Kevin Smith To Be Inactive This Week?
by Sean Yuille on Sep 9, 2010 9:18 AM EDT
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PrintAlthough Kevin Smith was ahead of schedule with his rehab enough to start practicing during training camp as soon as it opened and to get into a game by the second week of the preseason, it doesn't appear that he will play against Chicago on Sunday. Nothing is set in stone one way or another right now and Smith isn't even on the Lions' injury report, but these comments from Jim Schwartz certainly suggest that it will take some time before Smith is available in the regular season.
"He's had a great rehab and his knee is strong," Schwartz said. "He hasn't had any unexpected problems as far as being sore or anything like that. He just needs to be -- I don't want to say at full speed -- but he just needs to be back and when he is, he will be right back in there."
Jahvid Best is going to be the Lions' starting running back for sure. With Smith likely out, Maurice Morris would step into the backup role and Aaron Brown would be available as the Lions' third running back.
I'm sure this news will spark another debate about Smith and whether or not the Lions should have kept him, so I will just say this right now: Had DeDe Dorsey made the team instead of Smith, would he have even been active this week? Obviously Best and Morris would be since they are the top two running backs with Smith out of the picture, but would Dorsey be active over Brown? I personally doubt it since Brown is expected to get some return work and to be ready to step in as a running back in some third down situations. Dorsey is pretty much limited to being only a running back, so I think he would have been one of the inactives this week.
Arguing about Smith's spot on the roster now is just pointless because he is still here and someone like DeDe Dorsey hasn't even been signed by another team, showing exactly why the coaches kept No. 34. That said, I know some of you will continue to beat this argument into the ground, so I wanted to share my peace now so I don't have to get involved in another pointless debate about Smith.
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Kevin Smith
Is a work horse. I’m glad he’s on our team and I hope he recovers soon. He’ll be an awesome number 2 back.
Schwartz' comment
“Kevin has to get his head back on straight”. Often when rehabbing from a major knee injury, the final rehab is mental, regaining confidence in the knee, and perhaps even some emotional connections to those thoughts. I broke my ankle on the ice last winter; and I know when I walk on ice again, I’ll probably be a bit more cautious or aware, even if my gait doesn’t change. Just saying.
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I agree with the idea of making Smith inactive until he is ready. It is likely a RB as well as a WR will always be inactive at gametime. The Lions will likely keep as many CB’s and LB’s as possilbe active for the game due to weakness in those areas.
Yo, Smooth take it easy and get it together.
Best is the man and i think his sidekick for many years too come is Kevin, the 2 of them will be special together once Smith is all the way back.
Can we stop talking about releasing Smitty and Hanson now....
This was a pretty obvious decision.
When Kevin is all the way back, MoMo will probably end up sitting for awhile, or be traded.
It will be interesting to see who the other guys who will not dress. L. Jackson, D. Will, Berry, J. Fox,….?
My guess
Stanton, Smith, Williams/Logan, Fox, Gandy, Jackson, Levy, Spievey,
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This is a chance to get MoMo some quality snaps in the regular season.
It may increase his trade value and allow Mayhew to get a substantial piece to the puzzle before the trade dead-line.
Riding the pine may give K-Smooth added incentive when he does see action his attention may be more focused on staying off the bench as opposed to thinking about his knee.
I thought being lazy was a bad thing, So I gave up thinking.
Wait I think the trade deadline has already passed can anyone confirm it ????
I thought being lazy was a bad thing, So I gave up thinking.
Trade deadline is Oct. 19, I believe
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by NobodySpecial on Sep 9, 2010 12:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Thanks I thought it was in Oct but got confused when I read an article today
I thought being lazy was a bad thing, So I gave up thinking.
Its the Tuesday after week 6 every year
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Not sure where to put this comment from CBS Rapid Reports...so i put it here
During open drills, the offense ran plays out of the wildcat formation. RB Jahvid Best took snaps, and WR Nate Burleson was the man in motion. During training camp, coach Jim Schwartz downplayed using the wildcat, so it’s surprising to see it being practiced
I like that Linehan trying to get the ball into Best’s hands.
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and to throw off
Chicago…? possibly… they will not know what will hit em… Ok Lions hit em strong.. Cutler is going to take a pounding!!!!
GO LIONS in 2010! the transformation starts now.. they have much to do.
They'll know Chicago has been practicing the Wildcat with Hester as the QB
I thought being lazy was a bad thing, So I gave up thinking.
I'm sure the Lions are thrilled this is being reported
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I hear months ago
in tranning camp they had been doing it and they haven’t used it yet.
I had a dream were the Lions let me sign a 1 day contract they let me practice with them running drills and catching passes from Matt…At the end of the day I was called into Mayhews office. I was told I had just been traded to seattle for a 5th round draft pick.
yeah but it is thursday
the Bears will only have one day to prepare for it. If the Lions actually use the wildcat.
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"Megacat" is this a possiblity?
I had suggested during the offseason the Megacat with CJ at Qb. Calvin can throw the ball.
I had a dream were the Lions let me sign a 1 day contract they let me practice with them running drills and catching passes from Matt…At the end of the day I was called into Mayhews office. I was told I had just been traded to seattle for a 5th round draft pick.
That would awesome
I like the name.
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by Sean Yuille on Sep 10, 2010 11:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Not a surprise....
So many teams have employed the wildcat on game day that just about every team practices it from time to time to work on defending it. Just because the Lions practice it doesn’t mean they will use it. I’m sure they were using Best to simulate Hester and Burleson to simulate maybe Knox.
could very well be
It is true that Best ran wildcat at Cal too. So it’s not like he couldn’t pull it off.
I had a dream were the Lions let me sign a 1 day contract they let me practice with them running drills and catching passes from Matt…At the end of the day I was called into Mayhews office. I was told I had just been traded to seattle for a 5th round draft pick.
+1
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by Hyperion Ecta on Sep 9, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
i can't comment
because the story answers my question and states the point perfectly… well done!
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Great call by the staff here
K. Smooth needs to get back to his old self. We have MoMo and Brown the last thing we need is to rush kev back in.
I had a dream were the Lions let me sign a 1 day contract they let me practice with them running drills and catching passes from Matt…At the end of the day I was called into Mayhews office. I was told I had just been traded to seattle for a 5th round draft pick.
Nathan Vasher worked out for the Lions today
hhhmmmm… interesting.
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nothing against vash
but Bly is in better physical shape. IMO Dre can make more plays that vasher can anymore
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by The Profiler on Sep 10, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions
I think Bly is not physical enough for a "Schwartz" corner
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Kevin Smith
Hopefully he’s good to go soon as he will be a good complement to Best and give him some breaks in games.
by Detroitsportsfan3 on Sep 10, 2010 10:23 AM EDT reply actions
If K34 won't play - what about Pettigrew?
As we are literally hours away from the season opener, everything I’ve read thruout the OTAs and camp seemed to suggest that Kevin was ahead of Brandon in recovering from season ending injury. Whats changed? If Smith isn’t ready to go, how can Pettigrew be ready to go?
Good question
I’m a little confused as well. Maybe because Smith is a back.
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by Sean Yuille on Sep 10, 2010 11:46 AM EDT up reply actions
What I am getting from Schwartz's comments
Smith is healthy. But I don’t think his head is in the game right now.
if the shoe fits...get another one just like it - George Carlin
+1 Its a confidence issue
They are both fully recovered from the physical portion of the injury, now it is all mental. When they run do they favor that knee, do they avoid taking a cut because it puts stress on the knee and they don’t trust tier knee to be able to do it, are they not running at full speed or cutting at full speed because of the trusting the knee issue.
Where Brandon had this injury before and recovered from it he had an advantage in the mental side of it over Kevin.
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Let the kid rest and get his knee 100% then make him perform
Yes I said Make him perform. He has always ran without fear. Once he is healed, put him out there and let his style remind him of how he should run.
If that does not work, have the Gunn( D OC or not, he is nasty) chew him a new Ahole and motivate him to his former level.
Lions fans deserve better than being the laughing stock of the NFL. Lets all hope they are heading in the right direction finally.
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