Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers

jamf · 01-30-2013, 08:24 PM

Steelers to hire Redskins Danny Smith as special teams coach | ProFootballTalk

I am happy about this. his coverage teams have been solid but I expect more from our return teams.

Schneed10 · 01-30-2013, 08:28 PM

I thought he was a good ST coach but to me the speed at the bottom of your roster, and depth in general, drives ST performance much more than the coach does. It's not like there's some big schematic secret on special teams that it takes a great mind to design.

mbedner3420 · 01-30-2013, 08:28 PM

See you later, Brandon Banks.

DynamiteRave · 01-30-2013, 08:40 PM

This pleases me.

Mechanix544 · 01-30-2013, 08:55 PM

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This pleases me.

This.

12thMan · 01-30-2013, 09:01 PM

Yeah, no great loss in my opinion. He's definitely NFL caliber though. But there were times I wanted kick him in the nuts.

ethat001 · 01-30-2013, 09:35 PM

Anything that reminds me of the swinging gate needs to go. Good coach would've walked off the field when Zorn called it.. TWICE.

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Me: "Sir, I just have one question for you -- did you or Zorn call the Swinging Gate play?"
Smith: "Well, we just wanted [the Giants] to call a timeout...which they did."
Me: "Yes."
Smith: "If you remember Suisham had just gone to the Cowboys, and we were playing them next week. He knew the play, and we knew we couldn't run it against the Cowboys."
Me: "Yes, makes sense."
Smith: "So, I told Zorn, 'Don't do it [after the timeout].' But, he called it b/c he wanted to use it and knew he couldn't against the Cowboys."
Me: "Yes, unfortunately, the thing that people remember is the one time you screwed up. You guys had a lot of success with the Special Teams on trick plays that year."
Smith: "Yes, that's exactly right."

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GMScud · 01-30-2013, 10:55 PM

Well, I know a lot of it has to do with personnel- you can only cook with the ingredients the chef gives you, so to speak. His coverage units were always good, but we've never had an explosive return threat and our kicking situation has never had any consistency either.

I just kind of shrug my shoulders at this move.

SmootSmack · 01-30-2013, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by GMScud

Well, I know a lot of it has to do with personnel- you can only cook with the ingredients the chef gives you, so to speak. His coverage units were always good, but we've never had an explosive return threat and our kicking situation has never had any consistency either.

I just kind of shrug my shoulders at this move.

At the same time, Smith has aggressively pushed for some of that personnel-Gano and Banks specifically.

GMScud · 01-30-2013, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

At the same time, Smith has aggressively pushed for some of that personnel-Gano and Banks specifically.

Very true. I can see how he could have made the argument for Gano... But once the kickoff rules changed... well, to me it was a no-brainer to show Banks the door at that point.

Chico23231 · 01-31-2013, 11:08 AM

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Originally Posted by SmootSmack

At the same time, Smith has aggressively pushed for some of that personnel-Gano and Banks specifically.

this this this...His coverage teams were great, but "his guys" in the return and kicking games hurt his credibility imo. He's a decent coach, but its time to move on...I think I mentioned a couple times over the season if "his guys" would come back to hurt him

Daseal · 01-31-2013, 12:11 AM

I'm glad to see him go. He's not a bad coach, but I've seen too many blocked kicks and returns from 8 yards deep in the endzone for my liking. I don't understand WHY he's so well respected around the league. I'm most surprised that he survived multiple regime changes. I wish him well going forward, but I'll be glad to see some new blood come in at ST.

WaldSkins · 01-31-2013, 12:15 AM

Uh where's the Rooney rule candidate? In all seriousness, if there's one nfl job I could probably do it's special teams coach.

hooskins · 01-31-2013, 02:11 AM

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Uh where's the Rooney rule candidate? In all seriousness, if there's one nfl job I could probably do it's special teams coach.

Lol. I think the rule is for HC vacancies only.

KI Skins Fan · 01-31-2013, 09:51 AM

If you believe in ST rankings, we just lost the coach of either the 27th ranked or the 32nd ranked (according to two sources) ST's in the league.

01-30-2013, 08:24 PM	#1
jamf Pro Bowl Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: San Diego Ca Posts: 5,296	Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers Steelers to hire Redskins Danny Smith as special teams coach \| ProFootballTalk I am happy about this. his coverage teams have been solid but I expect more from our return teams.

01-30-2013, 08:28 PM	#2
Schneed10 A Dude Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Newtown Square, PA Age: 45 Posts: 12,421	Re: Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers I thought he was a good ST coach but to me the speed at the bottom of your roster, and depth in general, drives ST performance much more than the coach does. It's not like there's some big schematic secret on special teams that it takes a great mind to design. __________________ God made certain people to play football. He was one of them.

01-30-2013, 08:28 PM	#3
mbedner3420 The Starter Join Date: Jun 2010 Posts: 1,900	Re: Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers See you later, Brandon Banks.

01-30-2013, 08:40 PM	#4
DynamiteRave Living Legend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Washington DC Age: 38 Posts: 16,867	Re: Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers This pleases me. __________________ Establishment, establishment, you always know what's best. I've been a part of this message board for 17 years. Damn I'm old.

01-30-2013, 09:01 PM	#6
12thMan MVP Join Date: May 2005 Location: washington, D.C. Posts: 11,460	Re: Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers Yeah, no great loss in my opinion. He's definitely NFL caliber though. But there were times I wanted kick him in the nuts.

01-30-2013, 10:55 PM	#8
GMScud Swearinger Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Washington, DC Posts: 12,626	Re: Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers Well, I know a lot of it has to do with personnel- you can only cook with the ingredients the chef gives you, so to speak. His coverage units were always good, but we've never had an explosive return threat and our kicking situation has never had any consistency either. I just kind of shrug my shoulders at this move. __________________ Tardy

01-31-2013, 12:11 AM	#12
Daseal Puppy Kicker Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arlington, Virginia Age: 41 Posts: 8,341	Re: Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers I'm glad to see him go. He's not a bad coach, but I've seen too many blocked kicks and returns from 8 yards deep in the endzone for my liking. I don't understand WHY he's so well respected around the league. I'm most surprised that he survived multiple regime changes. I wish him well going forward, but I'll be glad to see some new blood come in at ST. __________________ Best. Player. Available.

01-31-2013, 12:15 AM	#13
WaldSkins Playmaker Join Date: May 2007 Location: Harrisburg, PA Age: 41 Posts: 2,726	Re: Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers Uh where's the Rooney rule candidate? In all seriousness, if there's one nfl job I could probably do it's special teams coach. __________________ "I would change that around, Jesus isn't Cutler. I guarantee you Jesus couldnt thread the ball like Jay does."-Monksdown

01-31-2013, 09:51 AM	#15
KI Skins Fan Pro Bowl Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Jacksonville, Forida Posts: 6,396	Re: Danny Smith Expected to Join Steelers If you believe in ST rankings, we just lost the coach of either the 27th ranked or the 32nd ranked (according to two sources) ST's in the league. __________________ I'm a big Caitlin Clark fan!

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