D J Smith waived

[Old School]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/204569671.html

[pbmax]

From Wilde at ESPN Wisconsin:

Smith’s agent, Lamont Smith, told Rob Demovsky of the Green Bay Press-Gazette that the Packers told him that the team “indicated there was something they needed to create some (salary-cap) space for,” but the Packers’ cap savings in cutting Smith is negligible. His 2013 base salary was just $550,000, as was Saine’s.

Spotrac agrees with him: Year: 2013, Base: 555,000, Pro-Ration: 25,788, Cap Number: 580,788, Dead Money if cut: 51,576

[red]

this shocks me

that little dude had skills

and thats bs, they don't save a damn thing cutting him or saine. their calary cap number is just gonna be taken up by someone else making the minimum amount

[pbmax]

ESPN's NFC North blog thinks the injury must be more severe than previously understood. But its an ACL, not a dual fracture in his leg with nerve damage. Those things have a pretty well-known timetable now.

Whatever the reason, it might help explain/be the result of Brad Jones new contract. Could Brad Jones future as the dime linebacker have cost DJ his job?

[red]

honestly, i would rather have an injured smith than jones

in smith i saw a guy with starter potential in the future

in jones, i see a guy that makes me cringe when he comes onto the field

[Joemailman]

I think Smith's agent wants teams to think the reason he was cut was something other than the knee.

[RashanGary]

I think Smith's agent wants teams to think the reason he was cut was something other than the knee.

I think Smith's agent wants teams to think it's something other than him not rehabbing with the effort the team expects.

My hunch, and it's just a hunch, is that Smith didn't work-out like they wanted him to. Both he and Saine got the ax after health check-ins. The Packers seem to be patient with injuries, but they weren't with these two guys for whatever reason.

[Guiness]

This was not a cap move - not at that much money. Add his dead money to a rookie contract and you're pretty much at his salary.

I don't think it's injury recovery - maybe they didn't like what they saw when he started last year. It would've been a pretty low risk move to bring him into camp, unless they saw no reason to.

[Patler]

I suspect they looked at his knee, figured he wouldn't be ready for training camp, maybe the start of the season, and figured there wasn't much reason to hang on to him. When he is healed and ready to go, maybe they will reconsider.

[red]

if it really is somehow cap related (even though it isn't), might i suggest cutting the most worthless player on our team who has a cap number of about 1.8 million this season

[RashanGary]

I suspect they looked at his knee, figured he wouldn't be ready for training camp, maybe the start of the season, and figured there wasn't much reason to hang on to him. When he is healed and ready to go, maybe they will reconsider.

The only reason I lean away from this is how much they said they liked him last year. If they really like him as a player, and I think they do, I think he would have had to push some (poor work ethic) buttons to get canned the way he did.

[pbmax]

Poor rehab effort seems contrary to the kids attitude about playing and practicing. He made a crowded ILB field as a 6th round, undersized pick.

But concerns over health did not prevent the Packer from keeping Sherrod. I think this has to do with roster spots as Patler said. They now have probably until September to try someone else out. Two else's, actually (Saine).

[rbaloha1]

Poor rehab effort seems contrary to the kids attitude about playing and practicing. He made a crowded ILB field as a 6th round, undersized pick.

But concerns over health did not prevent the Packer from keeping Sherrod. I think this has to do with roster spots as Patler said. They now have probably until September to try someone else out. Two else's, actually (Saine).

how does this effect your vodoo analysis?

[KYPack]

this shocks me

that little dude had skills

and thats bs, they don't save a damn thing cutting him or saine. their calary cap number is just gonna be taken up by someone else making the minimum amount

He was a plugger, Red. But he had big time cover issues. They must want Manning and Lattimore getting reps (along with Frenchy).

They might have some ideas about taking a kid at ILB in the draft, also.

[rbaloha1]

He was a plugger, Red. But he had big time cover issues. They must want Manning and Lattimore getting reps (along with Frenchy).

They might have some ideas about taking a kid at ILB in the draft, also.

I liked him since he was feisty at the point of attack. Lack of height presented problems in coverage.

Manning and Lattimore certainly deserve shots.