, the wife wanted to get me a Cousins Salute to service and I said nah, and I AM GLAD i DIDN'T

[jamf]

Originally Posted by metalskins

So, who's buying the first Alex Smith jersey?

His mom.

[skinsfaninok]

Cleveland Browns: What happened with Alex Smith? -- Terry Pluto | cleveland.com

[MTK]

Originally Posted by skinsfaninok

Cleveland Browns: What happened with Alex Smith? -- Terry Pluto | cleveland.com

Cleveland missing out on a QB... we've heard this same story too many times.

[skinsfaninok]

"I think they’re ready to put some stuff together," Rodgers said. "They need some help there probably but they got the right piece in place at quarterback."

ARod on AS

[skinsfaninok]

https://arrowheadaddict.com/2018/02/...-broncos-nope/

this tells me that AS is not going to be another McNabb, KC still believes he can play at a high level, they just want to get Mahomes career going

[skinsfaninok]

Had Alex Smith avoided a midseason slump for the Kansas City Chiefs, he would have been much higher this list, because his play to begin and end the year was spectacular and the best he has played in the NFL. Smith ended the season with an overall PFF grade of 87.2 despite that midseason lull and led the league with a passer rating of 131.4 on deep passes.

PFF Elite Stat: Smith’s passer rating on deep passes in 2017 was 131.4, which stood 19.8 points higher than any other signal-caller in the league and was by far his career-best.

[Schneed10]

This article by Keim brings up such an interesting discussion point.

The Redskins' thinking for more than a year has been: If they don’t have Brady or Aaron Rodgers, they don’t want to pay a quarterback at the upper end of the pay scale. So without that sort of quarterback, pay less for a quality QB and build around him. Of course, it’s hard to do the latter, just as it’s hard to find a good starting quarterback.

http://www.espn.com/blog/washington-...for-alex-smith

Was Bruce Allen right all along?

[mooby]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

This article by Keim brings up such an interesting discussion point.



http://www.espn.com/blog/washington-...for-alex-smith

Was Bruce Allen right all along?

He might be right on the financial part but it's way too early to declare anything about the trade being the smart play. If Kirk goes to Denver or Minny and wins a SB and all we get is 3 years of average qb play for 71+ mil guaranteed it def. ain't a winner.