This free agency and draft should be very telling for a few of these guys. I’m very interested to see how a new coaching staff evaluates the players on this team. He’s not a great left tackle, but we need a right guard and right tackle way worse than a new left tackle. If it takes other people opinions of you to make you work harder you were weak to begin with. The negative comments will stop when he shows he can play every play not just when he feels like it. There’s no replacement fix, a short term deal… He’s a must sign, regardless of talent…The early draft picks need focus on other areas. Made me feel like no one outside of that locker room has a clue about what they’re talking about when it comes to that young man… an observation. Less talk more walk.Įven more interesting was the dialogue when asked about JW… DS was adamant and animated about our QB’s personality. And if you’re not performing that way then it appears you may not be working hard enough because of your own evaluation. But when a guy says he is one of the top 3 LTs in the world it gets scrutinized. I generally dont badmouth anyones play that I couldn’t do better. Stop saying you’re the best and be the best. So the level of play we’ve been witnessing has been not just his standard level, but one that’s been motivated to prove his critics wrong? Lord help us…. Every little bit helps.ĥ5 Responses to “Donovan Smith: Bring The Hate” So remember this, Bucs fans: If the Bucs tag and/or re-sign Smith, in the hours leading up to gameday, you may want to flood Smith’s social media accounts with as much hate as possible. If nasty comments/posts/messages motivate Smith, then the haters should not hold back. “There is nothing better than proving somebody wrong.” “It is absolutely motivating,” Smith said. When asked it the negativity gets him fired up to perform on the field, Smith said there was no doubt. “I mean, whether it is good or bad, whatever is going to hit and mostly it is negative.” “People have to sit out there and put stuff out there,” Smith said of his detractors. The Penn State product, who has yet to miss a start in the NFL, in a perverse way enjoys the hate and wants more of it. Smith, who is likely less than a month away from becoming a very rich young man, is nearing free agency as the starting left tackle for your Buccaneers, baby.Įarlier this week while appearing on “Good Morning, Football,” seen weekday mornings on NFL Network, Smith was asked about his critics, a loud gaggle of mostly Bucs fans but also stat nerd who wear out social media with all sorts of potshots at Smith. And Smith has a simple message for all of these folks: You better pick up your game and bring it! Oh, he reads all the people who cannot stand him. More importantly, Smith reads your comments on websites, the Twitters, the Instagram messages, the Facebook posts. He sees you, the folks who believe he shouldn’t even be on the Bucs’ roster.
He sees you, the folks who think he should be a guard. He sees you, the folks who think he should be a right tackle.
He sees you, the folks who blindly parrot the PFF tribe.
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