Andre Smith..Would You Take Him At 13?

[Ruhskins]

I think if Andre Smith slides to #13, let's go ahead an take him. If he has the skills and talent, let's take him. His debacle at the combine seems to be a mistake and he apologized. People act like he committed a crime, he's learning very early that as a figure in the public eye, he needs to think very careful about his actions. People tend to forget that this is a 21 year old kid. I've worked with college kids for 8 years, and well sometimes they are not going to make the best decisions. Plus, a lot of these kids have a lot of people hovering over them giving them good and bad advice since they are going to be worth a lot of money.

If we take this kid, Buges will be able to bring out the best in him and Samuels will be a great mentor for him. If he has the talent to start at RT, I say let's go for it. Regardless of what happens in what's left of free agency, I think this team needs to take an offensive lineman with that #13. While I think getting a top o-lineman in free agency would have been nice, I think the team will be better off getting a kid like Smith or any of the other o-lineman in the draft.

Here's an interview with Smith in regards to his issues.

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