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The Bengals switched him over to RT early in his career after it became obvious he was a bust at LT. And I suspect a lot of his shortcomings were masked by stellar play by the rest of the Bengals o-line over the years. He's always had a reputation for being low on motivation and not exactly a dedicated professional.
Plus, if you followed the Vikings last year, they had - arguably - the worst o-line in the NFL.
I'm not sure I'd take him even as a backup.
Disclaimer: The sentiment expressed in this post is strictly for entertainment purposes only.
He tore his tricep early in the 4th game and missed the rest of the year.
So if you followed the Vikings last year, you would know that.
Ouch.
Touche!
He does suck pretty bad though. Their line was abysmal the first four games, same as the rest of the season. So I still stand by my evaluation of the guy.
Woahhhh lets have a reality check. Bradford played great his first 5 games and the team was off to a fast start. I can argue that Andre smiths Ol is what lead to Bradford struggling mid season
Not here to be right, just here to have interesting discussions about my impulsive opinions
The Bengals switched him over to RT early in his career after it became obvious he was a bust at LT. And I suspect a lot of his shortcomings were masked by stellar play by the rest of the Bengals o-line over the years. He's always had a reputation for being low on motivation and not exactly a dedicated professional.
Plus, if you followed the Vikings last year, they had - arguably - the worst o-line in the NFL.
I'm not sure I'd take him even as a backup.
When he was moved to RT, he was actually very good.
But that was a few years ago. So yeah, I'm not sure about the signing, unless he shows up in great shape for the interview.
They were outbid on Wagner, but he might have gotten overpaid. Its a pretty weak draft class and outside of maybe DJ Fluker, the tackle market looks pretty weak.
I'm one of the few that would be willing to discuss moving Glenn to RT and putting Kujo in at LT, where he played lots better than on the right side. I'm willing to have 2 tackles rated in ..oh..the 70's, as opposed to one who is rated at 80 and the other at...30.
The right side is a huge hole in pass pro. They led the league in sacks/attempt, and a pure pocket passer, one who can't dodge people coming in untouched, they could have easily given up a dozen more sacks.
Good to see they are addressing needs. I also am OK with moving Glenn to RT and KuJo at LT. Smith would be a nice back-up swing or RT starter in the event of an injury.
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Smith was drafted #6 in the 1st round in 2009. He showed up overweight, and consistently claimed injury. In his first two years, he had 5 starts in 13 games.
He then played well as a contract year approached. Then...not so well.
With MIN's HC Mike Zimmer knowing about him, he was offered a one-year deal...and as mentioned above, lasted but 4 games.
Night Train pwned me super hard earlier in this thread. I'm still nursing that wound.
BUT
When I go out for Bills games I watch them with my buddy who's a Bengals fan so I also follow Cincy very closely.
And while Smith patched together some okay seasons earlier in his career (which I believe was attributed to an overall strong line masking his shortcomings), motivation, staying in shape, and professionalism have always been his Achilles heel.
I feel like he wouldn't amount to much here. Not after some weak later years in Cincy and getting injured in Minny.
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