Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[QUOTE=skinsfaninok;1190274][url]https://www.theplayerstribune.com/alex-smith-chiefs-redskins-thank-you/[/url]

Lets go!!![/QUOTE]That is a guy you can pull for to win.

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Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[quote=Dan73;1190275]That is a guy you can pull for to win.

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Since the day of the trade I have been excited and I can't wait until the season starts, I'm telling you Alex Smith will bring wins and playoffs to this franchise, he WILL win a SB before he retires.

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[QUOTE=skinsfaninok;1190274][url]https://www.theplayerstribune.com/alex-smith-chiefs-redskins-thank-you/[/url]

Lets go!!![/QUOTE]"It takes a lot to overcome perception.

To a lot of people, I might just be the guy who went No. 1 in the draft. Or the guy who lost his job to Colin Kaepernick. Or the guy who helped turn a 2–14 Chiefs team into a back-to-back division champ … but then couldn’t put them over the top.

And that’s O.K., I guess.

But who am I, really?

Honestly, I think I’m still figuring that out. I still haven’t found my boundaries as a player. I feel like the limits as to what I’m capable of — they’re still out there. And that’s what I’m working toward."

Love this part.

This man is coming here to achieve something.

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[quote=Dan73;1190275]That is a guy you can pull for to win.

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Many did that for the former QB that shall remain nameless.

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[QUOTE=Giantone;1190284]Many did that for the former QB that shall remain nameless.[/QUOTE]Yep and some people want to stay in abusive relationships.

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[QUOTE]So thank you, Kansas City. You will forever be a huge part of who I am as a quarterback and as a man.

And Washington?

Let’s build something great together.

[B]HTTR![/B][/QUOTE]

Alex Smith

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[quote=FrenchSkin;1190279]"It takes a lot to overcome perception.

To a lot of people, I might just be the guy who went No. 1 in the draft. Or the guy who lost his job to Colin Kaepernick. Or the guy who helped turn a 2–14 Chiefs team into a back-to-back division champ … but then couldn’t put them over the top.

And that’s O.K., I guess.

But who am I, really?

Honestly, I think I’m still figuring that out. I still haven’t found my boundaries as a player. I feel like the limits as to what I’m capable of — they’re still out there. And that’s what I’m working toward."

Love this part.

This man is coming here to achieve something.[/quote]

He wants to prove that he was worth the #1 Pick, you can see it in his message. I like that hunger

Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

Details on Smith’s deal per Rapaport:

4 yrs $94M with $55 guaranteed at signing and $71M guaranteed by 2019

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[quote=MTK;1190316]Details on Smith’s deal per Rapaport:

4 yrs $94M with $55 guaranteed at signing and $71M guaranteed by 2019[/quote]

It's still a very respectable contract in my opinion. Especially with $71M of that being fully guaranteed. Averages out to be about $22M per year. It's a good contract all around in my opinion.

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

Cowherd says the Viks are "favorites" but just a month or so ago he said this

"If you have to pay Kirk Cousins $30 million a year, he won't help your team, he'll hurt it. Alex Smith comes in at $23 million, only $18 guaranteed. Forget the fact that Alex Smith has a better passer rating. In fact, Alex Smith led the NFL last year in passer rating."

Dude is another clown

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[quote=skinsfaninok;1190321]Cowherd says the Viks are "favorites" but just a month or so ago he said this

"If you have to pay Kirk Cousins $30 million a year, he won't help your team, he'll hurt it. Alex Smith comes in at $23 million, only $18 guaranteed. Forget the fact that Alex Smith has a better passer rating. In fact, Alex Smith led the NFL last year in passer rating."

Dude is another clown[/quote]

while in sort of a jaded, ex sort of way, I hope he's right. But yeah, Cowherd is nothing but a talking head. He's right there with Bayless. Talks a bunch of junk but in the end, that's all it is, is junk.

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

Are we just now realizing Cowherd is a clown? Cowherd has been a clown for as long as the Mannings have been slinging footballs.

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[quote]
[IMG]http://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-age-curves/[/IMG]

[url=http://www.footballperspective.com/quarterback-age-curves/]Quarterback Age Curves[/url]
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I'm in support of the Alex Smith deal and hopeful, since he was quasi-elite or at least top 10 last year, and the Brady's / Brees's have lasted until age 40 recently. Also we probably had no real chance to sign KC. But by history you can see above link over a LOT of QBs reviewed, that the performance declines dramatically every year age>33... Crossing my fingers this $40 million was worth it..

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[quote=ethat001;1191157]I'm in support of the Alex Smith deal and hopeful, since he was quasi-elite or at least top 10 last year, and the Brady's / Brees's have lasted until age 40 recently. Also we probably had no real chance to sign KC. But by history you can see above link over a LOT of QBs reviewed, that the performance declines dramatically every year age>33... Crossing my fingers this $40 million was worth it..[/quote]

The only thing I would argue on his approach is the sampling for qbs.
[quote]The first step in trying to measure the aging patterns of quarterbacks is to figure out a sample to analyze. I decided to look at all quarterbacks [B]who entered the league since 1970 and have since retired[/B]. I further limited my sample to quarterbacks who had at least three seasons of above-average play based on this system. That brought us to a group of 77 quarterbacks, from quarterbacks like Jon Kitna, Jay Fiedler, and Dan Pastorini to Hall of Famers like Joe Montana, Brett Favre, and Dan Marino.[/quote]

The protection rules have changed dramatically for qb's from 1977 to present, and his sample doesn't really account for that. I think we are seeing more and more qb's play longer, and at higher skills, because they don't take the same beating week after week.

Re: Redskins trade for Alex Smith
 

[quote=CRedskinsRule;1191159]The only thing I would argue on his approach is the sampling for qbs.


The protection rules have changed dramatically for qb's from 1977 to present, and his sample doesn't really account for that. I think we are seeing more and more qb's play longer, and at higher skills, because they don't take the same beating week after week.[/quote]

Agree. Not to mention advances in sport science and nutrition which can't be overlooked. The bigger factor is definitely the player protections though as you note.