Can someone explain to me Geno?

[Chopper0080]

What a bunch of BS. The only thing it tells me is that KC wanted a veteran QB that could play right away and is low risk. And Alex Smith plus whoever they draft #1 is probably better to them that Geno Smith and whoever they would have drafted in the 2nd round.

Please tell me again what QB Guru Andy Reid though of Kevin Kolb or the amazing QB play of the Eagles in the last 6 years.

Reid and his offense made Kevin Kolb a starting caliber QB in the NFL.

Reid's QBs have done very well, and in fact, he even got Michael Vick to play the best football of his career 1 year after Vick was released from prison. His offense made Nick Foles into a tradable commodity on the open market despite being a mid round pick.

To the point on Smith vs. Smith. Why on earth would a top level head coach in Andy Reid pass on a FRANCHISE QB in favor of a flawed veteran QB who costs twice as much in salary and costs the team two draft picks (one of which is the #34 pick in the draft) unless it was because he thought Alex Smith would be significantly better than Geno Smith? You have been stuck in Cardinal land too long if you think the rest of the NFL operates like that. Come on.

Smart coaches don't waste 4mil and two draft picks (one high) if they don't believe they will be getting a significantly better player out of the deal, especially at QB.

 

[bg7brd]

Reid and his offense made Kevin Kolb a starting caliber QB in the NFL.

Reid's QBs have done very well, and in fact, he even got Michael Vick to play the best football of his career 1 year after Vick was released from prison. His offense made Nick Foles into a tradable commodity on the open market despite being a mid round pick.

To the point on Smith vs. Smith. Why on earth would a top level head coach in Andy Reid pass on a FRANCHISE QB in favor of a flawed veteran QB who costs twice as much in salary and costs the team two draft picks (one of which is the #34 pick in the draft) unless it was because he thought Alex Smith would be significantly better than Geno Smith? You have been stuck in Cardinal land too long if you think the rest of the NFL operates like that. Come on.

Smart coaches don't waste 4mil and two draft picks (one high) if they don't believe they will be getting a significantly better player out of the deal, especially at QB.[/QUOTE


This!

 

[JeffGollin]

Stats and comparisons notwithstanding, it all comes down to whether Geno is the guy who can take you to the promised land and whether the odds that he won't present too great a risk of wasting a#7.

The Draft is an Imperfect science. Play the percentages and you should succeed more than you don't. But there are no guarantees. People who tell you that Geno is 100% lock (based on stats, coach's comments, Kiper etc.) are just as likely to be wrong as those who doom him to 100% failure (due to his offensive scheme, the WVa water or whatever).

It all boils down to "Is the risk worth it?" This will vary from team to team - a talent-rich team like the Niners or NE can probably afford blowing a top pick more than a less talent-rich team (like...er...us).

And to top everything off, there will inevitably be some yahoo who bucks the odds, rolls the dice on someone like, say, Burfict and comes out looking like a genius while some other GM plays things strictly by the book and gets burned on someone like Brian Bosworth.

I do believe, however, that if you stick with the odds over a long enough period, the numbers will eventually work in your favor. (But then Burfict,, Kaepernick and Wilson come along and make you question every assumption you ever made).