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Smitty at 83!? Come on man!


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Yea but this isnt anout numbers. Its about players voting which players r best in terms of playin against. I cant see keuchly being over 50. I see him in 35-49 range

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I can't believe I'm gonna say this being a Smitty homer but he didn't have enough TDs for a higher rank. I would still put him in the top 10 but like I said I'm a homer.

Honestly the lack of tds is going to be the biggest knock on Smith when it is all said and done for him. People talk about him being all time great and a hall of famer and he will have the catches and yards to justify that discussion but not enough tds. I love Smith and think he is the best pound for pound player in nfl history but he just won't have the numbers to make people outside of Carolina agree with that.

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