Redskins trade for Alex Smith

[SolidSnake84]

Smith straight out of the gate got the deal that we were never willing to give Cousins. Inexplicable. We basically traded what could have been our franchise QB, for an older QB who isn't as good as who we are moving on from. I think only the Skins could do that.

I remember Alex Smith looking great at the beginning of last year, but then he was brutal for the middle of the season and towards the end. They had talked about benching him several times for Mahomes. They must have not had much faith in Colt McCoy.

I want to be positive, but this could really blow up big time. I hope the Skins were smart enough (Dan & Bruce = probably not) to have something in his contract that lets us walk away if Smith doesn't work out. I don't know how much of his guaranteed money will be at signing. The last QB trade we made for Donovan McFlabb was a complete disaster.

[CRedskinsRule]

Originally Posted by SolidSnake84

Smith straight out of the gate got the deal that we were never willing to give Cousins. Inexplicable. We basically traded what could have been our franchise QB, for an older QB who isn't as good as who we are moving on from. I think only the Skins could do that.

I remember Alex Smith looking great at the beginning of last year, but then he was brutal for the middle of the season and towards the end. They had talked about benching him several times for Mahomes. They must have not had much faith in Colt McCoy.

I want to be positive, but this could really blow up big time. I hope the Skins were smart enough (Dan & Bruce = probably not) to have something in his contract that lets us walk away if Smith doesn't work out. I don't know how much of his guaranteed money will be at signing. The last QB trade we made for Donovan McFlabb was a complete disaster.

Smith took the deal we were willing to offer Cousins. And it is appropriate to Smith (and KCs) value.

I bet KCs total value on his new contract will fall around what we paid Smith. Now that there is no 3rd FT to compete against teams will put a real value on KC and that's NOT top 5 money.