More QB talk: What if Alex Smith becomes available?

I believe the Bears are only interested in resigning the Hoyer, Barkley and Shaw. They may even pick up a QB in or after the 3d round

IMO buying time is all you get with Smith.  He is one of the better game manger QBs I've seen.  

Over his career he completed 61.7% of his passes with a TD/Int ratio under 2:1 (157:91) and a career QB rating of 85.3

Nothing spectacular.  Solid and above average, but that is all.

I agree with ric ... if we draft a QB that we think will develop into a franchise QB, he would be a good starter for 1 or 2 years.

Would you say he's an upgrade over Hoyer? *Honest question for all, not rhetorical.*

I don't think many of these rookies will be coming out being better than Smith (Edit: As none of them are ready and will be better than Smith to start the year. A handful have potential). So if you are bring in as the starter?

For me, Smith would be a temporary starter. I wouldn't put I timeline on how long he starts bc I don't know who he is replacing him. If we grab a guy in the first (I only trust a few QBs overall in this draft to have any sort of chance to start ever), I would hope for the rookie to be ready by midseason. That doesn't mean Smith is sat midseason, but he will be on notice. I would like to give him the year plus an honest shot the next camp. IF we are lucky enough to have a function game manager like Smith and a draft a guy in any round, both must earn the right at the starting job.