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Originally Posted by RealSNR
I have to agree with kccrow on this one, Direckshun. Any mock that begins with the assumption that we would not only keep Alex but EXTEND him is absolutely senseless.
That's too much money tied up that could be put to far better uses for this team when the future of Kansas City quarterbacking is just sitting there on the ****ing bench.
Mahomes is smart. He's not a butt****ing moron like Tyler Bray. Andy Reid has confirmed just as much. Yeah, it takes that four years to MASTER his playbooks, but it's not like Mahomes can only run 25% of the plays just because he's been integrated in the system for a year.
One year is plenty of time for him to have achieved a suitable understanding of NFL timing and operations within the offense. No, he won't be nearly as proficient as Alex in year 2, but he's not going to be drowning out there by any means. Plus an entire year is a lot of time for him to have picked up tips and refined his instincts to not be such a crazy nutcase out there always rolling out and not protecting himself as a passer or a ball carrier in certain circumstances.
A downgrade in the short term is NOT a good reason to flush $20 million down the toilet and waste the current affordability of our QBOTF.
An Alex Smith extension makes zero sense no matter HOW good he plays. Not even a Super Bowl victory is a good enough reason to keep him around.
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If Alex Smith takes us to the Super Bowl, he's a Chief in 2018. It's probably that simple.
If that's the case, we've got no cap space. Cutting Hali doesn't save us enough to keep the players we want to keep, and I don't want to cut DJ.
So you can extend Bailey (which lowers his cap hit in 2018), extend DJ some so his cap hit in 2018 goes down, Terrance Mitchell won't cost that much in 2018...
But Alex Smith is still going to price us out. So if you extend him this offseason, his cap hit drops dramatically in 2018, and you can sign him for a deal that STILL makes him trade worthy in 2019.
So, yes, I'm doing a little mad scientist shit here. I'm extending my Super Bowl QB so I can trade him in 2019. Outside the box thinking that probably would never fly, but that's never stopped me before.