Of course, teams also need good football players, and the Chiefs (who sent six players to the 2013 Pro Bowl) already had a few. One of the first things Reid and Dorsey did was trade for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith, replacing the willing but overmatched Matt Cassel. Reid and Dorsey knew exactly what they were getting. Smith won't consistently hurt opponents with deep passes, but he's an above-average NFL quarterback who rarely panics, has superior decision-making skills and runs well enough to be a maddening nuisance to defenses. Smith also might be the purest West Coast offense quarterback Reid has ever coached. Consider this: Last year, after three games, the Chiefs had committed nine turnovers; this year, they've committed none (making them the first team since 1998 to begin the season with three consecutive turnover-free games).