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Originally Posted by penbrook
First off it was 1 first round pick. We literally just swapped picks but did trade them our first next year. And we already had a 3rd. We could afford to give one away. You can't say oh Smith won the Super Bowl and be like yea sorry Alex your gone. It's not like his contract is expiring. He is still under contract next year. Look at Aaron Rodgers. He sat for a few years and now he's one of the best
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This EXACT SCENARIO ALREADY HAPPENED TO ALEX IN SAN FRANCISCO
AND ITS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN TO HIM IN KC.
49ers went to the NFC Championship in 2011, with Kaepernick sitting his rookie season. It's the playoffs that any Alex defender references where he beat the Saints and then lost to the Giants by 3 and none of it was his fault. (Even though that team the 49ers had like 9 pro bowlers and 6 all pros that season, roster talent sound familiar here in KC?) Following year, Alex went into TC with a fire under him, this was when he spent the offseason trying to get The Dolphins in a bidding war for him and all he got was that 2 year guaranteed contract from the 49ers (that we traded for). But he was trying to be paid accordingly, and with Kaepernick waiting in the wings the 49ers really didn't care.
They brought him back on a great deal for them and as insurance in case Kapernick wasnt ready and Alex went into that TC and lit it up (same thing hes doing now) because there was actual competition at his position. That season the 49ers were like 6-2-1 before he got hurt and he was setting career marks on almost every category, he was completing 70 percent of his passes. Obviously the injury and he was replaced and the rest is history, but he came out on fire. The Chiefs had gifted Alex a comfy starting spot with no real competition since hes been here until now. He knows hes trying out for other teams in essentially a contract year (even though it technically isnt) but he's going to play with a little extra motivation for himself, the same way he did in San Francisco when he knew time was against him.