Anyone Else Hope Smart Lights it Up?!

[RedRam]

No offence, but do you expect people to come in here and say no? Obviously we all want him to tear it up.

Scrooge McDuck says no!

 

[snackdaddy]

All I want is for Smart and everyone else to hold their responsibilities. Not go flying around and get out of position. He's not Aaron Donald but he can help the defense play well if he plays smart. No pun intended.

 

[bwdenverram]

I hope he gets 2-3 sacks, and some big splash plays. I hope he has people saying "Aaron who?" Glad he is getting his opportunity, I hope he does his best with it.

Sorry Juggs, but no matter what this kid does nobody is gonna say Aaron who
But I'd love to see him and the entire D play well.

 

[Soul Surfer]

1st NFL game, I'm not going to put that on him.

You're not going to put "hope" on him?

I sure in the hell I am.
He's a big man, I think he can handle it.

 

[Merlin]

The defense is going to need to raise the sack total by committee. I'm assuming at this point we'll see Donald in week 8, so they're going to have to go half the season without him and make up for it with guys like Barwin and Quinn having bigger seasons. It's possible too I think, not too much a stretch to think it could happen.

If Quinn suffers another injury things will get tougher. But I do think Barwin upgrades us on the left side, so assuming we have health I expect big things off the edge with a very solid and consistent rush.

As to Smart, just try to hold it down without being a liability. That's the extent of my hopes for him. And if somehow AD realizes he's gotta meet the team halfway on this and shows up, well, THEN we're lookin pretty good.

 

[Soul Surfer]

I was also the same way with Case Keenum. Sorry guys.

Or Goff...or Mannion...or Warner.

I just don't feel comfortable with winning.
I be crazy and shit!

 

[Legatron4]

Or Goff...or Mannion...or Warner.

I just don't feel comfortable with winning.
I be crazy and crap!

Nah. It was different with Keenum because I knew he wasn't the future. If we started out 0-4, Goff would have been thrown in earlier most likely. And I wanted to see Goff.

 

[Soul Surfer]

Nah. It was different with Keenum because I knew he wasn't the future. If we started out 0-4, Goff would have been thrown in earlier most likely. And I wanted to see Goff.

I'm just kidding around.
I'm in one of those crazy moods.

 

[Snaz]

I was also the same way with Case Keenum. Sorry guys.

He didn't really, was worst Starting QB during his starting time right? Goff followed up worse than that.
No way to really know how Goff would have been had they not started Case. But this year all pieces are set for Goff to succeed, except RG and RT.... but we should see something. I kept hoping they would pull Case last year we were awful after the 3-1 start.

 

[Snaz]

We need to think that AD is like being on IR. Unavailable. Until that changes.

 

[yrba1]

He's going to benefit on facing a team that has issues hauling talent beyond QB, should be a good building block on his confidence come Sunday.

 

[Boston Ram]

I just want Smart and the entire defense to do their jobs. If they do the defense will be fine. In my head, Donald is hurt and we need Smart to play like Smart. Nothing more nothing less. You cant replace Donald but you can hold your own and as a unit the defense will remain stout.

 

[Fatbot]

All I want is for Smart and everyone else to hold their responsibilities. Not go flying around and get out of position.

I just want Smart and the entire defense to do their jobs.

This is my concern too. The pass rush is the flashy part and of course just decent pressure is all that's needed when facing *cough* Tolzein... But the job always starts with stopping the run. Gore may be perennially overrated and now also decrepit, but the one thing he's always done well is the nothing special run of 4 yards. Our front 7 pieces can't let themselves play undersized and allow the Colts to rely on consistent run gains letting Tolzein have 3rd and short all day. Then they can't get frustrated and open up lanes with over-penetration. Asking for NFL-level discipline is asking a lot for a rookie d-lineman so we'll see how it plays out.

 

[nighttrain]

We're talkin AD....Aaron Donald....Have yall forgotten who he is and how he plays? And you want a rookie to come close to replacing him?
OK
Well done
I got a neighbor who's kids stole something out my car....Could I ask you for a wish Den on them...something more...like...err...coyote grab their dog? That to harsh??? LOLOLOL

let the coyote have the kid, leave that dog alone

train

 

[LesBaker]

1st NFL game, I'm not going to put that on him. In the interest of winning the game, he just has to hold his own as a run defender. I'll take any pass rush he can get as a bonus.

Yes!!! With Luck out you know they plan on trying to get the ground game going..........if he plugs up the middle enough that great!

I didn't want Dan Orlovsky to succeed, just for the record.

Den that's cold, but funny as hell LOL.

I got a neighbor who's kids stole something out my car

See train's post for appropriate action haha.

So what's the story.........what the hell happened?

The defense is going to need to raise the sack total by committee.

Quinn HAS to bounce back to really pick up the slack. IMO if he gets hurt again or has a soft year they cut him or trade him.

I just don't feel comfortable with winning.
I be crazy and crap!

For just a second you got me surfer.......

let the coyote have the kid, leave that dog alone

Best advice IMO........and I don't like dogs hahaha

 

[DaveFan'51]

Just for the reasons others have said.
Because it helps the team.
But, really, for a rookie that would mean playing his spot, maintaining responsibility and not getting blown off the ball.
I know one thing, if I'm the Colts, Inam running something's right at him early.
He just needs to play well for himself and establish himself as part of the rotation.
He isent going to replace Donald.

He may not be Aaron Donald, But he sue is being asked to replace him! To draw an analogy, he may not be the Next Deacon Jones, but IF he's the Next Fred Dryer, we'll be fine!

 

[Rams43]

We all know that Smart will be tested early and often.

I suspect that the kid will hold his own. Not dominate, of course. But hold his own.

I think that he's got future potential. And I think he'll show us a few flashes in this very first game. Invaluable experience gained thanks to AD's absence.

Another thing. Let's all remember that Smart will be surrounded by 1st stringers in this game, for a change. And that Wade will have game planned and be seriously focused on winning the damned game, rather than evaluating scrubs. Wasn't the case in any of the PS games. That's huge for Smart.

 

[Rams43]

We're talkin AD....Aaron Donald....Have yall forgotten who he is and how he plays? And you want a rookie to come close to replacing him?
OK
Well done
I got a neighbor who's kids stole something out my car....Could I ask you for a wish Den on them...something more...like...err...coyote grab their dog? That to harsh??? LOLOLOL

Ummmmm...

Little harsh, CHAMP.

But funny as hell. Lol.

 

[Snaz]

Anyone Else Hope Smart Lights it Up?!.

Hell No!!! Smoking is bad for the lungs and an athlete. Regardless of what he's planning on smoking.

 

[fearsomefour]

He may not be Aaron Donald, But he sue is being asked to replace him! To draw an analogy, he may not be the Next Deacon Jones, but IF he's the Next Fred Dryer, we'll be fine!

I would be happy with Ray Agnew.