At first I figured this would happen as well, because I was thinking that the Pats didn't want to guarantee Smith's salary by having him on the opening day roster. However I just realized he's not a vested veteran and that doesn't apply. I think that Smith proved to be useless as a source of info, WR, and even punt returner, which is what worried me more than the other stuff (although not that much since the Bills have the much better ST's unit).