http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/ic/blogs/insider/index.shtml 

Yep, the same trash-talking Anthony Smith that guaranteed a win against the undefeated Patriots in late 2007, right before Tom Brady tore him a new one.

Since then he's been quiet.

My View:
Okay signing. Anthony Smith has 3-4 experience and simply fell out of favor with Pittsburgh DC Dick LeBeau. This moves creates a stir with the second team of safeties and probably spells the end of Charlie Peprah.

The good thing? My guess is there's no more Charles Woodson, the safety, talk.

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Yeah he's a good Safety. In GB he'll learn quickly to keep his mouth shut. He's a hard hitter though, good speed.

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It's a nice get considering GB has poor depth at the position and quite frankly Bigby and Rouse need to be pushed. I remember Smith in the draft and I liked him then so we'll see, but GB should certainly keep looking to add a starter somewhere. Burnett or Igor?

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In other news, the Dallas Cowboys have signed DE Igor Olshansky (Chargers).

We can forget about that chapter.

Let's bring in Holliday.

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Fortunately we already have the "alligator mouth, hummingbird ass" episode taken care of prior to his coming here... I don't think we'll be seeing any repeat of that for sometime. There have been some not so subtle hints that he isn't the brightest bulb in the strand, but apparently he is quite athletic, and I promise that my first thought that he reminds me of Ahmad Carrol is irrelevant, highly subjective, and totally unfair. I'm just not quite sure to who, but again, it's total speculation.

That's from his wikpedia article, I don't know how much is true about that, but I think we have enough guys like that on the roster. :p

Anyway, I hope he pans out. I don't know what they're going to do with him, but might be the starter at SS, or at least the next-in-line when Bigby goes down.

lol, all anyone cares about is a young player saying something stupid(at least it was competitive) before a big game.

I'm more intrigued by this blurb on him: "He became known for his intense style of play and vicious tackles."

But please, lets go on about how he said something dumb.

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It's impossible to judge this signing without knowing the terms of the contract. Has anyone seen them?

The truth is, every free agent is a good signing at a low enough cost. Simultaneously, every free agent is a bad signing at a high cost. As long as there is a salary cap, or even a budget, you cannot separate cost from t he equation.

For what it's worth, I like adding competition to the safety spot, but Smith doesn't seem to be a whole lot different than Bigby.

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hopefully he actually tackles, instead of just trying to knock the other guy's head off.

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You guys have to remember he was on the Steelers defense which is almost always in the top 3. But he has 3-4 experience so we will see what happens atleast Ted Thompson signed someone. Apperently noone else was interested lol.


other notes:

Packers | Appear not to be interested in Taylor
Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:54:35 -0800

Pete Dougherty, of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, reports the Green Bay Packers do not appear to be interested in unrestricted free-agent DE Jason Taylor (Redskins).



Packers | Unlikely to acquire Peppers
Fri, 06 Mar 2009 16:42:40 -0800

Pete Dougherty, of the Green Bay Press-Gazette, reports the Green Bay Packers likely will not trade for Carolina Panthers DE Julius Peppers.


Cowboys | Olshansky signed
Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:40:01 -0800

The Dallas Cowboys have announced they have signed unrestricted free-agent DE Igor Olshansky (Chargers) to a four-year deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.


and the best one lol



Titans | Bush visits
Fri, 06 Mar 2009 15:16:48 -0800

Jim Wyatt, of The Tennessean, reports the Tennessee Titans met with restricted free-agent CB Jarrett Bush (Packers) Friday, March 6.

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