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Smith gone due to being outspoken about Shula

Cary Kollins

By Cary Kollins,
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TheRumGone Grand Master

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Do you actually think that Smitty's personality and ego would allow him to take a more passive presence on this team and in the locker room?  No way.

 

Been said....not about the money.  So, there must have been real big issues with his antics.

 

Strange indeed.

 

he has said for years he's wanted to play in the slot

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MHS831 Grand Master

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Mike Martz is a fuging idiot. Yeah, Steve lost a step, but it wasn't like he only had 400 receiving yards.

 

He was not talking about last year, he was referring to next year.  I think his point was, "He can hit the wall at any time."  I think he has already started to slow down.  

 

The bottom line, if we kept him, we would pay dearly to watch him slow down.

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no i think what people are saying is we don't have any other options and cutting him has put us in panic mode to land Hakeem Nicks. What if we don't land him?

 

That is a valid point.

 

But, his antics must have been a HUGE issue for JR to allow this to happen. 

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This is from an inferior site.  I'm not one to read that site ever but this is actually new and interesting info.

 

 

take it for what it's worth...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

lol at autoedit and unlinkability

if this is the case it is another example of the legend of G-man and the real G-man  being far from each other. if Smith called out Shula isn't that just being up front.Many have had the same sentiment that Smith has on the effectiveness of Shula's offense.then in the same post it states G-man looked at Smitty film and decided he had to go instead of the one running the whole crappy Offense?

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Car123 Mentor

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Do you actually think that Smitty's personality and ego would allow him to take a more passive presence on this team and in the locker room? No way.

Been said....not about the money. So, there must have been real big issues with his antics.

Strange indeed.

Why did Hardy say losing Smith would be huge in the locker room?
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MadHatter Rookie

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compared to when his antics really were huge and he kept him? something stinks about this whole deal.

 

You mean those times when he was also one of the top WR's in the game....as opposed to now when he is aging, slowing, and much less production.

 

You are still in love with the Smitty of old....not the WR that he really is now.

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He was not talking about last year, he was referring to next year.  I think his point was, "He can hit the wall at any time."  I think he has already started to slow down.  

 

The bottom line, if we kept him, we would pay dearly to watch him slow down.

fi we had a high powered offense and he couldn't keep up that would be one thing. I don't see this as being on Smith as much as the offense he is trying to work out of.I guess where he lands will answer this question and i don't think the fans are going to like how it turns out.well, except for the fans of his new team.

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Ricky Spanish Grand Master

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Dude I've been talking to says this is BS, Gettleman just wants to clean house with the old guard and bring in the new leadership with Cam and Luke.

 

Says Gross wouldn't have been retained even if he didn't retire.

 

Says the players are not fans of Getts because he is being a hardass and no longer does the Hurney over-loyalty thing. runs things very business-like. 

 

This is also the first year in which Jerry has decided to be completely hands off, which is why these changes are taking place. 

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Yea the problem is Smitty is correct.

 

Not quite sure if you're attempting sarcasm or not, to be honest...  I'll assume you are...

 

We both know Smith would never be outspoken to the media...  Would never be outspoken about his role in the offense...  Would never be aggressive towards teammates...  Would never be a poor mentor to young players...

 

Now, sarcasm aside, I love me some Smitty, and I hate to see him go as much as anyone...  But that report is one I can believe, from a position of what the FO may feel he brings to the locker room...  And if that's their feeling, I can understand their wanting to move forward...

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