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this is a discussion within the Saints Community Forum; Originally Posted by CharityMike Either 20lbs is not easy to see or he has a tighter uniform. He looked fat and slow! He would have to get below his draft weight and that is not going to happen....
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Last bit on the contract
The Saints did finally push for a paycut in 2013, but by that time the damage was done. Even in reducing his pay from $9 to $3 million Smith still has a cap charge of $8 million this season putting him around the top 15 at the position. When they do release him next season he will still carry over $2 million in cap penalties due to that 2012 restructure. |
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There is no way Smith is going to play LB this season. He will be a backup DE.
The LB corps is worrisome. We didn't get to see some of the guys but I am not sure we are going to see alot of improvement from Tez and galette. Neither are good in coverage so I don't see how we will get that improvement in the flats. I don't think the outcome would have been any different than what we saw last night based on all those screen passes they were throwing. |
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Rememer when we all said theres no way Shanle gets on the field this season?
All you heard from the coaching staff is how good of a player he was - every week I hope its not the case with will smith, bring him in as an extra lineman sure, but I'd rather have jason david play OLB than will smith |
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Shanle looked better as a LB than what we showed last night when the ones were on the field.
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The problem isn't Will, he's getting old. The problem is whoever wrote that contract. He's going to get paid either way and it goes against the cap. Makes no difference.
I say release him. At least he's not taking up a roster spot and we can get something out of the bargain bin in a couple of weeks. I would even say there are better options at backup DE which is really the only role he's suited for at this point. I thought he would be ok but unless he turns the corner hard by next game I agree, he's not playing that position. |
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I was a bit surprised at how slow and out of place Smith looked in the 1st preseason game - maybe I let the optimist in me talk me into believing that somehow this positional change would work out... IDK.
Anyway, I was very disappointed with how he behaved on the field and it didn't look any better during the second watch, so maybe he could move back into a "hand on the turf" position or maybe he'll improve... but at the moment I just can't see a way he could be a starter in any of the positions available to him in this defense. |
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Originally Posted by FinSaint
Yup. Linebacker is entirely different than DE and I've been skeptical from the beginning that ANY of our guys would transition smoothly. After watching that game I think we're going to have a mess on our hands.
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