LANDOVER, Md., -- The Alex Smith honeymoon continues, with the Washington Redskins happily trotting him out before adoring fans, those who want to believe that this time -- with this quarterback -- it will be different.
How long it lasts will be determined by his play. But for many his arrival signals the end of what had been a contentious last several years, from debating the merits of Robert Griffin III to then Kirk Cousins -- first about whether he should start, then how good he was and finally what he was worth.