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MalabarJag · 02-22-2018, 07:03 PM

(02-22-2018, 01:19 PM)NYC4jags Wrote:
(02-22-2018, 12:51 PM)MalabarJag Wrote: They both talked up Smoot, but they never mentioned anything he did to support their claim and I haven't seen anything from watching him play to say that he was any more than just a guy. I think the Jags could upgrade his roster slot.

The position he plays traditionally takes 2-3 years for players to develop into productive starters. There are exceptions to the rule - but you can look at the stat lines for many of the good DEs league-wide and see an uptick in pressures, sacks, tackles for loss etc in year three of their careers.

I'd not write him off so soon.

I thought he looked good vs the run in 2017. It was mostly flashes here and there - but he was only on the field for 24% of the defensive snaps. I saw a few nice plays at the L.O.S. by Smoot in run defense that gave me hope for his future on base downs. This is coming from a guy who wanted a TE or Guard to be chosen with his draft pick.

He's here now. He's on his rookie deal. Let's see what he can do for a while.

I don't disagree with any of that. I'm sure that he's viewed as a good developmental DE by the Jags.

The point was that Oehser and Sexton both wrote as if Smoot was a great player. He hasn't shown much in the way of a pass rush, which is what you want from the DE position, and he's not the size of a run stuffing "big end." He will probably get better, most DEs do, but he's far below the level of the Jags other three DEs and would need to take a big leap in production to get close to that level.

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