The Kansas City Chiefs do their QB shopping at the thrift store. The latest purchase? Alex Smith. Scott Kacsmar examines a franchise that has gone 30 years since drafting a QB that won a game for them.
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February 27, 2013
Former Kansas City Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli made an appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio and said that the trade that will reportedly send quarterback Alex Smith from the 49ers to the Chiefs, may not be complete yet. “The one thing I have heard talking to some good sources is this thing has not been completely finalized yet,” Pioli said, per ProFootballTalk.com. “I...
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March 01, 2013
Kansas City Chiefs right tackle Eric Winston is ready to help quarterback Alex Smith once he officially becomes his teammate on March 12th.
“I know I’m going to do everything I can to help him,” said Winston, per USA Today Sports.
Winston believes in Smith after watching him lead the 49ers deep into the playoffs in 2011.
“It’s about winning,” Winston said. “Alex is...
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March 02, 2013
According to Adam Teicher of the Kansas City Star, the Chiefs will be about $7.5 million under the salary cap at the start of the new league year on March 12.
While that’s typically a decent position to be in, the Chiefs are expected to franchise WR Dwayne Bowe before Monday’s deadline, which means that they’ll need to free up some additional cap space pretty soon if...
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March 01, 2013
KANSAS CITY, Mo. With all the talk this week about the Chiefs' desperate need to shore up their quarterback position, a process they presumably started with the pending Alex Smith trade, coach Andy Reid and general manager John Dorsey have another pressing issue:
A desperate need to improve their weak wide-receiver corps.
To start, the Chiefs almost surely will have to reel...
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February 28, 2013
With the franchise tag deadline fast approaching (March 4th), the Kansas City Chiefs will have a decision to make on wide receiver Dwayne Bowe.
The Chiefs have to decide if they’re going to place the tag on Bowe for a second straight season or let him test the free agent market, since both sides haven’t worked out a long-term extension.
Former Chiefs’ general manager Scott...
Let's face it, the Kansas City Chiefs just got better overnight. Oh we'll have the detractors who will say that Alex Smith is not an upgrade from Matt Cassel but that dog won't hunt.
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March 01, 2013
When assessing the Kansas City Chiefs' acquisition of Alex Smith, let's start with what he is not:
He's not an aging and injured Joe Montana. Smith is not a stiff and mediocre Steve Bono. Smith shouldn't be compared to an unproven Elvis Grbac or an unworthy Matt Cassel. Let's don't even analogize Smith to Trent Green, who was 31 years old when he arrived...
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March 01, 2013
The big talk around the National Football League the past few days has been about the trade agreed to by Kansas City and San Francisco that will send Alex Smith to the Chiefs for a second round draft pick in 2013 and a conditional draft choice in 2014.
At first, the compensation seems a little staggering but in today’s NFL, you need a quarterback to compete and new Chiefs head...
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February 28, 2013
Once the San Francisco 49ers deal to trade away Alex Smith to the Chiefs is complete, they will own 12 draft picks in April’s NFL Draft. That puts them in position to make a lot of deals moving forward, especially with a high 2nd round pick. According to recent reports, the 49ers have the eyes set on New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis. According to a Yahoo Sports report quoting...
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February 28, 2013
If Alex Smith waited to see where his next destination would be for a starting QB job, he was finally given a chance after waiting patiently before he checked out of San Francisco, boarded a flight and landed in Kansas City. The pressure is right on Smith after the San Francisco 49ers agreed to send the quarterback to the Kansas City Chiefs, with newly hired coach Andy Reid surrounding...
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March 02, 2013
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, free agent NFL wide receiver Steve Breaston is thinking about heading over the Germany to undergo the Regenokine treatment to try and repair knee inflammation and early arthritic symptoms.
It is the same treatment that players such as Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez underwent to help save their careers.
During the procedure, a small cup of...
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