Smoot Lays the Smack Down (Redskins vs. Saints)

[BDBohnzie]

Originally Posted by sportscurmudgeon

2. Go look at the replays of the final minutes of regulation time yesterday. After Haynesworth left the field with an injury, he was back in the game on the Saints' final drive. Either he was so injured that he should not have been on the field or he just didn't feel like trying at the end of the game. Watch him - - not the ball - - when you see the replays. He was walking toward the QB and barely made contact with the OL. What's up with that??? :confused:

I did watch him a few times yesterday, and on more than one occasion, he took a play off as you describe. And this was before his "injury" in the 4th quarter. It's blatantly obvious he takes plays off. When Golston went down, he went to one knee immediately to the point where one of the trainers was huddled around him and stayed there until Golston was off the field. However, it's a catch-22 since when he's in there, he draws doubles and triples which have allowed the rest of the D line the ability to rush.

I'm really not 100% sure what to think of it. Obviously I would want him on point 100% of the time, but at the same time, his disruptive nature is also blatantly obvious (Without AH, the rush defense against the Cowboys: 153 yards, 0 TDs; against the Eagles: 123 yards, 1 TD; against the Saints with AH: 55 yards, 0 TDs). The Saints may have a great pass offense, but their rush offense ranks 5th in the NFL (and that includes yesterday's horrific showing).