NFL Network's Steve Wyche reports Raiders CB Sean Smith has lost his job to T.J. Carrie.
This started to happen at the beginning of camp, and now it looks official. Signed to a four-year, $40-million contract last March, Smith rebounded somewhat after being burnt to a crisp and benched his first game with the Raiders, but things have apparently not improved this offseason. He is still seeing snaps in nickel packages, but that may change once first-rounder Gareon Conley (leg) returns to health. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pestilence:
Has nothing to do with Mariota. It has everything to do with the fact that the Titans wanted to run the ball and control the clock......and the Titans have no burners at WR.
Titans fans think he's average...his arm strength will prevent him from being elite. He looked like a middle-of-the-road QB to me...
They put up 13 points on a bottom 5 defense... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pestilence:
Has nothing to do with Mariota. It has everything to do with the fact that the Titans wanted to run the ball and control the clock......and the Titans have no burners at WR.
That no small quick receivers thing is probably the biggest reason why Sean didn't look like flung dung.
Though he actually made some good tackles for a change as well. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BlackOp:
Titans fans think he's average...his arm strength will prevent him from being elite. He looked like a middle-of-the-road QB to me...
They put up 13 points on a bottom 5 defense...
Mariota just has Alex Smith stamped all over him. So much of what he does is exactly what I'd have expected out of a completely healthy Smith in his early years, especially with that 'exotic smashmouth' offense or whatever the hell the Titans are calling it.
If he ends up with total command of an offense, he can probably be a fringe top 10 quarterback someday depending on scheme/surrounding talent. If he's ever asked to go play in a system like Arians, he'll fail.
But there are at least a dozen quarterbacks in the league I'd take over him for now and in the future. For every Ben Roethlisberger who I'd rather have than him now, I can find a Pat Mahomes that I'd rather have than Mariota in 3 years when Ben has fallen off. He's just going to constantly sit in that middle ground as an athletic QB with limited arm talent who will need to play extremely smart to succeed. [Reply]
Originally Posted by RunKC:
Marriotta has been ass this year and the Raiders just played the Jets. Of course Sean Smith looks good against that competition.
Exactly, it is laughable how some posters on here jack off over the flawed PFF ratings. :-) [Reply]
Sean Smith has played the slow Titan's WRs and the garbage WRs of the Jets. We'll see how he does against Pryor, Thomas, and Allen in the upcoming weeks. He's fucked if he has to cover Hill when he plays us. [Reply]
Sean Smith has seen his last year in Oakland.. Raiders 1st rd pick Gareon Conley played his 1st game last week and is everything they thought he was when they took him in rd 1
Gareon Conley is going to have a great career in the NFL
Originally Posted by cmdrzman:
Sean Smith has seen his last year in Oakland.. Raiders 1st rd pick Gareon Conley played his 1st game last week and is everything they thought he was when they took him in rd 1
Gareon Conley is going to have a great career in the NFL
Double standards I see? This whole board lost its frekin mind over Mahomes 1st pre-season game against players that aren't even in the league anymore... [Reply]
Originally Posted by Pestilence:
Sean Smith has played the slow Titan's WRs and the garbage WRs of the Jets. We'll see how he does against Pryor, Thomas, and Allen in the upcoming weeks. He's ****ed if he has to cover Hill when he plays us.
Pryor doesn't look like the same guy he was in Brown-Town. And Cousins has yet to get it together this season. Doubt Sean Smith will look any worse after the 'skins game. [Reply]
Originally Posted by cmdrzman:
Sean Smith has seen his last year in Oakland.. Raiders 1st rd pick Gareon Conley played his 1st game last week and is everything they thought he was when they took him in rd 1
Gareon Conley is going to have a great career in the NFL
