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Originally Posted by the Talking Can
good thing Crennel isn't still here....
and 7mill over 3 years (with a max of 3 mill guaranteed) is the NFL equivalent of finding a quarter on the street....for a guy who gave us 56 tackles last year and helped improve our run defense, it's dirt cheap...
he walked in off the street and was our second best DL, without question
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I guess what I'm getting at is that Smith is clearly at his best when he's been coach by Crennel. And he's clearly not willing to take less money or years under contract to stay with a specific coach thats improved his game over his spotty career. That's the real issue. I like the guy and was sad to see him go, but there is something to be said for recognizing the impact of a certain coach on a player's performance. By letting him walk, it's pretty safe to say that Pioli's aware of the correlation. Smith will underwhelm with Tennessee is my guess...