Originally Posted by gblowfish:
Yes. He should just be happy doctors saved his leg. He's got more money than God. Just enjoy your kids and then coach if you want to stay in Football. No reason to go out there and get pounded again. Washington isn't going to be competitive for many years.
That injury is only going to diminish his mobility (most likely severely) so it doesn't seem very advisable to me. [Reply]
"That's the plan," he told Goff. "There are steps I've got to conquer before I get there. ... I'm already throwing. Throwing isn't a problem, but dropping, moving around, change of direction."
Originally Posted by Sorce:
I wonder if he has to say that to keep getting paid, not sure how NFL contracts are worded regarding career ending injuries.
My thoughts on Smith remain unchanged; I had problems with his QB play but never with him as a person. He was and is a class act and I wish him nothing but happiness and success (except against the Chiefs) in the rest of his life. [Reply]
Alex is a good guy. I hope he's not living in some kind of dream world. He was never taking Washington anywhere, and now that's assured. 35 years old, has all his faculties and should be able to walk again...and he's worth like 200 million...dude...call it a career and move on to something else.
I get that these guys love the game, I have no doubt that Alex loves to play, but all things must come to an end. How many QB's are successful after 35 when healthy? All it takes is one hit, as he's seen. Just hang it up for you and your family's sake. Go coach, or do TV or some shit. [Reply]
Originally Posted by rabblerouser:
Otherwise, he'd have to retire...
Which after the Barry Sanders thing I thought teams started putting clauses in their contracts. I'm guessing he says he's coming back for now until they agree on an injury settlement. [Reply]
Originally Posted by jjchieffan:
New article on Smith. Long read, but interesting.
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"I'd be lying if I didn't say mental obstacles, there are things with my leg I don't trust yet," Smith said. "I feel I'm quite a bit further along than I think."
He's checking down his expectations.
Good luck to the guy. And yeah, he's retired whether he knows it or not. He may just not be able to say that for contract reasons or something. [Reply]
"You're a good quarterback kid, but you take too many chances. Forget about yards, touchdowns, and postseason success...with my expert tutelage, you'll have the highest completion percentage this league has ever seen." [Reply]
Originally Posted by PAChiefsGuy:
I agree. He is done. Ashame cause you can tell the guy loves to play football but at least he made a lot of money and made playoffs a couple years.
Class act wish him nothing but the best.
Hell of an achievement for the first pick in the draft
