Alex Smith 4 year $17 mill per year with $45 mill guaranteed

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The #Chiefs are finishing up a 4-year extension for QB Alex Smith worth roughly $17M per year, I’m told. Includes $45M in guarantees.

3:46 PM - 31 Aug 2014

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I've always liked him. Probably my 2nd favorite QB. Good for him.

I don't really put him in the same class with Russ. I was hoping Russ would take $17 mill/ year. Now, $20mil/year as a starter. Hope the cap jump is substantial.

If ever a QB was overpaid, this is it.

As usual the Chiefs "couged" it.

Lol Chiefs. No Super Bowl berth for another 4 years.

Doesn't make a lick of sense.

Happy":38od0vjx said:

Doesn't make a lick of sense.

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It's the CHIEFS sir. It makes total sense trust me.

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MizzouHawkGal":1sblb6uk said:

As usual the Chiefs "couged" it.

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Please do not misuse and overuse the term. It holds a special place in Coug fan's hearts to have it just thrown around so carelessly.

It would seem Alex Smith is just getting what decent/good but not great QBs are currently being afforded from an organization that would rather contend for playoff berths than risk the immediate future of their jobs by letting him walk for the chance to give someone else the chance to be or become better. There's plenty wrong with this but it's basically off-chute from us in the the ignorant masses overestimating the benefits of great wealth (and motivating its pursuit), wanting too much immediate gratification (and making it easier for coaches to part ways with SB aspirations in favor of job security), and our use/misuse of capitalism in general. Well, then. This really is just another day in American popular culture. Horay for consistency?

rideaducati":3oqcfmgh said:

If ever a QB was overpaid, this is it.

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How many QBs in the league could have scored 45 against the Colts without Charles most of the game, and that receiving corps they have?

More importantly, which of the available QBs in free agency/trade last year could have done what he did in KC?

The guy is good. He played better last year in KC than he ever did in SF in my opinion, if you factor in overall production and his supporting cast.

What he lacks in making big throws compared to Cutler, Romo, etc. he more than makes up for in reading defenses, moving the chains with his feet, etc.

BTW, Wilson fans:

Matt Barrows ‏@mattbarrows 1h
Something to note/appreciate about Alex Smith: He funnels a big portion of his salary to his foundation, which benefits foster children.

Alex Smith is a solid starting quarterback and that's the going rate in the NFL for solid starting quarterbacks these days. Smith's stats last year were very comparable to Andrew Luck's stats and he led his team to an 11-5 record after they were 2-14 the previous season, yet Smith is considered a game manager while Luck "carries" his team and is being rated as a top five quarterback. Go figure.

rideaducati":hfui4dns said:

If ever a QB was overpaid, this is it.

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Theres Bradford,RG#3,Krapernick,Romo and Flacco among others...I don't get why teams do this but eventually someone will figure it out..I would rather have more good players all around on team than be like the Cowboys or Bears
where you have 2-3 players making you weak overall with no chance of getting to a Super Bowl..I sure hope Russ is friendly because J/P aren't going to kill this team..(Defense wins Championships)

Wilson will bleed this turnip dry

endzorn":21luyrqd said:

Wilson will bleed this turnip dry

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Nope. Winning is more important to him than money. He'll sign for about 21/22 per.

Not saying he's good or bad but what he is, is just flat out boring to watch.

Good for him though. Fair for both sides I think.

IndyHawk":j9qpbvyj said:

rideaducati":j9qpbvyj said:

If ever a QB was overpaid, this is it.

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Theres Bradford,RG#3,Krapernick,Romo and Flacco among others...I don't get why teams do this but eventually someone will figure it out..I would rather have more good players all around on team than be like the Cowboys or Bears
where you have 2-3 players making you weak overall with no chance of getting to a Super Bowl..I sure hope Russ is friendly because J/P aren't going to kill this team..(Defense wins Championships)

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RG3's cap hit for 2014 is about $5.7M which isn't much of a drag on their cap. The draft picks they've given up to get him have been more expensive so far but you can hardly blame that on him.

The Seahawks had an historic defense last year and still came within one loss of being the wild card and two losses from not making the playoffs at all. With a lesser QB behind that bad offensive line last year the Seahawks probably don't get a sniff of the Super Bowl. The Seahawks will pay Russell Wilson fair market value.

TXHawk":1tf4998a said:

IndyHawk":1tf4998a said:

rideaducati":1tf4998a said:

If ever a QB was overpaid, this is it.

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Theres Bradford,RG#3,Krapernick,Romo and Flacco among others...I don't get why teams do this but eventually someone will figure it out..I would rather have more good players all around on team than be like the Cowboys or Bears
where you have 2-3 players making you weak overall with no chance of getting to a Super Bowl..I sure hope Russ is friendly because J/P aren't going to kill this team..(Defense wins Championships)

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RG3's cap hit for 2014 is about $5.7M which isn't much of a drag on their cap. The draft picks they've given up to get him have been more expensive so far but you can hardly blame that on him.

The Seahawks had an historic defense last year and still came within one loss of being the wild card and two losses from not making the playoffs at all. With a lesser QB behind that bad offensive line last year the Seahawks probably don't get a sniff of the Super Bowl. The Seahawks will pay Russell Wilson fair market value.

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Which will be 18-22 million more likely to be on the high end of that scale. Luckily the cap is going up so it will affect very little and likely be a bargain 2-4 years from now.

NINEster":2tcyeszr said:

rideaducati":2tcyeszr said:

If ever a QB was overpaid, this is it.

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How many QBs in the league could have scored 45 against the Colts without Charles most of the game, and that receiving corps they have?

More importantly, which of the available QBs in free agency/trade last year could have done what he did in KC?

The guy is good. He played better last year in KC than he ever did in SF in my opinion, if you factor in overall production and his supporting cast.

What he lacks in making big throws compared to Cutler, Romo, etc. he more than makes up for in reading defenses, moving the chains with his feet, etc.

BTW, Wilson fans:

Matt Barrows ‏@mattbarrows 1h
Something to note/appreciate about Alex Smith: He funnels a big portion of his salary to his foundation, which benefits foster children.

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Matt Flynn holds the record in Green Bay for most touchdown passes in a game. Many QBs could have scored 45 against the Colts if the Colts played like they did the first three quarters. One game does not make Alex Smith worth that much money. The other 16 games Smith played showed that he can definitely hit his checkdown receiver and can lead an average team to wins over the bottom of the league teams, but against winning teams, not so much.