Generally, while Smith has failed to produce big numbers statistically, he usually does one or two positive things a game to help the team and is not expensive. So I don’t have a problem with him, as long as he looks after the ball.

Let’s hope Smith responds the same way he did last time Harlan ran him down like this.

P.S. “Smith was drafted as a quarterback and then molded into a receiver. ” This is inaccurate. He was drafted as a receiver. The fact that he played QB in college is irrelevant. He does not have anywhere close to an NFL-caliber arm and was never going to draw any interest from teams as a QB prospect.

OTOH, Smith has been on the field a lot during this year and has little to show for it. Favre looks for the open receiver who can do something. Coles and Cotch have both failed to get open deep (and sometimes mid range). Neither has any significant YAC. It is reasonable to assume that if Smith was open and did not drop passes or have them go through his hands, he would have more touches to show for his PT.

Hence, it is the CS that gets the hit for Leon and Clowney but not for Smith (unless you want more stupid end arounds telepgraphing them and more Wildcat, taking Favre and TJ out of their milieu).

Simple as that.

Really? When was this?

I’m with you. Two kickers is too many! But, Nugent has a lot more career ahead of him. See ya, Feely.

Smith was used only in that one game out of 14 so far because Coles, Cotchery, and Stuckey were taken out by their linebackers and defensive backs courtesy of Rob Ryan and his scheme, and FARVE didn’t know who Keller was. Smith was drafted as a quarterback and then molded into a receiver. What is disappointing is that after a somewhat surprising first year his production has slacked off the last two years especially last year with so many injuries on the team. He hasn’t excelled in one part of the offensive system and now that Clowney has picked up his part on special teams first and then on the offense Smith is starting to look at the team from the outside. Smith can have any one good game given against the raiders but has he consistently tried to push Cotchery in front of him to make the receiving corps better? I haven’t seen it. Cotchery got away this year with a lot of fumbles see versus the Patriots and Denver and Coles has gotten away with his mouth and the fact that teams know how to play him so he can’t demand the ball too often. Now I believe Clowney will push the receiving corps just based on his mature attitude and his selfless commitment to his job but what has impressed me is that I expected him to struggle in special teams but he has found a comfort area there so that he can move away from the scout team and improve his game. Clowney has shown he can play to a similar level to Wallace Wright on special teams and Wallace Wright should be recognized for his play this year with all his special team tackles.