Less than five minutes into his introductory news conference Thursday afternoon, Alex Smith casually removed his right hand from the lectern in front of him, which he had been clutching. He slid it into the pocket of his fit-for-the-occasion, I-was-just-guaranteed-$71 million blue suit. And there he stood, in control, the Washington Redskins’ new quarterback, someone who has more past than future in the NFL, completely comfortable with his present.

We can’t yet say how the trade for Smith — consummated in late January, completed just this week because of the NFL’s odd logistical rules — will work out. Anybody who has drawn conclusions based on news conferences held in Ashburn, Virginia, understands the risks that lie within.

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