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Mr. Scot

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I cannot think of one player to ever play the game that was MORE intense than SS.  I was at the 2005 game against Minnesota where Fred Smoots said he was going to shut Smitty down.

It was not as he thought.  I believe Smitty had 2 TD and 199 yds and Smoots was ruined as a DB after that. I can watch his highlight reels over and over.  Love watching him going up as a 5'9" receiver and out jumping multiple defenders.  I miss watching him play.

And sadly I watch him tear us a new A-hole when we played Baltimore.  

I can see why Culley never brought it up. 

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3 hours ago, Moo Daeng said:

He had 10 receptions for 154 yards that season. Why would he practice as a receiver in the Pro Bowl when he was named as a returner? I get that it motivated him and that's great but what would you expect?

It's the Pro Bowl.

What the hell would it have hurt?

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1 hour ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

I cannot think of one player to ever play the game that was MORE intense than SS.  I was at the 2005 game against Minnesota where Fred Smoots said he was going to shut Smitty down.

It was not as he thought.  I believe Smitty had 2 TD and 199 yds and Smoots was ruined as a DB after that. I can watch his highlight reels over and over.  Love watching him going up as a 5'9" receiver and out jumping multiple defenders.  I miss watching him play.

And sadly I watch him tear us a new A-hole when we played Baltimore.  

I can see why Culley never brought it up. 

Top 3 player to pull on a jersey for us. He's a first ballot Hall of Famer for mine. 

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4 hours ago, Moo Daeng said:

He had 10 receptions for 154 yards that season. Why would he practice as a receiver in the Pro Bowl when he was named as a returner? I get that it motivated him and that's great but what would you expect?

 

If you watch the video Ricky posted, the way Smitty tells it is that Cully was short a WR and the punter hadn't arrived yet, so Harbaugh sent him over to run with the receivers. Culley basically told him t get his sorry ass back over to the JV team and leave the real WR's alone. I'm definitely paraphrasing that last part, but I guarantee that's how Smitty heard it.

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Even when Smith was at the end of his rookie contract and wanting a new big payday he caught wind of someone involved in the contract negotiations calling him an "unproven" WR. He was furious about this comment and went on a rant. Many sports media talking heads acknowledged that Smith was a good WR, but doubted if he was worth top dollar at the time.

I am sure Cully had no idea what danger he was in by dismissing Smith as belonging with the special teams unit. Smith gave Ken Lucas a terrible beating for unclear reasons during a lull practice, so anyone could become a target and it didn't much to set Smith off.

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3 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

It's the Pro Bowl.

What the hell would it have hurt?

He was a rookie right? I'm sure the vets would be happy to give up reps at the probowl...in Hawaii lol. Seems like a great chance for the Vets to enjoy the nasty weather and a rookie to learn something, anything. The game did decide homefield advantage for the next scrimmage game. 

Wasn't Cam pushed into a pool his rookie year at a party? Very serious stuff, that's why we had one this year, or maybe ever again. 

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