No way to what? That he won't be the #1 free agent QB? The only other QBs out there will be Matt Flynn and Vick (assuming they are all cut loose). I realize your opinion is sour on him. He was the #1 overall pick and didn't live up to it. But he's 28 and has improved and played winning football the past two years. If he hadn't been playing well then there would have been no controversy about benching him.
One team's trash is another team's treasure. He will get signed to a 3-4 year deal at about $7-8M a year.
LOL, You didn't hear 9er fans then! We were all screamin to trade or bench him, we even have a trade alex smith facebook page! he got booed so bad EVEN I felt bad for him (not really!) Coaches know the facts behind his numbers this year., he may end up in qb hell somewhere, but he'll be lucky to get half that $$ and it would be really dumb to tie up that kinda money with some good talent coming up.. To be honest Alice Smith was thee weak spot on the team. The whole team had no confidence in him, the defense had to carry the team. Now it's balanced , they even 'know' they are going to come from behind and win now. jus my opinion Brother IS
Case in point about team confidence. Montana vs Bengals losing in 4th quarter, 96 yards to goal, 2 minutes left, tells his guys look up in the stands , ''It's John Candy'' everyone in the huddle interviewed later said they KNEW they were going to win. QB is the general of the team, nobody wants a coward for a leader.