Mitch
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The potential problem with Alex Smith is salary. For any playoff caliber team that drafts a young QBOF, Smith would be a very good stop-gap. But, he won't want to be paid like one.
Is Alex Smith a possible QB for the Cardinals?
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Sure, he would. He took an aging Palmer, he'd absolutely accept Smith. I think he wants to avoid any "rebuilding" years, with a young, inexperienced arm behind center and I appreciate that. The Cards have had a dozen different rebuilding episodes and it feels like I've suffered through all of them.
Smith has shown the ability to step in and do a professional job, even if he hasn't dazzled. Until 2015, the same could be said of CP. If Palmer goes away and Smith steps in, I think we've got a shot.
He's due over 20m next season, so unless he craps the bed this year...
The final year of a contract is heavily loaded, it does not offer a gauge into what the new contract would look like at his next team.
TJ
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How does Smith, particularly and aging Smith, fit in BA's offense?
Notable BA QBs:
- Palmer
- Roethlisberger
- Peyton
- Luck
All four of these QBs could run a high octane offense and push the ball downfield. Alex Smith cannot.
As I said earlier, there's not a worse fit in BA's offense than Smith. His subaverage arm is not getting younger and he's afraid to take risks.
Something or nothing.
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No, no, no. I'm getting tired of retreads coming in here and QBing this team. I know of no other team who refuses to address a QBOTF as this franchise does.
Well, if we make the playoffs, we again will not have the option of getting a top QB and if you never have the option to draft a top QB, you have to bring in veterans instead.
imaCafan
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Or trade most of two drafts to move up to draft a QB....
Id rather take a veteran than trade away the majority of two drafts.
imaCafan
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Definitely makes more sense...
Ouchie-Z-Clown
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Or just be smarter than everyone else (Aaron Rodgers drafted late first round by a Green Bay playoff team).
Jetstream Green
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Or the Raiders drafting Derek Carr... who could not help his talented brother being drafted by the expansion Texans and being used as a tackling dummy, and really Gabbert if handled right could be a younger version of Smith but with a much more powerful arm
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I would much rather go after Kirk Cousins or Matt Stafford.
Unfortunately probably both will be unavailable. Cousins is the most underrated QB in the league in my opinion, easily top 10 - I think we should have gone after him this offseason. I really see him as being equivalent to Derek Carr, just a little bit older.
Call me crazy, but I actually think Gabbert might be better in BA's system than Alex Smith. We need somebody comfortable going deep and that is not Smith. However I don't think BA will be around much longer, probably only another 2 or 3 years, so the system may change soon enough.
I feel like Goodwin is being groomed to be the new HC, and now leftwich the new OC, not sure how well that will really work.
Unfortunately probably both will be unavailable. Cousins is the most underrated QB in the league in my opinion, easily top 10 - I think we should have gone after him this offseason. I really see him as being equivalent to Derek Carr, just a little bit older.
Call me crazy, but I actually think Gabbert might be better in BA's system than Alex Smith. We need somebody comfortable going deep and that is not Smith. However I don't think BA will be around much longer, probably only another 2 or 3 years, so the system may change soon enough.
I feel like Goodwin is being groomed to be the new HC, and now leftwich the new OC, not sure how well that will really work.
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Nope.
Right now there's been heated buzz about our keeping Gabbert as #3QB; & now - with #2CB still iffy - we're being asked to consider another QB in Smith?
Maybe under a different set of circumstances, but not now at this time.
Right now there's been heated buzz about our keeping Gabbert as #3QB; & now - with #2CB still iffy - we're being asked to consider another QB in Smith?
Maybe under a different set of circumstances, but not now at this time.
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Even when we drafted high we rarely took a QB.
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Cousins is terrible. He has good numbers but makes inoportune bonehead plays. No thanks. Now Stanford I would take, but as you say neither will be available.
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Why would anybody want Alex Smith as their starting QB? He is THE definition of a mediocre QB and you're not winning anything of significance with him under center. I'd rather have a guy you have a chance to win it all with, like Palmer, or have a terrible guy so that you have the chance to draft a QBOF at the top of the draft.
Mahomes is looking pretty good for the Chiefs. Just sayin...
Krangodnzr
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I watched Bortles at UCF, specifically his game against South Carolina. I still think he can be a pretty good player, takes some QBs years to become good.
A competition of Bortles vs. Gabbert isnt as bad as it sounds, with Arians, Moore, and Co. providing tutelage.
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Cbus's animus against Amex a smith rears its ugly head again. What has Carson Palmer won?
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I put Palmer is a class of QB like Rivers, Eli(I know he's won), and Andrew Luck. These guys are good enough passers of the football that they have the talent to win it all but, other than Eli, for whatever reason, haven't. Smith is not in their class when it comes to throwing the ball.
