Sounds like Rod Smith is done.

[Hammock Parties]

Stay down bitch!

http://www.gazette.com/sports/smith_...ning_camp.html

ENGLEWOOD – Denver Broncos wide receiver Rod Smith didn’t participate in any of the team’s offseason minicamp practices and said he doesn’t know whether his injured hip will allow him to be ready for the start of training camp.

The Broncos finished their final minicamp today. Training camp is set to begin July 29. Smith, who had arthroscopic hip surgery shortly after last season, said he has been extra cautious with his recovery. He said he’ll continue to play it safe because he doesn’t want to set himself back, even if that means missing some of training camp.

“I hope to, but if I don’t, I don’t think it’s the end of the world,” Smith said about being ready for the start of training camp. “Football season starts in September, and that’s what I’m looking forward to.”

Smith said he felt some inflammation in the hip this week. He stood with the rest of the receivers during Tuesday’s practice wearing a gray sweat suit.

Smith, 37, said he hasn’t considered retiring.

“If I think that, then I’ll quit,” Smith said.

Broncos coach Mike Shanahan said there was no timetable on Smith’s return, but he would continue to work out the next three weeks, and the team would re-evaluate his status before training camp.

“We don’t want to push him too hard and set him back,” Shanahan said.

[cdcox]

Originally Posted by Mile High Mania

Are you referring to the players in multiple decades from cdcox? If so, I saw that and thought he might be duplicating #'s... doesn't look like it though.

I see where he's going and it's valid, but thanks to this new era over the last decade plus... I do think you're going to see more WRs and QBs get in than what has been the average for a decade. The stats explosion will force it to be so.

The other (simpler) way to do it is to list the number of active players who were eventually elected to the HOFers in any given year. That avoids the problem of grouping players into eras. I might try that later tonight.

I think voters will adjust to the inflated stats. Especially with guys like Football Outsiders who will no doubt come up with era-adjusted stats.

[orange]

Or you could group them into eras, but just use a simple number like the year they were drafted.

[cdcox]

Here is the number of active HOFes playing in each year, assuming that Rice, Carter, Brown, Bruce, Harrison, Owens and Holt are eventually inducted.

1960 4
1961 4
1962 5
1963 5
1964 7
1965 8
1966 8
1967 8
1968 7
1969 6
1970 6
1971 6
1972 6
1973 5
1974 6
1975 6
1976 6
1977 7
1978 6
1979 5
1980 5
1981 5
1982 5
1983 4
1984 4
1985 5
1986 5
1987 5
1988 6
1989 6
1990 5
1991 5
1992 5
1993 5
1994 5
1995 5
1996 7
1997 7
1998 7
1999 8
2000 7
2001 7
2002 7
2003 6
2004 6
2005 4
2006 4


The most recent numbers would receive additional bumps from guys like Moss, Reed, Ocho, Bouldin or any of the Smiths get inducted. In particular I think the downward trend the last few years will be counteracted.

I also accidently left out two players from the '60s in my previous era analysis: Tommy McDonald and Bobby Mitchell.

[Red Dawg]

HOF? That's a load of crap

[cdcox]

Here is a graph.

Analysis: There were a lot of active HOFers during the days of the pass-happy AFC. We are in a new period of pass happiness, that I don't think we've seen the end of, since the dip in the 2000's is artificial since we haven't identified all of the HOFers yet. Still, I don' think we are going to go up to 12 active HOFers during the late 90's, which is what I think it would take to get Rod Smith in .

[petegz28]

As much as I hate the Broncos Rod Smith always reminded me of Marcuse Allen. No trash talking, no excessive end-zone dance just catch the ball, make plays and when you score act like you been there before.