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Rookie exuberance is at once among Sean Smith's greatest strengths and perhaps one of the Miami Dolphins cornerback's few weaknesses.

That trait was on full display in the third preseason game, when Tampa Bay's Byron Leftwich badly overthrew a wide-open Brian Clark in the end zone. Smith, beaten on the play, came bounding off to the sidelines, head bobbing and arms waving repeatedly in an "incomplete" signal.

"If he doesn't catch it, it doesn't count; we can all celebrate," Smith said with a laugh. "If it's not complete, there's no point crying over something that wasn't spilt. You can sit here talking about the what-ifs. The ball could have been underthrown. I could have turned around and intercepted it. A lot of things could have happened."

That ability to turn the page and not beat oneself up mentally - whether the ball was completed or not - is a huge part of playing cornerback in the NFL.
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http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-dolphins-sean-smith-s090109,0,5313184.story
 
This is what I dont get about everyone beating up Vonte for the way he is BOTH corners we drafted are full of themselfs.
 
More crap...without know Smiths responsibility, you don't know if Smith was beaten or just tryin to help in a blown coverage...
 
yo give him a break, so what if it was overthrown? it takes a perfect pass to complete that so why not celebrate? he had good but not great coverage on the play so that is fine. until he is flat out beat on a play then you should hang your head and shutup.
 
Actually that long ball to Kelly Campbell made me realize just what Sean Smith's value is as a cornerback. The thing is, that ball was thrown just about perfectly. And Kelly Campbell dropped it. Sean Smith had good position on the play. What it made me realize as I was watching it was, if Smith has that kind of position in single man coverage on a smaller but very fast receiver on a go route, you need to throw a perfect ball, and your receiver needs to make a heck of a catch, in order to complete that thing. It needs to be perfect because of Sean Smith's height. He's a full step behind the speedy Campbell but the ball still has to be perfect and dropped down the chimney right to the outside shoulder, and Campbell has to make a good catch, which he failed to do.

If I'm watching tape of Sean Smith I think throwing deep on him in single coverage is a real gutsy call. You want to do it because you know he's got 4.50 speed and you might have a guy with 4.30 speed...but I tell you, 4 inches of height makes up for that speed difference. Don't be surprised if Sean Smith picks off 3 balls this year that are deep balls on his man in single coverage. A poorly thrown ball, with his height and his ball awareness...is a pick or an overthrow.
 
ckparrothead said:
Actually that long ball to Kelly Campbell made me realize just what Sean Smith's value is as a cornerback. The thing is, that ball was thrown just about perfectly. And Kelly Campbell dropped it. Sean Smith had good position on the play. What it made me realize as I was watching it was, if Smith has that kind of position in single man coverage on a smaller but very fast receiver on a go route, you need to throw a perfect ball, and your receiver needs to make a heck of a catch, in order to complete that thing. It needs to be perfect because of Sean Smith's height. He's a full step behind the speedy Campbell but the ball still has to be perfect and dropped down the chimney right to the outside shoulder, and Campbell has to make a good catch, which he failed to do.

If I'm watching tape of Sean Smith I think throwing deep on him in single coverage is a real gutsy call. You want to do it because you know he's got 4.50 speed and you might have a guy with 4.30 speed...but I tell you, 4 inches of height makes up for that speed difference. Don't be surprised if Sean Smith picks off 3 balls this year that are deep balls on his man in single coverage. A poorly thrown ball, with his height and his ball awareness...is a pick or an overthrow.
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As Jon Gruden would say, "we are judging guys on the time difference it takes to drop a pencil from 2 inches high."
 
I would think any rookie in this league has something to learn. Apparently though, according so some sportswriters, the depth that the Pats have from their vaunted draft of 12 rookies spells trouble for the rest of the league. ?
 
Smith does take up a lot space out there. He plays like a WR when he gets head around. Smith and Davis will get burned at times this season but they're both good looking rookies.
 
The majority of times I've walked into a party confident, thinking "I am the man," I've hooked up. Never have I walked into a social situation feeling like the world is kicking the crap out of me and walked out with even a friendly phone number. You have to be ****y in life to succeed. You have to "Act as if. Do you understand what that means? Act as if you are the f$#king president of this firm. Act as if you have a nine inch c@%k. Act as if."

The one problem I could see with Sean Smith's technique as far as the deep ball, from what can be made out from the TV broadcast, was that he'd be running step for step with his reciever until he'd look up for the ball. Twice he looked up and twice, at that very moment, the reciever jetted ahead of him.
 
Ck makes good points about how he'll match up with smaller speedy receivers, but i worry about how he'll match up with BIGGER faster receivers or ones with hops a la Randy Moss. However, i think Sean Smith will be just fine and will end up being a well respected corner in the league.
 
Nick13 said:
Ck makes good points about how he'll match up with smaller speedy receivers, but i worry about how he'll match up with BIGGER faster receivers or ones with hops a la Randy Moss. However, i think Sean Smith will be just fine and will end up being a well respected corner in the league.
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On the contrary, Smith will matchup better with the bigger receivers.
 
IluvJuMiami said:
The majority of times I've walked into a party confident, thinking "I am the man," I've hooked up. Never have I walked into a social situation feeling like the world is kicking the crap out of me and walked out with even a friendly phone number. You have to be ****y in life to succeed. You have to "Act as if. Do you understand what that means? Act as if you are the f$#king president of this firm. Act as if you have a nine inch c@%k. Act as if."

The one problem I could see with Sean Smith's technique as far as the deep ball, from what can be made out from the TV broadcast, was that he'd be running step for step with his reciever until he'd look up for the ball. Twice he looked up and twice, at that very moment, the reciever jetted ahead of him.
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i have a 9 1/2 inch c@ckbut thats beside the point lmao :lol:
 
IluvJuMiami said:
The majority of times I've walked into a party confident, thinking "I am the man," I've hooked up. Never have I walked into a social situation feeling like the world is kicking the crap out of me and walked out with even a friendly phone number. You have to be ****y in life to succeed. You have to "Act as if. Do you understand what that means? Act as if you are the f$#king president of this firm. Act as if you have a nine inch c@%k. Act as if."
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The party analogy is good & I agree to a point. Where we differ is semantics.

****y is over the top and even theatrical. Confidence is more of a calm, I have the tools and will do it... The penalty against Vontae in the 2nd preseason game as opposed to Penny in the last drive of the 1st half against Tampa.

I'll take a calm confidence everytime.
 
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