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5. I was a big fan of Cincinnati defensive end Justin Smith when he came out of Missouri. But any team that pays Smith huge money in free agency is stupid. Smith is not an elite pass rusher or run stopper.
Smith may look like a guy who can do the things that Jared Allen and Patrick Kearney do, but he's never delivered on his immense talent. He's too undisciplined on the field and has failed to develop a full package of pass-rush moves. I don't understand how a sixth-year NFL player with two 2007 sacks can be seen as a free-agent solution.
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I too am confused by the Justin Smith hype. I was looking at the Bengals sack leaders and only 1 guy with 3.5 sacks had more...3 had 2, and the team as a whole only had 22. could it be there entire line stinks and if Smith was in a good system with good players around him he could succeed? He was 3rd on the team in tackles with 78, so that's something.