Conventional wisdom says 49ers HC Jim Harbaugh squeezed out everything QB Alex Smith had to offer. But Trent Dilfer believes Smith is actually in a better situation in Kansas City with HC Andy Reid. “Now he’s going to the same structure and a superior passing system,” Dilfer said. “... Just from a passing standpoint. A passing-tree standpoint. Multiplicity in the drop-back, and play-action and movement game. The screen game. Trick plays. You name it. This is one of the better passing systems in the league... He finally gets to play in a pass-driven offense, a quarterback-driven offense. He has very good offensive personnel. A head coach that’s forgotten more about winning than most coaches know." Reid has a long history of pass-heavy and productive offenses. But Smith remains no better than a league average QB. And he'll be working with a shaky WR corps, especially if Dwayne Bowe bolts. Smith will carry more upside in KC than he did in SF, but we struggle to see him moving into fantasy-starter territory at a deep QB position.
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