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.

http://www.stampedeblue.com/2013/2/2...davis-panicked

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Did you ever weigh in on the corner you'd prefer us to enter 2013 with, across from Brandon Flowers?

Better give him a while to use the search function about who everyone else wants.

[RunKC]

Originally Posted by SNR

In many ways, #34 is more valuable than #1 overall.

JFC have you been eating paint chips?

[The Franchise]

I'll take either Sean Smith or DRC.

[The Bad Guy]

Originally Posted by RunKC

JFC have you been eating paint chips?

Depression over Geno is a hell of a thing.

[Coogs]

Originally Posted by OrtonsPiercedTaint

They were the worst most of his years, until he lost his starting job,

Oh, Please! They just didn't get better once he lost his starting job. NFC Championship Game last year, and off to a 6-2 or so start this season. Hardly the worst in football!

[Direckshun]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

I'll take either Sean Smith or DRC.

Yes, please.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by Direckshun

Did you ever weigh in on the corner you'd prefer us to enter 2013 with, across from Brandon Flowers?

There are several guys on the FA list not named Sean Smith...so any of these guys. I'd give Greg Toler a chance to see if he can move outside. He led the league in completion percentage against. You could also go get Chris Houston.

I also wouldn't hate Sheldon Brown as a one-year stopgap...and draft a CB to eventually take over.

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

I could take this criticism if you actually watched him play, but all you ****ing do constantly is spew garbage from PFF and "other message boards".

Shocking that someone could think that Smith, being young, and with size that you can't just teach, in an aggressive front, could be productive.

Who to trust? The numerous teams pursuing him, or the gif maker who doesn't understand what he's looking at?

I realize deferring to authority and being a homer is your thing this offseason....but Sean Smith is not good...PFF says he sucks, his own fanbase says he sucks, and if you look at the footage, he sucks.

I'm not going to ignore all of that just because teams think he is talented and young....his whole history is fail....no thanks. I have a brain, I'm using it, and based on all the information I've collected...Sean Smith is playing with fire.

[mcaj22]

seriously a team like the Dolphins that have NO CBs worth a shit on the entire roster and cap space, are letting him walk in FA for nothing

that is not a red flag to you?

[ShowtimeSBMVP]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

seriously a team like the Dolphins that have NO CBs worth a shit on the entire roster and cap space, are letting him walk in FA for nothing

that is not a red flag to you?

How are they letting him walk? Only have 1 tag. They still want him back.




Sean Smith - DB - Dolphins

A league source tells the Miami Herald neither CB Sean Smith nor LT Jake Long are a "certainty" to leave the Dolphins in free agency.
Corner and tackle are among the deepest positions in free agency, so it's not a surprise. Both players have been transparent about seeking top dollar, but the Dolphins could still end up the highest bidder depending on how the open market shakes out. Long is probably more likely to return than Smith.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

seriously a team like the Dolphins that have NO CBs worth a shit on the entire roster and cap space, are letting him walk in FA for nothing

that is not a red flag to you?

Ummmm......they still have a chance to re-sign him. They could be letting him set the market value.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

this is what the Chiefs get for throwing the 49ers a bone and getting Alex Smith's FULLY GUARANTEED CONTRACT OFF THEIR HANDS.

i said the Chiefs doing this would give the 49ers a little wiggle room to be major players, and sure enough cock block the Chiefs.

Not that I like Sean Smith anyway but if his choices are the 49ers or the Chiefs he's picking the 49ers ten times out of ten and there is nothing we can do about it.

3/20/2012: Signed a three-year, $24 million contract. The deal contains $9 million guaranteed -- an initial roster bonus of $3 million, all of Smith's 2012 base salary, and $1 million of his 2013 salary. Another $9 million is available through incentives, though $5.25 million of them are "unlikely to be earned." An annual $250,000 workout bonus is available. 2013: $7.5 million (+ $1 million roster bonus due in March), 2014: $7.5 million, 2015: Free Agent

Where did you read that the deal is fully guaranteed?

Originally Posted by The Bad Guy

I could take this criticism if you actually watched him play, but all you ****ing do constantly is spew garbage from PFF and "other message boards".

Shocking that someone could think that Smith, being young, and with size that you can't just teach, in an aggressive front, could be productive.

Who to trust? The numerous teams pursuing him, or the gif maker who doesn't understand what he's looking at?

If he is that good, why aren't the Dolphins locking him up when they have 31 million in cap space?

[Hammock Parties]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

seriously a team like the Dolphins that have NO CBs worth a shit on the entire roster and cap space, are letting him walk in FA for nothing

that is not a red flag to you?

"The Dolphins are a terrible organization"

- Homers

[-King-]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

seriously a team like the Dolphins that have NO CBs worth a shit on the entire roster and cap space, are letting him walk in FA for nothing

that is not a red flag to you?

You could use that same logic against more than half of the free agents out there.

[Mav]

Originally Posted by OrtonsPiercedTaint

They were the worst most of his years, until he lost his starting job,

lol, who was the qb last year when they were 13-3?

You dont bother me with this stupid shit. Especially when the same stupid shit that alex was dealing with, is what the ineptness the chiefs have been dealing with since dick vermeil left.

Rotating coaches, no stability, crappy front office, letting your better players leave.

Seen it all before. Now you guys are going through the same thing, and when your results are similar, you guys are going to be confused as hell.

But its really simple. You have to have a front office that walks in lockstep with the Head Coach. Your head coach has to realize that the most important part of your team is your qb,, (which yours does). Alex Smith was put into a position to succeed by jim harbaugh, not asked to do much of anything. Let the talent around him do the work. BUt, he had moments of greatness. The detroit game, and the saints game come to mind. Just dont expect it too often.

But its cute that you think that alex smith lost his job to bad play.