The Geno Smith trade to Pete Carroll, Tom Brady and the Las Vegas Raiders won't become official until the new league year begins on Wednesday, but it sounds like Seattle might already have his successor in place by then.

Seattle is widely expected to heavily pursue free agent quarterback Sam Darnold to replace Smith. When this news broke, I began to wonder why the Seahawks would be willing to potentially pay Darnold roughly $40 million per year (which is what Spotrac is estimating he will fetch) when they apparently did not want to give Geno Smith the $40-$45 million a year he is reportedly seeking.

The Seahawks wouldn’t have traded Smith without feeling strongly that next Wednesday they could sign Darnold, clearly the top free agent QB on the market.

The Los Angeles Rams might see a familiar face in their division next season. But after 12 sacks in two games last year, they won't be worried.

With Geno Smith off to the Raiders, his former team plans to go after another ex-Jets quarterback — Sam Darnold. The Seahawks traded Smith to Las Vegas on Friday in exchange for a third-round pick, per multiple reports.

Matthew Stafford decided to compromise and stay put with the Los Angeles Rams. Now league sources are predicting a similar outcome with the Minnesota Vikings and Sam Darnold, who may be facing a weaker set of free agency options than anticipated.

In the NFL, one big move from a team can have a trickle-down effect, impacting the moves of other teams or players. One example: The Seattle Seahawks traded veteran quarterback Geno Smith to the Las Vegas Raiders Friday, with potentially changed the outlook for another signal-caller who had major question marks going into the offseason.

Richard Sherman is quite skeptical of the Seahawks trading Geno Smith to the Raiders, and doesn't think Sam Darnold is a big improvement.