Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Redskins at Cowboys)

[JoeRedskin]

He did a great job - Undoubtedly - and deserved praise for his toughness. The praise, though, was over the top before and after. I hope the announcers go back and listen to themselves. Praise is one thing, gushing man-love is another.

As for the criticism, when it occurs, is generally fair and deserved. At the same time, I have yet to see anyone castigate him on a regular basis or fail to quickly forget his faults after he has a good game. Everyone has forgotten about his week one choke in light of his epic brilliance. None of this - "He's tough and played a great game but he's done that before - he has to show he can do it all year long"

Again, he played a helluva game. However, IMHO, he needs to do a lot more to justify the demi-god status he is being accorded.

Sorry, even considering the adversity he played under, to me the announcing last night was just wayyyyy over the top.