Kansas City Chiefs: 5 potential replacements for Alex Smith

The Kansas City Chiefs should be looking to upgrade at quarterback this offseason. Here are five players who could potentially fit the bill.

This isn’t going to be an article crushing Alex Smith. Smith, who turns 33 years old this offseason, is a decent player. He has been to the Pro Bowl twice, albeit as an alternate. All that said, general manager John Dorsey has to be thinking about what he can do to take the Chiefs further than the AFC Divisional round.

With that in mind, here are five quarterbacks that realistically could come to Kansas City next year and, perhaps, give it the spark it needs to get over the proverbial hump.

5. Kirk Cousins

Cousins lands low on the list because there is a good chance he never sees the market. The Washington Redskins can apply the franchise tag, although it would cost $24 million. If he becomes a free agent, the Chiefs would have to consider it.

Cousins threw for 4,917 yards and 25 touchdowns last year, leading the Redskins to a second consecutive winning season. However, he will be 29 years old in August. Is he worth the kind a deal akin to what Andrew Luck got? Because that’s what it is going to cost after a bidding war.