Dwight Smith released today???!!

Tobias-Reiper · 07-27-2006, 08:06 PM

Originally Posted by gandhi1007

Originally Posted by saintswhodi

Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper

... guess TB wasn't "chomping at the bit" that much to get Smith, since they offered no more than a 1 year deal if he couldn't sign anywhere else. Now, Smith is going to the Vikings to compete for a spot against Tank Williams..

...which simply proves that no one was willing to part with picks for Dwight Smith.

Proves that in what way? None at all. Smith signed with Minnesota for exactly what he would have made the final three years here. It was reported Tampa was interested in working a deal with the Saints to get him, even after the Saints said they wouldn't trade him. All that proves is Tampa tried to lowball him once he reached the open market. Quite the reach there to assume that also means no one offered a pick.

Damn, whodi..... you beat me to the punch. :P Hey...wasn't Minnesota's defensive coordinator Tampa's secondary coach during Smith's time there. Hmmmmm.......why would he want that kinda' guy on his team again??????

...geez...from the annals of "I win because I rationalize my posts"...

Look, here's how it plays:
I said Smith is nothing but a solid player and that there was no real interest for him and that no one offered a pick for him.
I get the "Tampa is chomping at the bit to get him" response, and how there was league wide interest in him.

I''d say, it it painfully obvious that Tampa didn't want him that bad, because they offered him nothing but a 1 year deal if he couldn't find anything else. Had they wanted him that bad, or even plain wanted him, being that he's only 27-28 yrs old, I'd think they'd have offered him something more that a 1 year deal. So you think he was low-balled. WHy would a club do that? Maybe because the club knows there really isn't that much interest in him league-wide? Heck, it further proves my point that they reall didn't want him that bad if Tampa low-balled him.

Now, as for other teams, only the Ravens and the Vikings showed any interest. The Ravens didn't seem that interested to begin with, and he landed with his old coach in Minnesota. And he wasn't even brought in as a starter, he has to compete with Tank Williams for the spot. Had he at least landed with another team, heck not even as a starter, I'd have said "ok, there was some real interest out there", but we are talking about signing with his old coach...

What he's getting paid in Minnesota is not relevant at all. What is relevant, is that, given the evidence, no one wanted Dwight Smith so bad that were willing to trade anything of value - pick or player - for him.

07-27-2006, 08:06 PM	#1
Tobias-Reiper Merces Letifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 4,161	Originally Posted by gandhi1007 Originally Posted by saintswhodi Originally Posted by Tobias-Reiper ... guess TB wasn't "chomping at the bit" that much to get Smith, since they offered no more than a 1 year deal if he couldn't sign anywhere else. Now, Smith is going to the Vikings to compete for a spot against Tank Williams.. ...which simply proves that no one was willing to part with picks for Dwight Smith. Proves that in what way? None at all. Smith signed with Minnesota for exactly what he would have made the final three years here. It was reported Tampa was interested in working a deal with the Saints to get him, even after the Saints said they wouldn't trade him. All that proves is Tampa tried to lowball him once he reached the open market. Quite the reach there to assume that also means no one offered a pick. Damn, whodi..... you beat me to the punch. :P Hey...wasn't Minnesota's defensive coordinator Tampa's secondary coach during Smith's time there. Hmmmmm.......why would he want that kinda' guy on his team again?????? ...geez...from the annals of "I win because I rationalize my posts"... Look, here's how it plays: I said Smith is nothing but a solid player and that there was no real interest for him and that no one offered a pick for him. I get the "Tampa is chomping at the bit to get him" response, and how there was league wide interest in him. I''d say, it it painfully obvious that Tampa didn't want him that bad, because they offered him nothing but a 1 year deal if he couldn't find anything else. Had they wanted him that bad, or even plain wanted him, being that he's only 27-28 yrs old, I'd think they'd have offered him something more that a 1 year deal. So you think he was low-balled. WHy would a club do that? Maybe because the club knows there really isn't that much interest in him league-wide? Heck, it further proves my point that they reall didn't want him that bad if Tampa low-balled him. Now, as for other teams, only the Ravens and the Vikings showed any interest. The Ravens didn't seem that interested to begin with, and he landed with his old coach in Minnesota. And he wasn't even brought in as a starter, he has to compete with Tank Williams for the spot. Had he at least landed with another team, heck not even as a starter, I'd have said "ok, there was some real interest out there", but we are talking about signing with his old coach... What he's getting paid in Minnesota is not relevant at all. What is relevant, is that, given the evidence, no one wanted Dwight Smith so bad that were willing to trade anything of value - pick or player - for him.
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