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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
Yeah, they showed that play from the pylon angle and the design was clear; Conley's primary function was a clear out. Smith made a great play drawing the safety to Conley with his eyes. Right at the back of his drop he looks at Conley to freeze/trap the safety and the safety took the bait hard.
First blush showed a simple pitch and catch but Smith did a great job of shifting coverage with his eyes and immediately capitalizing.
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The most disheartening part of that play is that it showed what Smith could have been, had it not been for his mostly terrible trajectory since being drafted #1 overall in 2005.