Comments on: Eric Smith To Crack the Lineup? http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/ Ranting and Raving about the Gang Green Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:20:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Bent http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113612 Bent Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:51:49 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113612 Maybe Leon will be that one day but he is not yet. Anyway, as I pointed out at the time, the reason it was Miller that went was three-fold. One - financial. Two - because he was likely to be claimed on waivers for his return ability and therefore couldn't be picked up for Patspionage. Three - He is absolutely terrible in coverage...our biggest weakness, so there was no hope whatsoever of him seeing the field. Eric Smith has had a rough year, but he's not worse than Justin Miller. And, as you say, character was an issue too. Plus it doesn't make the Jets organization look great to dump a guy who is dealing with concussion issues. The third string running back in an emergency would have been Brad Smith and then if the injury was going to continue, they'd pick another back up. You do raise an interesting point though - what if TJ or Leon were hurt this week (assuming Brad can't play)? The other would get a huge workload. Maybe Leon will be that one day but he is not yet.

Anyway, as I pointed out at the time, the reason it was Miller that went was three-fold. One – financial. Two – because he was likely to be claimed on waivers for his return ability and therefore couldn’t be picked up for Patspionage. Three – He is absolutely terrible in coverage…our biggest weakness, so there was no hope whatsoever of him seeing the field.

Eric Smith has had a rough year, but he’s not worse than Justin Miller. And, as you say, character was an issue too. Plus it doesn’t make the Jets organization look great to dump a guy who is dealing with concussion issues.

The third string running back in an emergency would have been Brad Smith and then if the injury was going to continue, they’d pick another back up. You do raise an interesting point though – what if TJ or Leon were hurt this week (assuming Brad can’t play)? The other would get a huge workload.

]]> By: Dean Barbella http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113594 Dean Barbella Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:58:49 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113594 are-tee and NickyLibs, Leon should be a Westbrook-like All-Pro runningback, not returning kicks. Who is our third string running back? If we're gonna expose Leon to injury, then we should have kept Miller too. This way kickers would have to choose who to kick to. Keeping Smith over Miller is just plain stupid. Must have been something more to the decision - I mean besides his last year of his contract and his DB ability. Rather, something like Character. Dunnoh? are-tee and NickyLibs,

Leon should be a Westbrook-like All-Pro runningback, not returning kicks.

Who is our third string running back?

If we’re gonna expose Leon to injury, then we should have kept Miller too. This way kickers would have to choose who to kick to.

Keeping Smith over Miller is just plain stupid. Must have been something more to the decision – I mean besides his last year of his contract and his DB ability.

Rather, something like Character. Dunnoh?

]]> By: swizzle81 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113591 swizzle81 Fri, 12 Dec 2008 05:42:55 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113591 Um this is good news, Smith is awful and shouldn't be anything more than a special teamer. Um this is good news, Smith is awful and shouldn’t be anything more than a special teamer.

]]> By: Drew http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113581 Drew Fri, 12 Dec 2008 01:04:58 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113581 It cant hurt....Like I suspected Elam is like a backup SS in baseball...put him in for a few games and hes pretty good after that he gets totally exposed It cant hurt….Like I suspected Elam is like a backup SS in baseball…put him in for a few games and hes pretty good after that he gets totally exposed

]]> By: hank/naples http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113580 hank/naples Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:55:52 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113580 I love smith and his commitment, but, he's always too late!! I love smith and his commitment, but, he’s always too late!!

]]> By: NickyLibs http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113558 NickyLibs Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:35:21 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113558 Agreed, all we could of used Miller for is an extra DB. Miller, most of the time, was the fastest guy on the field and would get burned everytime a decent receiver lined up against him. The coverage in the secondary is aweful (excluding Revis), but I'd rather have a receiver catch the ball 5 yards in front of our guy, than 5 yards behind him.Plus we already have an allstar return man in Leon Washington. Agreed, all we could of used Miller for is an extra DB. Miller, most of the time, was the fastest guy on the field and would get burned everytime a decent receiver lined up against him. The coverage in the secondary is aweful (excluding Revis), but I’d rather have a receiver catch the ball 5 yards in front of our guy, than 5 yards behind him.Plus we already have an allstar return man in Leon Washington.

]]> By: are-tee http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113552 are-tee Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:04:20 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113552 "it’s just that we should have been using Miller’s All-Star tallent towards kickoffs all season." I don't know, but I thought this Leon guy is already pretty good at it. “it’s just that we should have been using Miller’s All-Star tallent towards kickoffs all season.”

I don’t know, but I thought this Leon guy is already pretty good at it.

]]> By: Mel31602 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113550 Mel31602 Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:48:43 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113550 nyckage- I usually like conditional trades since they are fair for all sides but one like this where the Saints can just save themselves a good pick by re-signing Vilma later in the off-season seems unfair for the Jets. nyckage-
I usually like conditional trades since they are fair for all sides but one like this where the Saints can just save themselves a good pick by re-signing Vilma later in the off-season seems unfair for the Jets.

]]> By: Dean Barbella http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113549 Dean Barbella Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:46:04 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113549 Eric Smith stays and Justin Miller goes - Really?! Since that awesome decision, Justin has returned his fourth career kickoff return for a touch down and Smitty's catching splinters on the bench - dumb! I've got nothing against him and even love the way he saved a touch down reception covering Bouldin in Arizona game... it's just that we should have been using Miller's All-Star tallent towards kickoffs all season. Eric Smith stays and Justin Miller goes – Really?!

Since that awesome decision, Justin has returned his fourth career kickoff return for a touch down and Smitty’s catching splinters on the bench – dumb!

I’ve got nothing against him and even love the way he saved a touch down reception covering Bouldin in Arizona game… it’s just that we should have been using Miller’s All-Star tallent towards kickoffs all season.

]]> By: nyckage http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113546 nyckage Thu, 11 Dec 2008 21:25:42 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2008/12/11/eric-smith-to-crack-the-lineup/#comment-113546 Mel31602 I really hate all this conditional trades, it just make things confusing and teams can find ways around it, and we basically got ripped off with the Vilma trade, and the robertson trade , Denver got ripped off because I would have given them a 4th Rd pick just to take his ass away from us. Anyway this thing i about Eric Smith, right now I'm open to anything , I don't care what it is, if that doesn't work out let's put David Harris t the QB spot let Favre be the Kicker and big Jenks will play the WR spot, I know it's to early to hit the panic button but just for fun, how chaotic would it be for us if we lose this game Mel31602

I really hate all this conditional trades, it just make things confusing and teams can find ways around it, and we basically got ripped off with the Vilma trade, and the robertson trade , Denver got ripped off because I would have given them a 4th Rd pick just to take his ass away from us.

Anyway this thing i about Eric Smith, right now I’m open to anything , I don’t care what it is, if that doesn’t work out let’s put David Harris t the QB spot let Favre be the Kicker and big Jenks will play the WR spot, I know it’s to early to hit the panic button but just for fun, how chaotic would it be for us if we lose this game

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