(07-23-2023, 12:50 PM)NYC4jags Wrote: Will he be ready to take a decent rotational number of snaps by week 6 or so?
Will he be somewhere near the same level of effectiveness?

These unanswered questions are why the guarantee is low, and I'm fairly optimistic we'll get a Smoot who is 80-90% of his former self. It won't change the face of our defense - but it will help. For that price tag, it's worth taking the chance.
Bringing back guys who buy in and work out also just helps the continuation of the culture change Pederson orchestrated so brilliantly.

I have to agree. Smoot was ranked 2nd on the team in sacks last season. Over the last 4 seasons, Smoot has brought 22.5 sacks to the table.

I’ll take that all day for $6.25M per.

Only 8 players in the history of the franchise has more career sacks than Dawuane Smoot. By the way he only has 17 starts in his career.

Here are the franchise all time sack leaders:

Brackens - 55
Ngakoue - 37.5
Smeenge - 34
Campbell - 31.5
Henderson - 29
K. Hardy  -  28.5
P.  Spicer  - 28.5
J.  Allen  -  26.5 (if he gets 11 sacks… 2nd)
D.  Smoot - 22.5
G. Walker - 22.5

As a DT, only John Henderson has more sacks in team history. Smoot ranks 2nd all time in sacks behind John Henderson for Defensive Tackles. Dawuane Smoot and Gary Walker both have 22.5 sacks. As a DT Marcus Stroud ranks 4th all time.

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