NFL Modern Era Draft: Discussion Thread
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Round 21, Pick 718
Will Smith, DE
Will Smith is a consistent pass rush off the edge and 6'3" 282 pounds large enough to spell anyone along the defensive line. He made a pro bowl in 2006 and his first four years in the league sack totals are 7.5, 8.5, 10.5, and 7.5. In 2008 "the Saints agreed to terms with Smith on a six-year, $70 million contract with $26 million guaranteed. This deal makes him the 3rd highest paid defensive end in the NFL." He plays on a defense without much resembling talent and the team obviously believes he is valuable. All I am asking is for him to spell my defensive line and play some defensive tackle on passing downs. This will ensure that both Trent Cole and Michael Strahan are able to rest enough to produce the entire game (mostly Cole). When Smith is on the field I don't feel like my production drops too much and like the value in round 21.
From his Saints biography:
FWIW he is one of the many players involved in the whole diuretic scandal and is facing suspension next year for four games.
From scout.com "Smith gets great leverage off the snap, thanks to his explosiveness and good upper body strength."
Will Smith on WILL SMITH:
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Will Smith, DE
Will Smith is a consistent pass rush off the edge and 6'3" 282 pounds large enough to spell anyone along the defensive line. He made a pro bowl in 2006 and his first four years in the league sack totals are 7.5, 8.5, 10.5, and 7.5. In 2008 "the Saints agreed to terms with Smith on a six-year, $70 million contract with $26 million guaranteed. This deal makes him the 3rd highest paid defensive end in the NFL." He plays on a defense without much resembling talent and the team obviously believes he is valuable. All I am asking is for him to spell my defensive line and play some defensive tackle on passing downs. This will ensure that both Trent Cole and Michael Strahan are able to rest enough to produce the entire game (mostly Cole). When Smith is on the field I don't feel like my production drops too much and like the value in round 21.
From his Saints biography:
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No player with the Saints nears Smith’s 33.5 sacks since he joined the team in 2004, and the former No. 1 pick has been an equally disruptive force against the run during that span. In only his second year as a full-time starter, Smith followed his Pro Bowl season of 2006 with another solid performance, battling through double-teams the entire year to notch a team-high seven sacks, two forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and a safety. He also led the defensive front with 65 tackles while setting the tone for the defense with his toughness, effort and relentless play. Through his first four seasons, Smith has started 43 of 62 games and notched 265 tackles (179 solo) and knocked down 12 passes. He has been particularly adept at creating turnovers throughout his career, forcing 12 fumbles and recovering six – including a five-game stretch from 2004-05 where he caused a fumble in each contest. Smith was selected 18th overall in 2004 after an honor-filled career at Ohio State and has only missed two games in his career since.
From scout.com "Smith gets great leverage off the snap, thanks to his explosiveness and good upper body strength."
Will Smith on WILL SMITH:
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Will Smith can cause quite the buzz.
There was the time the New Orleans Saints defensive end had a dinner reservation at a fancy New York restaurant. The staff made certain that a secluded table saved for impressive VIPs was secured. Red-carpet treatment waited.
When Smith arrived there was, well, confusion.
"They told me, 'We thought it was the actor,' " Smith recalled this week from his cellphone, hustling on a busy day off. "But hey, I'm just a football player. I'm a nobody."
Despite his increasing prominence in the NFL — the third-year pro earned his first Pro Bowl selection and led the Saints with 10½ sacks — Smith sometimes disappoints strangers for who he is not.
A limousine driver once hired to meet him at Miami International Airport was so excited with the passenger that he was about to receive that he called several relatives.
Then a big letdown.
"Happens all the time," Smith says. "But to me, it's such a common name. Do you know how many William Smiths there are?"
This one is a junior. His father, William Sr., was called Billy. So when Smith is around family, he's B.J. — Billy Junior.
"But to the rest of the world," he says, "it's Will."
Smith, 25, has never met his more famous namesake, but it sure seems like it. He figures he was in middle school, growing up in Utica, N.Y., when the other Smith made a mark as a rapper before he began acting and achieved fame as the star of a popular sitcom.
"I've been hearing the Will Smith jokes ever since The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," Smith says. "I get a kick out of it. But obviously, it gets old real quick."
The Pursuit of Happyness? Smith, a movie buff, saw that Will Smith's latest blockbuster shortly after it was released in December and loved it. It ranks among his favorite Will Smith flicks. Says Smith, "I love his work."
There was the time the New Orleans Saints defensive end had a dinner reservation at a fancy New York restaurant. The staff made certain that a secluded table saved for impressive VIPs was secured. Red-carpet treatment waited.
When Smith arrived there was, well, confusion.
"They told me, 'We thought it was the actor,' " Smith recalled this week from his cellphone, hustling on a busy day off. "But hey, I'm just a football player. I'm a nobody."
Despite his increasing prominence in the NFL — the third-year pro earned his first Pro Bowl selection and led the Saints with 10½ sacks — Smith sometimes disappoints strangers for who he is not.
A limousine driver once hired to meet him at Miami International Airport was so excited with the passenger that he was about to receive that he called several relatives.
Then a big letdown.
"Happens all the time," Smith says. "But to me, it's such a common name. Do you know how many William Smiths there are?"
This one is a junior. His father, William Sr., was called Billy. So when Smith is around family, he's B.J. — Billy Junior.
"But to the rest of the world," he says, "it's Will."
Smith, 25, has never met his more famous namesake, but it sure seems like it. He figures he was in middle school, growing up in Utica, N.Y., when the other Smith made a mark as a rapper before he began acting and achieved fame as the star of a popular sitcom.
"I've been hearing the Will Smith jokes ever since The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," Smith says. "I get a kick out of it. But obviously, it gets old real quick."
The Pursuit of Happyness? Smith, a movie buff, saw that Will Smith's latest blockbuster shortly after it was released in December and loved it. It ranks among his favorite Will Smith flicks. Says Smith, "I love his work."
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