Fins CB Sean Smith linked to Chiefs

[Skyy God]

Suck it if Q.

It's a story that makes you shake your head, chuckle, and then ask the bartender to turn the TV station over to American Idol because, in comparison, that sh*t seems mature and sensible.

Vontae Davis may or may not have gotten on Twitter yesterday and blurted out that the Kansas City Chiefs are already negotiating a contract with soon-to-be free agent Sean Smith. Smith and Davis are friends from their days in Miami together. Both were drafted by the Dolphins in 2009. Davis was traded to the Indianapolis Colts in 2012.

Shortly after Davis's Twitter account all but stated that the Chiefs were violating NFL rules regarding tampering, Davis's account sent out the seemingly laughable excuse that it had been hacked. Well, this prompted Sean Smith to address the issue:


Smith then posted this (it's too long to embed the entire tweet):

Ok this is getting out of hand, I've never talked to any other team besides the Miami Dolphins. Yes I talked to vontae and I told him Al Harris (our former coach) got the job up in KC and that I talked to him a few days ago to tell him congrats. That's it! Now why he interpreted that as "talking to KC" idk but there is NOTHING going on! This is ridiculous
OK. That's understandable. So, what about the whole Vontae's Twitter account got hacked thing?


So, you're essentially saying Vontae lied to cover his ass and yours? That's just how I'm reading it.

And if it was just a simple misunderstanding, why did Sean Smith block Miami Herald reporter Armando Salguero in Twitter? I mean, all Salguero did was report on what happened. Even Smith's agent seemingly got a little testy with Salguero over the incident. The Miami reporter did what any decent journalist would do in this situation and contacted agent David Canter for a comment. Canter responded with this lovely little gem:

"Don’t believe everything players tell you Armando. Rule number 1 of football journalism."
Really? I had no idea Smith's agent went to journalism school! And is there such a thing as "football journalism?" Does it have its own separate set of rules? Is one of them not believing the words sent out by a verified NFL player's Twitter account?

Look, maybe I'm reading too much into this, but if Smith is acting so douchey about a reporter actually reporting on something that may or may not be tampering, that kind of suggests that maybe the smoke sent up yesterday might have some fire.

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[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Though if you can get a decent deal for Smith, you get legit #1 corner ability with him. It just comes and goes, that's the problem. His issues are between the ears.

No. He's tall. He can't turn and stay with guys. It's a problem.

And he's a headcase who can't tackle and is a big pussy.

[Mother****erJones]

Jesus Christ Andre Johnson burns everyone

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by dtchiefs4life

Jesus Christ Andre Johnson burns everyone

Everyone burns Sean Smith. He gave up over 700 yards last year.

[Pasta Little Brioni]

Originally Posted by Go to Hell

He was the worst CB in the league in 2011.

Is that enough for you?

He was negative in 2012 too right?

[TambaBerry]

Was their any news at all on corners today?

[ChiefMojo]

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet

He may go to KC eventually… but not tonight RT @BPerryKCmO: @RapSheet Sean Smiths agent basically said he was going to KC this morning.

[In58men]

@RapSheet: He may go to KC eventually… but not tonight RT @BPerryKCmO: @RapSheet Sean Smiths agent basically said he was going to KC this morning

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by PGM

He was negative in 2012 too right?

Yup, although his coverage rating was positive. Barely.

If he comes here he will be the 2nd coming of Stanford Routt.

[BigRedChief]

If he is cheap enough to not kill our cap if he plays like last year and we can cut him, sure roll the dice.

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet

He may go to KC eventually… but not tonight RT @BPerryKCmO: @RapSheet Sean Smiths agent basically said he was going to KC this morning

[CaliforniaChief]

It's not like we're asking Sean Smith to cover #1 receivers. That's Brandon Flowers' job. Signing Smith/DRC along with another WR and OL would be a nice haul in FA.

[Mother****erJones]

Ian Rapoport ‏@RapSheet
He may go to KC eventually… but not tonight RT @BPerryKCmO: @RapSheet Sean Smiths agent basically said he was going to KC this morning
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[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by CaliforniaChief

It's not like we're asking Sean Smith to cover #1 receivers. That's Brandon Flowers' job.

Flowers stays on one side. Teams will put whoever they want against Sean Smith and target him over and over and over again.

He's bad news.

[Mother****erJones]

Well shit

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by Go to Hell

Flowers stays on one side. Teams will put whoever they want against Sean Smith and target him over and over and over again.

He's bad news.

That's what Flowers used to do, sure. But there are no certainties that that's what Sutton will do with him.

Flowers and Smith have respective strengths that complement each other quite nicely. They should be able to play matchups to ensure that Flowers primary coverage responsibilities are on the smaller, quicker WRs whereas Smith stays with the larger guys that simply reach over Flowers.

Let's not forget that Andre Johnson has given Brandon Flowers a proper rogerin' many times.