Smith overtaking Ruff

tweeky · 08-23-2003, 01:30 PM

1st- The topic. Of course Smith is gonna look better, he\'s been in the system much longer than Ruff. Ruff will improve as the PRESEASON PRACTICE GAMES continue.
Don\'t get me wrong, I love Smith, he\'s a Knight type warrior that refuses to die. He\'s a great guy to have on this team. They brought in Ruff for his upside, which he needs to start showing and I assume he will once he becomes more acclimated to the defensive calls and adjustments. He, along with a few other defensive players, need more time to gel. Two practice games just isn\'t enough considering the amount of changes we made.

How many posts and articles did we read about needing time for this team to gel? I read 3 zillion myself. It may be week 3 or 4 before this defense is all on the right page.
It\'ll still be better than that hammered-crap we had last year.

2nd-Cie Grant. The Saints had him 3rd LB overall on their board. I assume behind Bailey and ????. He may be starting ahead of Smith and Ruff by week 10, the game after our bye week.

3rd-Next years draft (and free-agency) is absolutely loaded with great LB and CB\'s.
If I were Hodge and Allen I\'d be just as worried as Ruff.

I also see us going stud CB and LB in draft, along with a proven free-agent CB and LB.

We have only begun to stud-out. Our window is just starting to open.

08-23-2003, 01:30 PM	#8
tweeky 500th Post Join Date: May 2003 Location: South Alabama Posts: 779	Smith overtaking Ruff 1st- The topic. Of course Smith is gonna look better, he\'s been in the system much longer than Ruff. Ruff will improve as the PRESEASON PRACTICE GAMES continue. Don\'t get me wrong, I love Smith, he\'s a Knight type warrior that refuses to die. He\'s a great guy to have on this team. They brought in Ruff for his upside, which he needs to start showing and I assume he will once he becomes more acclimated to the defensive calls and adjustments. He, along with a few other defensive players, need more time to gel. Two practice games just isn\'t enough considering the amount of changes we made. How many posts and articles did we read about needing time for this team to gel? I read 3 zillion myself. It may be week 3 or 4 before this defense is all on the right page. It\'ll still be better than that hammered-crap we had last year. 2nd-Cie Grant. The Saints had him 3rd LB overall on their board. I assume behind Bailey and ????. He may be starting ahead of Smith and Ruff by week 10, the game after our bye week. 3rd-Next years draft (and free-agency) is absolutely loaded with great LB and CB\'s. If I were Hodge and Allen I\'d be just as worried as Ruff. I also see us going stud CB and LB in draft, along with a proven free-agent CB and LB. We have only begun to stud-out. Our window is just starting to open.
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