Pack93z
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16 years ago
Can't wait to hear the comments of how he should hold his tongue in the press.. :lol:

Yep approve of this about as much as I did of being told to.. yeah.. never mind. :whipitgood:

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Green Bay For the sake of the Green Bay Packers, they should hope safety Anthony Smith has matured - on the field.

But if they expect him to hold his tongue, say, if they face an undefeated team late this season, the Packers shouldn't hold their breath.

That episode in which Smith "guaranteed" a Pittsburgh Steelers victory over the unbeaten New England Patriots in 2007? Yeah, even after the 34-13 drubbing and Tom Brady throwing bombs over, around and by Smith, he would do it again.

"I really didn't learn anything, to be honest," Smith, one of two free agents the Packers signed in the off-season, said. "I'm going to say the same thing if anybody asks me if I think my team can win.

"If you don't want to win, why do you play the game? So for people to blow it out of proportion, of me saying that if we do what we're supposed to do having the No. 1 defense, I think we're going to win the game. Where was I in the wrong?"

Where Smith, a second-year player at the time, erred was in giving a team like the Patriots, who look for any source of motivation, exactly that. Sure, it was artificial, but coach Bill Belichick gladly used Smith's truly innocuous words against.

"We're going to win," Smith said at the time. "Yeah, I can guarantee a win, as long as we come out and do what we got to do. Both sides of the ball are rolling, and if our special teams come through for us, we've got a good chance to win."

After Brady completed 32 of 46 passes for four touchdowns, including two that burned a bewildered Smith, the normally closed-lipped Belichick let loose on Smith.

"We've played against a lot better safeties than him, I'll tell you that," Belichick said.

Ouch.

"The safety play at that position was pretty inviting," Belichick said.

Double ouch.

As far as the perceived on-field trash talk delivered by the likes of Randy Moss and Brady, Smith said it didn't happen.

"The thing is, although it may have looked different on TV, nobody was trash talking," Smith said. "It looked like Brady said something to me in the end zone, but he wasn't talking to me. He was talking to James Harrison because he had bumped Brady in the back.

"I really didn't take too much from it. I wouldn't have blamed them if they did say something to me. I would have done the same thing. I live for competition."

Not long after the Patriots game, Smith found himself in the doghouse of Steelers coach Mike Tomlin. Smith was switched to strong safety and then buried on the depth chart throughout the Steelers' championship season of a year ago.

The Steelers gladly let Smith go. But from all indications, it seems as if he has landed in a very good spot with the Packers.

He's the only player on the defense with any experience in a 3-4 scheme - and the Pittsburgh variety favored by the Packers. He's back with the position coach (Darren Perry) who helped him ascend to being a starter. And both of the Packers' projected starters, Nick Collins and Atari Bigby, haven't practiced because of a perceived contract squabble and an injury, respectively.

"All of our guys are looking at it as a great opportunity to showcase their abilities," Perry said last month.

Smith, 25, did that Wednesday when he picked off a Brian Brohm pass in 7-on-7 drills. In his role as quarterback of the defense, Smith also has looked at ease keeping the players on the same page.

"Definitely his experience in Pittsburgh has really helped him," coach Mike McCarthy said. "He looks very natural out there. He's an athletic safety. I can see why people were as high on him as they are, and I think he'll definitely factor in our safety group."

Perry, who was with the Oakland Raiders last season, said the Smith he sees now has matured. What Perry means by that is Smith has shown a seriousness about the game, both in his preparation and with the increased discipline he has displayed.

"He has starter ability," Perry said. "He had a little rough spell there in Pittsburgh and I think a lot of that was just consistency. I think if he gets consistent, he has that ability."

Just don't expect him to bite his tongue if he's asked whether his team will win on Sundays.

"I say what I feel," Smith said. "That's the way I was brought up. So, yeah, I think my team is going to win. Every week. What's wrong with that? I don't know why people would have a problem with me saying that."


"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
Zero2Cool
16 years ago
I skimmed through this earlier this morning at home (preWebsense block) and I liked the confidence. Although, I do find the Barry Sanders method much more appealing. Quiet confidence > Loud confidence ... in my opinion.
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16 years ago
I don't mind the attitude at all. It's a little disconcerting that he got "burned" twice (I read elsewhere he was "partly responsible for two touchdowns") but in all fairness, The NE passing game burned everyone that year.
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Pack93z
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16 years ago

I don't mind the attitude at all.

"MassPackersFan" wrote:



Neither do I in the locker room or upon the field.. in the press.. not so much.

Maybe it is just me.. but I would rather have a guy do his job on the field.. play with a ton of emotion between the lines.. but carry himself with a certain quiet confident mystic about him in the press..
"The oranges are dry; the apples are mealy; and the papayas... I don't know what's going on with the papayas!"
dhpackr
16 years ago
smith should just STFU and play!
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16 years ago

I don't mind the attitude at all.

"pack93z" wrote:



Neither do I in the locker room or upon the field.. in the press.. not so much.

Maybe it is just me.. but I would rather have a guy do his job on the field.. play with a ton of emotion between the lines.. but carry himself with a certain quiet confident mystic about him in the press..

"MassPackersFan" wrote:



Well yeah, that is true. But at the same time it's a little refreshing just to have someone be who they are all the time, and not have to interpret everything they do from a strategic standpoint.
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NormaL
16 years ago
Some new Smith comments 


New Green Bay safety Anthony Smith wasn't around for the distractions caused by last season's Brett Favre unretirement saga. But should Favre follow through on his flirtation to come back with division rival Minnesota, Smith would relish the chance to face him on the field.

"I would, only because he's one of the best quarterbacks ever to play the game," said Smith, a free agent pickup who played for Pittsburgh last season. "To get a chance to play against him would be a great honor."

Of course, it'd be an even bigger honor to pick off one of Favre's passes.

"Get one off the best!" Smith said. "Maybe I'll have him sign it or something."
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You want to finish your career here?
Favre: "Definitely. If in two years, say, they want to trade me, I'd probably walk away. Retire."
warhawk
16 years ago
I'm not for talking about a guarantee to win but I know our defense needs to have that kind of confidence and more emotion out there. I don't think there was enough excitement or guys feeding off of others adrenalin on defense.

Everything they do has to be backed up with good play but it would be nice to see more swagger out there and a confidence the offense senses that tells them they will be earning every yard they get.

If we are going to a defense patterned after the Steelers then we also need to have the attitude along with it for it to produce. Guys flying around and making big hits usually gets a defense rolling like that and I expect to see guys more ramped up this year.
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go.pack.go.
16 years ago
I have no problem whatsoever with what he said in this interview. I just don't want him guaranteeing victories. I like the confidence though, that should bring some excitement to the team.

Guaranteeing a victory over a team is the worst thing you could do. You could word it like "Yes, with out a doubt, I think we can beat this team." Not like "I am going to go out and say it, we WILL win."

There is a difference.
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Stevetarded
16 years ago
well he actually said
"Yeah, I can guarantee a win, as long as we come out and do what we got to do. Both sides of the ball are rolling, and if our special teams come through for us, we've got a good chance to win."

but all that gets reported is
"Yeah, I can guarantee a win"
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