>Wow how bad do those Sanchez and Kolb contracts look now?

those shit were bad REGARDLESS of anything Alex related. Especially Kolb. At least Sanchez had some success.

>http://www.csnbayarea.com/football-san-francisco-niners/niners-talk/Smith-could-be-attractive-trade-option-f?blockID=809779&feedID=5936
>
>Smith could be attractive trade option for QB-needy team
>
>December 4, 2012, 10:27 am
>
>There have been a couple times during Alex Smith's career that
>it was difficult to envision him returning to play the
>following season for the 49ers.
>
>The first time was after the 2008 season. Smith experienced
>shoulder injuries that wiped out most of 2007 and all of 2008.
>However, Smith accepted a huge pay cut to remain with the
>49ers in 2009
BUT...BUT...BUT....HE BEEN SHITTY FOR SEVEN FULL YEARS!!! PLEAS COPPED.


>
>The second time Smith appeared destined to leave the 49ers was
>following the 2010 season. He was clearly ready for a new
>chapter in his life. But, then, Jim Harbaugh came along and an
>agreement was reached. Both sides came to the conclusion that
>it made sense for Smith to remain with the 49ers on a one-year
>deal.
>
>(Last offseason, there was always the sense Smith would return
>as a free agent even throughout the whole Peyton Manning
>saga.)
>
>But now that Harbaugh has made the move to go with second-year
>quarterback Colin Kaepernick as the 49ers' starter, it seems
>Smith is back in that old familiar position of uncertainty.
Yeah, but he's got OPTIONS. For all those that said last year was a "fluke" he came back even better.

>Smith signed a three-year, $24 million contract with the 49ers
>in the offseason. Because that contract is so reasonable, it
>gives the 49ers some options.
>
>If Smith is on the 49ers' roster on April 1, 2013, his entire
>$7.5 million base salary becomes fully guaranteed.
>
>Obviously, a $7.5 million salary for a backup quarterback does
>not seem realistic when the presumptive starter, Kaepernick,
>is scheduled to make $740,000 in base pay.
>
>If the 49ers were to get rid of Smith's base salary, they
>could then use that money to tender safety Dashon Goldson at
>the franchise tag of $7.45 million.
wouldn't mind this at all. I know you're so-so on Goldson, but I'll take his warts. He's a difference maker back there.

>
>Smith is the 20th-highest-paid quarterback in the league (see
>table below), which could make him an attractive option for
>some quarterback-needy team to acquire in a trade -- probably
>for a 2014 draft pick.
>
>Smith is scheduled for a base salary of $7.5 million in both
>2013 and 2014.
>
>If the 49ers simply released Smith before April 1, they would
>still owe him $1 million. So it would help the 49ers on the
>salary cap, as well as enable the organization to accumulate a
>future draft pick, if they could get something for Smith via
>an offseason trade.
>
>Here's how Smith's average salary per season ranks among other
>quarterbacks in the NFL (with years the deals span):
>
>Average QB salaries per year
>1. Drew Brees $20 million (2012-2016)
>2. Peyton Manning $19.2 million (2012-'16)
>3. Tom Brady $18 million (2010-'14)
>4. Eli Manning $16.25 (2009-'15)
>5. Michael Vick $16 million (2011-'16)
>6. Matt Schaub $15.5 million (2012-'16)
>7. Philip Rivers $15.3 million (2009-'15)
>8. Jay Cutler $14.67 (2009-'13)
>9. Ben Roethlisberger $14.67 million (2011-'15)
>10. Mark Sanchez $13.49 (2012-'16)
>11. Sam Bradford $13 million (2012-'15)
>12. Aaron Rodgers $12.7 million (2008-'14)
>13. Kevin Kolb $12.42 million (2011-'16)
>14. Matthew Stafford $12.25 million (2012-'15)
>15. Tony Romo $11.25 million (2011-'16)
>16. Matt Ryan $11.25 million (2008-'13)
>17. Carson Palmer $10.75 (2012-'16)
>18. Ryan Fitzpatrick $9.83 million (2011-'17)
>19. Matt Cassel $9.67 million (2009-'14)
>20. Alex Smith $8 million (2012-'14)
>21. Matt Hasselbeck $6.67 million (2011-'13)
>22. Matt Flynn $6.5 million (2012-'14)
>23. Andrew Luck $5.53 million (2012-2015)
>24. Cam Newton $5.5 million (2011-'14)
>25. Robert Griffin $5.28 million (2012-'15)
>26. Josh Freeman $5.24 million (2009-'13)
>27. Joe Flacco $4.76 million (2008-'12)
>
>Also
>45. Colin Kaepernick $1.28 million (2011-'14)
>
>(NFL Players Association sources)
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