Smoot Knocked Out Briefly in Practice Collision

woohit56 · Post by **woohit56** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 12:32 pm

NOOOOOOO!

The Post says he may miss the game. Please not NOW. Bowen hit him.

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 1:17 pm

bauman has a strained hamstring, but expects to be ready. they even mention jimoh starting and david terrell as a backup :roll:

not good timing.

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 1:23 pm

O man, O man. Wow, this is going to be bad. Hopefully he'll be cleared to play.

Bauman hopefully can play, he should be able to hold his own. Jimoh...maybe we'll be surprised. He might be Bailey's successor, lets give him a chance, though last week kind of scares me.

Texas Hog · Post by **Texas Hog** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 1:44 pm

I thought Smootie was supposed to have put on some bulk this year....where's it at? I don't see it.

I love the guy's coverage skills, but his takling and block shedding is pathetic.

I hope that someday soon we get a physical corner with coverage skills...one that protects the edge and lays decent hits on RBs.....maybe even blitz once in a while

That said...I hope Smoot is allright and is back soon....we need him.

Chris Luva Luva · Post by **Chris Luva Luva** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 2:38 pm

^^ Not to be sarcastic but y don't we throw in cooking and house keeping attributes too? CB's typcially aren't that big and these monster receivers coming out now Gardener, T.O etc. are huge. I comply that he needs to work on it a bit, but theres only so much you can ask of a CB. LOL He could be another Deion, though his mouth is close.

To be honest I believe our CB's are wrapping tackles better, and on that one TD the Falcons scored where Smoot was there, he got pushed from the back, but we all know the ref's never see penalties on us.

If we can keep Champ, and Smoot, and the rest of our D. WE WILL MAKE IT TO THE PLAYOFFS NEXT YEAR!! All we need are some additions to the D line, and a nice TE.

Texas Hog · Post by **Texas Hog** » Thu Sep 18, 2003 6:27 pm

I guess you're right Chris....I just played corner and feel like you should be able to tackle as well as cover. Champ is rounded, but Smoot needs to get a little tougher IMHO....we will miss him however...and I agree on the playoff prediction...I hope we can keep him and the rest of the d in place....we gotta find a pass rushing d-end to replace Bruce for sure

hell...I hope we can keep the offense in tact too for that matter

your also dead on with the officiating

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 1:09 am

By the way - Jacobs is reported to be out for the NYG game to add to our woes.

Officiating has gotten rough against the Skins lately... the last 4 or so years if I remember rightly...

hailskins666 · Post by **hailskins666** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 8:26 am

any new news on the condition of smootie?

Texas Hog · Post by **Texas Hog** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 12:52 pm

I haven't been able to find anything further on Smootie....or Jacobs...what's the deal on him? All I keep seeing is he still has a tube down his throat.

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:44 pm

Someone on here said that a bruised pancreas can be lethal - which makes sense. My Dad had pancreatitis in the late 70's and he almost died - mostly from the bile leaking into the system - it is pure poison to the rest of the body.

I suppose they want to make sure Jacobs doesn't get ruptured there

Texas Hog · Post by **Texas Hog** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 5:46 pm

yup...I'm somewhat familiar with the pancreatitis also....scary stuff. Hopefully he gets clearer soon....I wanna see him play and get some experience.

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 7:03 pm

Me too - just not at risk to his life or long term health - I hate seeing the older players who gave it all for 100 bucks a game and are nearly crippled now...

BossHog · Post by **BossHog** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 8:35 pm

I hate seeing the older players who gave it all for 100 bucks a game and are nearly crippled now

Yeah but I think most of them would have done it for nothing. There was a lot more 'love of the game' back then.

skinsfaninroanoke · Post by **skinsfaninroanoke** » Fri Sep 19, 2003 10:39 pm

So true. I can't imagine not playing if someone offered me a spot on a team.

Of course - I am not fast on my feet anymore ::Grin::