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tweeky 06-04-2003 11:02 AM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
Say it aint so. Saints talking to Akili Smiths agent?
Do they think he can make the switch to cornerback?

Boy, JT O'Sullivan must be a little confused about things right now!

Thats gotta be a tad humbling for the redhead!

Why are they even cosidering this guy? There will be much better QB's cut before the season starts that can fill the #3 role.

Something smells and I don't know what it is.

[Edited on 4/6/2003 by tweeky]

BlackandBlue 06-04-2003 11:15 AM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
Maybe they are looking at the conversion to CB. JT is a better QB than Akili.

JOESAM2002 06-04-2003 02:22 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
I\'m afraid ya\'ll are right.

NFL | Four Teams Interested In A. Smith - from www.KFFL.com
Wed, 4 Jun 2003 05:50:05 -0700

Updating previous reports, the Cincinnati Enquirer reports four teams have contacted the agent for free agent QB Akili Smith (Bengals). The Miami Dolphins and New Orleans Saints have called Smith’s agent, Kennard McGuire, and the Seattle Seahawks and Green Bay Packers are two other teams that could be interested, although they are both unconfirmed.

D_it_up 06-04-2003 02:31 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
This may just be my optimism about a QB who has yet to prove his worth in the NFL, but Akili Smith MAY NOT be a bad pick-up. You have to stop and think that this guy played with the Bungles. That\'s enough to drop ANYONE\'s stats and make them look horrendous. I don\'t ever forsee Akili being a starting QB in the NFL, but in the right system, he could be a decent back-up. Just look at Cincinatti\'s QB sitution since he has been there. Jon Kitna? Gus Frerotte? Scott Mitchell? Those are some of the worst QB\'s in the NFL. Only Kitna really had potential, but that was when he was with Seattle. Cincinatti is a graveyard for QB\'s like Colorado is a graveyard for pitchers in baseball. Who was the last GOOD QB Cincinatti had? You guessed it.....Boomer Esiason. It has been quite a while since Boomer donned the stripes, so that should tell you the quality of QB\'s that have come in and out of Cincinatti. So far, Smith has been a bust. I agree with that. There has to be some sort of upside, though. A change of scenery could be exactly what Smith needs to break out of that rut he is in. BTW.....I think Carson Palmer is well on his way to being another first round bust. ;)

D_it_up 06-04-2003 02:37 PM

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Just for the record, I\'m a little saddened that my 100th post to become a starter in the forum was wasted on talking about the Cincinatti Bengals :mad:

JOESAM2002 06-04-2003 02:45 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
Now that is a sad state. I feel for you my brother. But look at it this way, it can only go up from here. :D

subguy 06-05-2003 12:21 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
Smith, it difficult to judge. I am sure he is almost free. He played with the Bengals, not a fair analysis. It hurts nothing to give him a look. A change of scenery makes a huge difference to many players.

BillyCarpenter1 06-05-2003 12:30 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
This guy was picked very high in the draft a few years ago. He was a very good college QB. Anytime you have a chance to get a guy like this it is worth checking into, which is exactly what the saints are doing, but i wonder what aaron brooks is thinking about with the signing of Bowman and the talk about aquiring Akili. There is a lot of negitive talk in and around the leauge about Aarron Brooks. This might be his make or break year, but do we really want to start over @ QB?

ejc0921 06-05-2003 02:03 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
Not sure what to think about Akili Smith at this time. SHould the Saints take a look at him, I think so. If we can get him for rock bottom price then why not. You have to admit that being with the Bengals does nothing for a players career, but going to a team with some weapons and OL for protection may make him a better QB. Just have to wait and see what happens.

tweeky 06-05-2003 02:21 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
If we sign him for next to nothing (and we will)...

Pros:
1. Provides more competition
2. Sends signal to AB, get serious
3. Player with good upside, at relatively no cost at all
4. Could develop into quality player under new/different system
5. If he flops, so what, what\'d he cost us? NOTHIN\'
6. He provides a mobile QB for our scout team.

Cons:
1. May hurt AB\'s feelings

deadflatbird 06-07-2003 09:08 AM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
THIS IS A GREAT PICK UP... we need two starters at QB these days. Bouman I feel is our guy but to bring in a QB that can compete and has up-side is AWESOME! We could groom him to replace Brooks one day.

subguy 06-07-2003 09:10 AM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
I think Akili\'s time of grooming has past............

BillyCarpenter1 06-07-2003 10:23 AM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
Hey, maybe we can get Heath Shuler back. He\'s got huge upside too, right?

D_it_up 06-07-2003 12:08 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
Days of grooming have passed? I\'m going to say these two little words one more time, and these words are actually very big.....CINCINATTI BENGALS. I could be totally wrong, but Akili Smith in a GOOD offensive system could end up being a pretty decent QB.

billyh1026 06-07-2003 04:08 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
Akili Smith sucks...always has...always will. He\'s the poster boy for the reason the NFL combine should end before the UN does!!

Oh no wait...I dislike the UN more....they need to both go on the same day...I\'m thinking today is a good day!!

nocloning 06-07-2003 07:21 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
The NFL combine doesn\'t force any GM to make bad decisions. They can still listen to their scouts and look at game film. If they want to put emphasis on numbers that\'s their problem. The combine simply opens up the possibility to have a fair comparision (especially of the speed numbers). Plus it\'s more of a media thing. Most of the scouts knew that Terrell Suggs wouldn\'t be very fast, but if you have to fill your column for the day the 4.7+ suddenly becomes big news.
Akili Smith - the career is over. Stay away from him.

subguy 06-07-2003 07:48 PM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
D it up.............I can agree to disagree...........Akili did have one starting season, out of 5? I think he threw more int. than touchdowns. Yes there are alot of reasons people throw more int. than td\'s. Blake came out of the same program and after he was well he received zero playing time. I think Blake was probably better than Smith. Give him a look, satisfy your curiosity and move on.

[Edited on 9/6/2003 by subguy]

NellyFord 06-08-2003 12:17 AM

Akili a Saint ??? WHY ???
 
Akili Smith a Saint, I like that idea, he\'d make a good ball boy. I think with the players we have, we could get him into the pro bowl. Then again maybe not but I dont think he should be allowed to be around our team, with his bad karma from the Bungles, just let him go. Maybe to Dallas :D let him hold them down. He couldnt carry Joe Horn\'s Jock Strap


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