BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

[DraftBoy]

http://www.buffalobillsdraft.com/2013/01/could-the-bills-be-interested-in-qb-alex-smith/

If you don’t follow our official Twitter account then here is one great reason to do so. NFL Network analyst Ian Rapoport asked the following question on Twitter about the interest and ability of the Bills to have Ken Whisenhunt and San Francisco 49ers QB Alex Smith work together.

[Night Train]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

I'd rather watch Chip Kelly and Tajh Boyd work together.

[TrEd FTW]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

I like him better than Vick and Fitz, but talk about damning with faint praise.

[DraftBoy]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

I know this has been speculated by many but with the comments from Rapoport I thought it was appropriate to write and post this.

[coastal]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

Yes... I'd take him.

He's worlds better than Fitzpatrick, ran a power run oriented offense, and has playoff experience.

Plus we are not going to find any rookie options stand any realistic chance of matching his productivity.

Russ Brandon will find the analytics here in favor of signing him.

[BLeonard]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

So, hire a HC who went 5-11 this year (worse record than the HC we just fired) has a grand total of two more wins over the past 3 years that the HC we just fired...

Then, sign another QB that's approaching 30 that got benched in favor of a guy that we could have drafted in the second round just last year, but passed up on him for Aaron Williams...

Yeah, let's keep trying coaches that aren't good enough for the teams that finish worse than us and let's keep signing backup QB's and making them starters... Because that's worked so well in the past.

-Bill

[BillsFever21]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

I would take him if the price was cheap but our team needs a long term solution. The only way this team would be a QB away from contending is if we ended up with a Peyton Manning scenario which isn't going to happen.

I would take him as a stop gap QB for a year or two while we groomed another one but that would be the most and if only the price was reasonable.

[DraftBoy]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

So, hire a HC who went 5-11 this year (worse record than the HC we just fired) has a grand total of two more wins over the past 3 years that the HC we just fired...

Then, sign another QB that's approaching 30 that got benched in favor of a guy that we could have drafted in the second round just last year, but passed up on him for Aaron Williams...

Yeah, let's keep trying coaches that aren't good enough for the teams that finish worse than us and let's keep signing backup QB's and making them starters... Because that's worked so well in the past.

-Bill

The Whiz argument has been made in another thread so I won't make it here. Smith is worlds better than Fitz imo. Safe with the football, accurate, and can take a shot down field. He's only a temporary fit.

[streetkings01]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

So, hire a HC who went 5-11 this year (worse record than the HC we just fired) has a grand total of two more wins over the past 3 years that the HC we just fired...

Then, sign another QB that's approaching 30 that got benched in favor of a guy that we could have drafted in the second round just last year, but passed up on him for Aaron Williams...

Yeah, let's keep trying coaches that aren't good enough for the teams that finish worse than us and let's keep signing backup QB's and making them starters... Because that's worked so well in the past.

-Bill

I totally agree with this

[acehole]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

The Whiz argument has been made in another thread so I won't make it here. Smith is worlds better than Fitz imo. Safe with the football, accurate, and can take a shot down field. He's only a temporary fit.

We can still draft a guy..in this sceario to develop.

[DraftBoy]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

We can still draft a guy..in this sceario to develop.

As the article states.

[BLeonard]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

Smith is worlds better than Fitz imo. Safe with the football, accurate, and can take a shot down field. He's only a temporary fit.

But, apparently, Smith is not better than a second year player that we could have drafted just last season.

On top of that, I don't recall anyone praising Alex Smith in San Francisco until Jim Harbaugh got there... The first 6 years of his career, most considered him a bust.

Rookie QB's don't need 3-4 years on the bench anymore. The Bills already have a pretty darn good offensive line, so it's not like he'd be getting pounded back there, either. Get your coaching staff in place and see who he wants to draft at QB. Hell, that should be a question the Bills ask while interviewing. Then, let the kid play. Again, he'd have a good line in front of him (provided you resign Levitre) has Spiller in the backfield and Stevie at WR... A Free Agent WR wouldn't be bad, either.

I want there to be no excuses as to why the Bills don't draft a Quarterback. No "temporary fit" to avoid it, either.

-Bill

[nolimit]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

As the article states.

I'm guessing it would take a 1st Or a 2nd...not willing to give that up.

[DraftBoy]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

But, apparently, Smith is not better than a second year player that we could have drafted just last season.

On top of that, I don't recall anyone praising Alex Smith in San Francisco until Jim Harbaugh got there... The first 6 years of his career, most considered him a bust.

Rookie QB's don't need 3-4 years on the bench anymore. The Bills already have a pretty darn good offensive line, so it's not like he'd be getting pounded back there, either. Get your coaching staff in place and see who he wants to draft at QB. Hell, that should be a question the Bills ask while interviewing. Then, let the kid play. Again, he'd have a good line in front of him (provided you resign Levitre) has Spiller in the backfield and Stevie at WR... A Free Agent WR wouldn't be bad, either.

I want there to be no excuses as to why the Bills don't draft a Quarterback. No "temporary fit" to avoid it, either.

-Bill

We didn't draft him hindsight is always 20/20.

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I'm guessing it would take a 1st Or a 2nd...not willing to give that up.

As the article indicated it is expected he'll be released.

[BLeonard]

Re: BBD: Alex Smith to the Bills?

I'm guessing it would take a 1st Or a 2nd...not willing to give that up.

Alex Smith will likley be released, meaning the Bills won't have to give up a draft pick for him.

What it DOES mean is that, if the Bills ended up signing him, they wouldn't daft a QB until Round 2 (at earlist) and even then, the kid would likley sit.

I'm against that, which is a big reason I don't want Alex Smith. I want the Bills to get a QB within the first couple rounds and I want them to play him. As I said beofre, rookies QB's don't need to sit anymore and I don't want Smith to have a few good games, after which the Bills sign him to a multi-million dollar extension, like they did with Fitzpatrick.

They've already wasted one draft pick on a QB (Tavaris Jackson) and they didn't even bother to dress him... Stop going after other teams' damaged goods, draft your own guy and develop him, as Nix has said has been his philosophy since day 1.

-Bill