Quote:At the DE/Leo position, there are 5 players now, Fowler, Clemons, Branch, Davis, and Smith. The weakest player is probably Smith, and I don't see Caldwell keeping 5. Smith had 3 sacks last year in limited snaps, which may give him some value in a trade scenario. Why would you just cut him when you could potentially receive value? Teams at the back end of the waiver wire order, in need of depth, may be candidates. However, I would not trade him or any Leo until you can sort out the best 4 keepers.

Smith would probably be considered more valuable to the team considering he's entering the 2nd year of his rookie contract and the fact that he was able to produce even with the least number of snaps in the rotation. He's the ideal candidate to keep around for developmental purposes.


As to the bolded, I couldn't have said it better myself.

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