Updated Feb 27, 2013 - 3:08 pm
Perception vs. reality with Alex Smith and Matt Flynn
Brock Huard had a positive initial reaction to the news that the 49ers and Chiefs had agreed to a trade sending quarterback Alex Smith to Kansas City.
One reason was the considerable draft compensation San Francisco reportedly will receive in return and how that could set a price for Matt Flynn, the Seahawks' backup quarterback.
The timing of the deal was another. The fact that the Chiefs struck the deal just days after watching quarterback prospects work out at the scouting combine suggests they weren't all that impressed with that group, affirming the thought among many draft analysts that this year's quarterback class lacks top-end talent. That would increase the value of a veteran like Flynn.
"To me, that is good news for the Seahawks," he said shortly after news of the deal broke.
A conversation with John Clayton minutes later changed Huard's mind to some degree.
In the video below, he shares his thoughts on the trade from a Seahawks perspective.
You can listen to Wednesday's podcast here.
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Newton wrote...Well Matt's wife will make the choice's now.February 27, 2013 4:13 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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doublej wrote...I'd like to see him stayFebruary 28, 2013 8:25 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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frisco wrote...doublej wrote... I'd like to see him stayFebruary 28, 2013 10:48 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock has also spent five years with ESPN working as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. Brock makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
