Don't get this one. This dude ****ing sucks. A big part of why the Bucs offense stagnated so badly in 2022.

And now for the negatives....


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<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">2017: 7 sacks, 42 pressures, 9 penalties<br>2016: 3 sacks, 57 pressures, 13 penalties<br>2015: 4 sacks, 54 pressures, 11 penalties</p>&mdash; Farzin Vousoughian (@Farzin21) <a href="https://twitter.com/Farzin21/status/1653905779185811457?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 3, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

If he can get back to his old form, which we should be able to identify in the offseason, then this could be a great value pickup. If he sucks, cut his ass.

From 2021:

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Donovan Smith: 84.7 Pass-Blocking Grade last season<br><br>That was 2nd in the NFL among OT (min. 1000 snaps) <a href="https://t.co/zdPjy50q5W">pic.twitter.com/zdPjy50q5W</a></p>&mdash; PFF TB Buccaneers (@PFF_Buccaneers) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF_Buccaneers/status/1506645370507509762?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Veach is such a wizard baller

This signing makes so much sense, it hedges many bets

I mean, if the Chiefs weren't sold on Taylor being the starting LT then why is he here on that contract. Doesn't make sense.

Woah.

Gonna need to see Terms on this one. He was REAL bad last year and if he's done (or Niang/Morris can start next year) the Chiefs need to be able to move on from him with minimal damage. He's no long term answer to a question worth asking.

It's an additional CYA move if Taylor performs poorly or gets hurt, cap implications be damned.

I don't mind Veach taking a low-risk / high-reward gamble to further protect Mahomes.

They're not looking to hand a job to anyone and Smiths deal is probably backup money with playing time incentives up to 9, like if he's a starting OT all year he gets that.

He's not signing an incentive laden contract without assurances he'll have a chance to meet them. He's probably starting this year.

Having a chance is not a guarantee.

Based on only last years play I think he has to be the back up LT. I would like to see his off numbers vs brown and wylie.

Another factor here, is, let's say Smith does earn the LT job and has a good season, we can let him walk to someone else's big contract next season and get a comp pick for it.

Low risk? What? 9 million isn't exactly chump change and this dude is liable to get Mahomes injured if he comes in and plays at the level he did last season.

He did last year. He didn't before that.

He's a reasonable gamble as a reclamation project if the terms are team friendly. But he might be done and if so there'd better not be substantial guarantees.