Wattdogg35 Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 Just wondering...I know he hurt his ribs I believe back in August. We could use him out there right now both WR and Special Teams. heck, i'd even take him at qb at this point.
Matt in KC Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 http://www.buffalobills.com/team/roster.html No, he's not. And he never did more than a little wildcat at QB. He certainly hasn't shown as much as Thad.
Bangarang Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 http://www.buffalobi...eam/roster.html No, he's not. And he never did more than a little wildcat at QB. He certainly hasn't shown as much as Thad. Check the IR list brah.
Captain Caveman Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 (edited) Check the IR list brah. Which means he is unavailable to play this year, so to respond to the intent of the OP, he is not on the team for all intents and purposes. Edited October 8, 2013 by Captain Caveman
boyst Posted October 8, 2013 Posted October 8, 2013 We could use all the help we can get on offense right now. I'd even venture a short while with Smith at OG. The guy is not an all star at one position but average at several. He can hang in with the first team units and pull off some great catches, too. If anyone on IR could come back I might take him over Kolb.
Hapless Bills Fan Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 We could use all the help we can get on offense right now. I'd even venture a short while with Smith at OG. The guy is not an all star at one position but average at several. He can hang in with the first team units and pull off some great catches, too. If anyone on IR could come back I might take him over Kolb. I believe you have to designate the "player able to return" at the time you make the IR designation. You can't just look at your IR list and say "let's bring back this one". Not 100% on this, though.
Beerball Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I believe you have to designate the "player able to return" at the time you make the IR designation. You can't just look at your IR list and say "let's bring back this one". Not 100% on this, though. He's aware of that I think. He's just smelling the lavender and wishing upon a star.
Captain Hindsight Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I thought he should have been cut for the 756th time by now
Captain Caveman Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I thought he should have been cut for the 756th time by now He likely would have been, but you can't cut an injured player.
BringBackFergy Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I thought he should have been cut for the 756th time by now Agreed
Gugny Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 When practically every other receiver went down a couple years ago, he was out there catching passes. He was always prepared and always willing to do whatever he was asked to do. He was a heck of a lot more than just a wildcat guy.
Matt in KC Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 When practically every other receiver went down a couple years ago, he was out there catching passes. He was always prepared and always willing to do whatever he was asked to do. He was a heck of a lot more than just a wildcat guy. I made the wildcat reference earlier in the thread. That's what he did as a QB. I think Smith was a decent 3rd-4th WR, an asset on special teams, and seemed to be a good veteran presence. He might be worth a roster spot based on the specific competition and salary pressure. This year I preferred the young guys over him. All that said, there's no way he should be our starting QB from what I've seen. I'd much rather play Thad. I'd even rather give Tuel another shot if Thad goes down. I think Smith only qualifies as an emergency QB for a part of a game.
Gugny Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I made the wildcat reference earlier in the thread. That's what he did as a QB. I think Smith was a decent 3rd-4th WR, an asset on special teams, and seemed to be a good veteran presence. He might be worth a roster spot based on the specific competition and salary pressure. This year I preferred the young guys over him. All that said, there's no way he should be our starting QB from what I've seen. I'd much rather play Thad. I'd even rather give Tuel another shot if Thad goes down. I think Smith only qualifies as an emergency QB for a part of a game. Totally agreed on 100% of your points.
C-Man Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 I always liked him as a receiver. He showed some grit in some games when he had to fill in...
NoSaint Posted October 9, 2013 Posted October 9, 2013 (edited) I made the wildcat reference earlier in the thread. That's what he did as a QB. I think Smith was a decent 3rd-4th WR, an asset on special teams, and seemed to be a good veteran presence. He might be worth a roster spot based on the specific competition and salary pressure. This year I preferred the young guys over him. All that said, there's no way he should be our starting QB from what I've seen. I'd much rather play Thad. I'd even rather give Tuel another shot if Thad goes down. I think Smith only qualifies as an emergency QB for a part of a game. smith was never a legit qb option but i think many neglect simply the vet presence on the field, in practice, meetings, etc.... say the qbs and wrs sit down with hackett - at the start of the season it wouldve been: Hackett: 0 games NFL OC experience EJ: 0 games NFL experience Tuel: 0 games NFL experience Goodwin: 0 games NFL experience woods: 0 games NFL experience TJ: 15 games NFL experience Hogan: 0 games NFL experience Easley: 3 games NFL experience Stevie: 64 games nfl experience granted some of those guys have hung around teams on practice squads, injured, or inactive.... but thats a really young group from the coach all the way through the players. something to keep in mind when discussing the route trees or reads being kept very simple so far. Edited October 9, 2013 by NoSaint
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