Why Was Danny Smith Allowed To Keep A Job? The all things Danny Smith Thread(Merged & M.E.T.)

[rk3025]

Shanahan gave Smith an extension when Denver wanted him and is signed for this year.But two years ago Pittsburgh wanted to talk with Danny and Mike refused the Steelers.
Smith has been a Snyder favorite for years but after our 10-6 year;Shanny is on solid ground.

[J-bomb]

So the question is if danny signs with pitt who is available to replace smith an would they be better or worse?

[authentic]

Maybe this guy takes over for Smith IF he leaves. Acutally, our new ST coach MIGHt already be on our coaching staff.



http://www.redskins.com/team/coaches...4-9706c6b4f8c1

Richard

Hightower

Assistant Defensive Backs/Special Teams

good call... wouldn't be surprised if he gets promoted to either secondary's coach once Morris is gone or ST coach if Danny leaves. We'll see.

[skins2323]

I hope this true....Smith's teams have been far from special for a long time

[J-bomb]

good call... wouldn't be surprised if he gets promoted to either secondary's coach once Morris is gone or ST coach if Danny leaves. We'll see.

Thanks authentic! good move he can fill either pos if they become vacant..

[TheLongshot]

I've always been partial myself, though, to the opinion offered earlier that Smith has been a victim of poor depth/GMing (I love Gibbs, and think his second run of coaching was very good, but he has never been a good personnel guy), since we all know that depth has been a weakness for the Redskins for years, and depth is where special teams players come from.

That's been my argument as well. Looking at the personnel we've had, do you really expect performance much better than we have had? None of the punters we've let go have played for other teams. Only one kicker (Suisham) has found success beyond the Redskins, and it wasn't a Smith decision to let him go. You can argue that he might have had some say in those players, but he's limited to what the personnel department brings in. And yes, for the longest time, this roster was thinner than tissue paper and that shows up the most in Special Teams.

This isn't an argument for keeping him from going. There's always a point when you decide you need new blood, no matter how good a coach someone has been. But, let's not pretend that the next guy will be able to perform the miracles that Smith was expected to do here. Talent is always a limited factor for a coach.

[Mad Mike]

I hope this true....Smith's teams have been far from special for a long time

Smith has taken the blame but the fact is that special teams quality only comes when you have good roster depth, something we haven't had in well over a decade. Think about it, we have barely had the talent to field a pro team for years and Smith for the most part has only had the backups to a crapy team to work with. The fact is that a LOT of quality head coaches respect Smith and at some point you have to realize that they know a lot more than we do.

[pjfootballer]

I hope this true....Smith's teams have been far from special for a long time

Oh, they've been special alright....Special Ed!

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That's been my argument as well. Looking at the personnel we've had, do you really expect performance much better than we have had? None of the punters we've let go have played for other teams. Only one kicker (Suisham) has found success beyond the Redskins, and it wasn't a Smith decision to let him go. You can argue that he might have had some say in those players, but he's limited to what the personnel department brings in. And yes, for the longest time, this roster was thinner than tissue paper and that shows up the most in Special Teams.

This isn't an argument for keeping him from going. There's always a point when you decide you need new blood, no matter how good a coach someone has been. But, let's not pretend that the next guy will be able to perform the miracles that Smith was expected to do here. Talent is always a limited factor for a coach.

Smith has taken the blame but the fact is that special teams quality only comes when you have good roster depth, something we haven't had in well over a decade. Think about it, we have barely had the talent to field a pro team for years and Smith for the most part has only had the backups to a crapy team to work with. The fact is that a LOT of quality head coaches respect Smith and at some point you have to realize that they know a lot more than we do.

And I can dig what you guys are saying. We've had a serious lack of depth on the team as a whole that has affected the offense, defense and special teams, but I'd like to see some new blood at that position. Danny has been around since Gibbs and Joe has been gone 5 years now.

[TD Riggo]

I'm not going to bother defending him but doesn't anyone find it odd that other than fans on this board, any time you hear his name it's about how he's well respected around the league?

Again, don't really want to defend him but just always thought that was interesting.

He's the most awesome gum chewer in the league! That's probably it.

[Rocky52Mc]

With all this collective thought on here to embrace our past issues, I.E. Karl Swanson, Vinny Cerrato, Jim Zorn...

Danny Smith will probably be let go

[JMUSkins]

He's the most awesome gum chewer in the league! That's probably it.

Have you seen the jaw muscles on that guy? It's like Orakpo's bicep attached to his cheek!

[rk3025]

Have seen how he has managed the time for game and kept us from penalties with wise timeouts.

[thesubmittedone]

Big time statement being made by Shanahan letting Smith interview for the same position w/the Steelers.

Yeah, had TK not mentioned that this is more about setting market value for a one year deal for Danny, I'd have to say that doesn't speak well to how much Mike likes Danny and wants him around.

[TheLongshot]

Yeah, had TK not mentioned that this is more about setting market value for a one year deal for Danny, I'd have to say that doesn't speak well to how much Mike likes Danny and wants him around.

Something John Keim mentioned on Twitter is that Smith has a lot of connections with the coaching staff in Pittsburgh and his father lives up there. It is possible that Smith is looking to move on and asked Shanahan if he could interview.

[thesubmittedone]

Something John Keim mentioned on Twitter is that Smith has a lot of connections with the coaching staff in Pittsburgh and his father lives up there. It is possible that Smith is looking to move on and asked Shanahan if he could interview.

I didn't know that... certainly a good point.