Andre Smith..Would You Take Him At 13?

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by John Denny

My problem with Smith is, he's had a couple months to prepare for the combine didn't. The fact that he was suspended for the Sugar Bowl would've been swept under the rug and viewed as a mistake made by a young man had he come prepared. In my opinion, he just doesn't project someone who's very motivated.
He had the potential to make Jake Long money and probably won't because he decided to sit on his fat ass prior to the biggest job interview he'll ever have. So what do you expect him to do week to week? Do you think he'll prepare? Will he study game tapes? Try to discover tendencies in his opponents? Become a gym rat?
I hope for his sake he gets his priorities straight and has a good pro day otherwise, he'll fall deep into the first round. Look how far R. Moss fell.

Well I think you bring valid points, however...

- Many of the top college players tend to put more emphasis on their school's pro day than the combine. To my understanding, Smith didn't plan to workout at the combine (personally, I think they should make everyone workout at the combine, but that's another discussion).

- His suspension from the Sugar Bowl had to do with him dealing with an agent other than his own (according to Wikipedia). Granted, a big game in his college career, but it's not like he got drunk, committed a crime, or did anything disorderly.

- I do fault him for not being in shape, but this may also have to do with the notion of "your pro day at Alabama is more important than the combine".