smoot's ranking

Smoot's tackling improved, but he was still no tackler. He was sent on as many blitzes as Springs, and got exactly zero sacks. I remember once he completely whiffed on a blind side sack opportunity.

Smoot's tackling improved, but he was still no tackler. He was sent on as many blitzes as Springs, and got exactly zero sacks. I remember once he completely whiffed on a blind side sack opportunity.


I think that was against Green Bay. If I remember correctly?

What the hell are these character issues they are talking about? Smoot was a model teammate and citizen for his entire stay in DC.

it's funny how opinions change so quickly...i could have sworn a few weeks ago smoot was this awesome corner that many people didn't want to let go...now he's nothing but average and it's ok that he's gone...

i for one will miss the little guy. he got better and better every year, and did very well in williams system. i think it was a definite loss for the team both on and off the field.

We didn't want to let him go because we liked him as a person and a character in our "Soap Opera for Men," however I think that many of us conceded that he was not worth the money he was asking.

Smoot was a quality CB who we would have liked to keep. I wont for a minute downplay his talent simply because he is not a Redskin anymore. As for the off field issues, those are a thing of the past and after being in the league four years and having zero issues anybody who would even consider anything like that is being silly. Smoot was a stand up guy who played his heart out for us and didn't cause any problems. I wish he was still a Skin but it is not the end of the world either. I think we'll live.

Smoot was a quality CB who we would have liked to keep. I wont for a minute downplay his talent simply because he is not a Redskin anymore. As for the off field issues, those are a thing of the past and after being in the league four years and having zero issues anybody who would even consider anything like that is being silly. Smoot was a stand up guy who played his heart out for us and didn't cause any problems. I wish he was still a Skin but it is not the end of the world either. I think we'll live.

Exactly.

As for Smoot's ranking, after Rolle and Law (assuming he heals), IMO Smoot's talents were always interchangeable with the other top CB's in free agency. An argument could be made that each was the best buy (Lucas, Henry, Baxter, Smoot). For all the reasons stated by FRPLG, I hoped we would retain him. I loved, and will miss, yelling SMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT.

FRPLG, you're still rockin' at #1 in the brackets... Lots of #2 ties.

I'm with FRPLG too. I miss Smoot =(

Smoot was one of the top CB's in free agency. There isn't a better alternative in his price range out there. Our DB's will be worse for his leaving.

That being said - and here's a good piece of knowledge for draft day as well - best available doesn't mean great. It doesn't mean good, or awesome, or irreplaceable. It means best available, and that shouldn't affect overall value. For years, this team has overpaid for the "best available" talent, without worrying how it would affect our overall pay structure. Is Smoot measurably better than Springs? Not really, so we offered them similar deals. He got more elsewhere, so we lost him. But since we have already determined that we have 1 corner of similar value, and 1 corner who we have a great deal of faith in (Harris), and 1 promising youngster (Wilds), and ADE-Freaking-JIMOH, we decided to explore the future without breaking our bank. That's a good thing, and that's what I celebrate - not the loss of a player I enjoyed watching and who helped our team every week.