Kansas City Chiefs: 5 potential replacements for Alex Smith

2. Tony Romo

Yes, we reached that point of the article. Romo ius going to be 37 years old in March and hasn’t played much over the past two seasons due to back and clavicle injuries. There is a very good chance that Romo is simply too brittle to withstand even the majority of an NFL season, let alone an entire one.

Still, the Chiefs have to consider trading for Romo when the Dallas Cowboys make him available. In his last full year, Romo threw for 4,800 yards and 35 touchdowns, something Alex Smith can only dream of doing. He would be an instant upgrade if healthy and would provide Kansas City with a real shot of reaching the Super Bowl for the first time since 1969.

So what would it take to land Romo? The guess here is that a mid-round pick, perhaps a third, would do the trick. If that happened. the Chiefs would be taking on $14 million in base salary for next season. The rest of the contract, running out in 2019, has minimal penalty, so you could cut him without pain and move on.

It’s a huge gamble, but sometimes that is what needs to happen.