Favorite Bruce Smith Redskins moments

DaveButzguy · Post by **DaveButzguy** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:12 pm

Will his HOF calling do anything for us Redskin faithfull. He is a lock first ballot. I believe he played 4 fairly meaningless season as a Redskin. Anything from his stay here stand out. I always thought he was kinda stealing money here.

ATV · Post by **ATV** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:22 pm

He wasn't below average with the Skins, but yea, this move never sat well with me. You would think that Snyder and compnay would have known there was a reason that the Bills organization was willing to part with him. The same can be said of almost all players. These organizations observe these players every snap of practice, preseason, every game. They knew what they were parting with. The same could be said of Brunnell, actually. Anyhow, I largely agree with you. Smith was a Buffalo Bill.

skinsfan308 · Post by **skinsfan308** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:14 pm

When he retired. Bruce was worthless for us.

wilson
sec308

Skeletor · Post by **Skeletor** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:15 pm

My favorite Bruce Smith moment with the Skins was when he retired.

Although he wasn't the dominate player that he had been with the Bills, he probably had more sacks in his 4 years as a Redskins than any other Redskins lineman since probably Charles Mann...

His first year in D.C. he also got Marco Coleman into the pro bowl. It wasn't a horrible signing just not a great one.

The big problem was he was more interested in his own record than in the Redskins winning.

skinsRin · Post by **skinsRin** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 8:47 pm

skinsfan308 wrote:When he retired. Bruce was worthless for us.

wilson
sec308

Very true his best move was retirement, he was sucking a bunch of money out of the Skins for a below average to average performace.

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:20 am

skinsfan308 wrote:When he retired.

Exactly what I was gonna say.

Smithian · Post by **Smithian** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 2:30 am

I am disappointed with you all. Especially you, Jake.

Bruce Smith didn't retire. He was piddling around and we had to cut him costing us even more cap room.

ii7-V7 · Post by **ii7-V7** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 10:41 am

Smithian wrote:I am disappointed with you all. Especially you, Jake.

Bruce Smith didn't retire. He was piddling around and we had to cut him costing us even more cap room.

Exactly! I remember this specifically as the last selfish slap in the face. Bruce "I can't play the run" Smith was a liability when he played here.

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:42 am

I forgot we cut him. I try to forget that he ever played for us because he didn't really want to play for us. He only played for two reasons: money and the sack-record.

Justice Hog · Post by **Justice Hog** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:47 am

I thought it was hilarious about how each training camp, Smith would come up with this mystery injury which prevented him from practicing with the rest of the team . . . then, lo and behold . . .he was always "healed" by opening day.

Bruce Smith was just another high profile wasted pick by the Redskins. I am really glad that Danny seems to be passsed that stage in his life.

ChiefPowhatan17 · Post by **ChiefPowhatan17** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 11:52 am

skinsfan308 wrote:When he retired. Bruce was worthless for us.

wilson
sec308

I disagree with this statement, if you watch his last year he was always close to getting the quarterback, but our whole team was struggling. We didn't have dominating Safeties back then.

gay4pacman · Post by **gay4pacman** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:04 pm

how about the safety on warner....a bright spot???

dcsportsfan5 · Post by **dcsportsfan5** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 12:09 pm

How when on run plays the other team would always run to his side because Bruce was always going for the sack. The guard would just give Bruce a push to the outside leaving a huge hole for the running back to run through. So basically there was never a good moment with Bruce. He came here for one purpose only to get the sack record.

Jake · Post by **Jake** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 1:29 pm

ChiefPowhatan17 wrote:
skinsfan308 wrote:When he retired. Bruce was worthless for us.

wilson
sec308

I disagree with this statement, if you watch his last year he was always close to getting the quarterback

He wanted the record. Plain and simple. If he was in his prime, he wouldn't have been 'close', he would have actually gotten the sack.

The Hogster · Post by **The Hogster** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 3:20 pm

Bruce Smith put up better numbers than some of our current D-Ends.

skinpride1 · Post by **skinpride1** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 4:14 pm

Bruce Smith should be a Buffalo Bill.The only reason he came to the Skins for two years was for the "sack record" and money!!!The sad part is that our front office was dumb enough to do it back then!!!What the hell where we thinking?This is one of the reasons Gibbs is so much better,he would never waste money on a player thats ready to retire!!!

JPM36 · Post by **JPM36** » Sun Feb 05, 2006 5:08 pm

My favorite Bruce Smith moment was being at the stadium after he had broken the record and seeing that they were selling coins to commemorate the sacks record.

I had a good laugh thinking about how maybe 10 people would actually buy that thing and half of them would be in Bruce's immediate family.

Bruce would sprint for the QB on every play as soon as the ball was snapped. He was an absolute liability to the Redskins and I am glad he's gone.

Redskins Rule · Post by **Redskins Rule** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 11:54 am

Come on guys! You have to give him credit for one play. In Darrell Green's last game Bruce caused Hutchinson to fumble the ball that LaVar picked up for a touchdown. Bruce hit him so gosh dang hard that the ball flew back some 20 yards. But yes, other than that Bruce wasn't all that for us.

poper2 · Post by **poper2** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:05 pm

Favorite moment as a Redskin? The day he "RETIRED"!

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:09 pm

poper2 wrote:Favorite moment as a Redskin? The day he "RETIRED"!

QFT! (quoted for truth)

DCGloryYears828791 · Post by **DCGloryYears828791** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 2:42 pm

skinsfan308 wrote:When he retired. Bruce was worthless for us.

wilson
sec308

I couldn't have written that any better.

griffyatl · Post by **griffyatl** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 5:26 pm

My favorite Bruce Smith moment came when Lavar Arrington knocked him unconscious accidently in that Denver game trying to hit Grise.

welch · Post by **welch** » Tue Feb 07, 2006 7:44 pm

My favorite Bruce Smith moments were the 15 minutes of the first quarter of SB 26 when the Redskins ran at Smith. I think he was going against Jim Lachey, and by the second quarter Smith didn't seem as eager to play.

Does that count as a Bruce Smith / Redskin moment? :wink:

gus · Post by **gus** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 3:26 pm

He came to the Redskins for 3 things 1) sack record, 2 a ring 3) money. In those days Dannys spending spree was supposed to get us a ring. Is he gonna mention the Redskins on his HOF induction speech?

HaiL,

Irn-Bru · Post by **Irn-Bru** » Wed Feb 08, 2006 4:11 pm

gus wrote:Is he gonna mention the Redskins on his HOF induction speech?

I think all parties concerned would prefer it if he didn't.