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Why wasn't Jaylon Smith signed sooner by anyone?

CMicks3110 : 10/2/2022 5:31 pm
Yeah, he only played about 20-25 snaps, but you can see the significant size and athleticism he has relative to our other ILBs. It's hard to believe that not one team would give him a practice squad spot until week 3. The guy is clearly a starting caliber NFL linebacker, even with warts in terms of following assignments.
smart tough  
WillieYoung : 10/2/2022 5:39 pm : link
but not dependable. Hopefully he builds off this and stops freelancing.
It's a league  
middleground : 10/2/2022 5:42 pm : link
Where the player pool is enormous. Every player who sees an NFL snap is an elite athlete. You go ahead and try to parce out who will excel off the street...good luck.
I agree  
Rjanyg : 10/2/2022 5:42 pm : link
Jaylon Smith is a marked improvement over Calitro. He would be even better with Leo playing in front of him.

He has much better instincts and brings about 15 more pounds to the tackle.
He couldn’t, sign with anyone because  
Adirondack GMen : 10/2/2022 5:44 pm : link
We had him on a double secret contract.. if someone wanted to interview him they sent Toney .which was a hard pass.😉
On a serious note
I was surprised that Smith was cut but very happy he was still available.
Who cares?  
David B. : 10/2/2022 7:55 pm : link
He's a band-aid. Not a stud. Other teams may have better options. The Giants don't.
He was pretty good today  
nygiants16 : 10/2/2022 8:14 pm : link
probably get more snaps next week..
He's not a started caliber LB  
BigBlue7 : 10/2/2022 8:17 pm : link
He's a liability in pass coverage and too often abandons his gap in the run game

The fact that he playes so many snaps for us is not a sign of how good he is, but rather a sign of how bereft of talent our roster is thanks to awful decisions by Gettleman
RE: Who cares?  
joeinpa : 10/2/2022 8:32 pm : link
In comment 15842819 David B. said:
Quote:
He's a band-aid. Not a stud. Other teams may have better options. The Giants don't.


Hahaha, it just seems some cannot tolerate any feel good vibes about this team,

You tell them David
Because he’s not very good?  
Section331 : 10/2/2022 8:39 pm : link
Stop hoping for PS guys to be game changers.
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