skinamatic Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Has anyone heard what the deal is with Bruce Smith. Is he going to retire or is he still looking at signing on with another team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 I just can't imagine another team being interested and he'd never sign for the vet minimum. My guess is he'll do one of those sign-and-retire deals with the Bills. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Didn't we cut him? And if we did who cares. He should retire as a Bill though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPare Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 I think that he's helping out the team by not announcing his intentions until June 1. As soon as he announces his retirement his bonuses accelerate against the cap. After June 1, well, you know the routine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. S Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 hopefully retire as a Bill, he never looked the same in a skins uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SkinFromNepal Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Bruce Smith.. Yuckssss!!!!!! He wants to come back for sure as he has left his door open... I have also read him saying that he would like to play for Gibbs if he wants him.... I hope Mr. Gibbs doesnt call this Senior Citizen Back... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rypien 91 Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 He is trying to grab a Super Bowl ring, since he went 4 times and lost 4 times. If I am not mistaken, the only game the Bills came close to winning was the Giants game. Didn't they get their butt kicked every game after that? Of course, we all know what happened in January of 92 to the Bills....hehe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Yes, the Redskins softened up the Bills for the Pukes to roll over them two years in a row Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sweet Sassy Molassy Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 The sad thing is, is that Bruce was the best pass rusher on the team ... and he still is as of right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief skin Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Just say NO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom [Giants fan] Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Yes, the Redskins softened up the Bills for the Pukes to roll over them two years in a row[/Quote]Actually, I think it was the Giants who softened them up for the Redskins and Cowboys. That last second loss took a lot out of them and put doubt into their own heads. They were just too talented for the rest of the AFC to not make it back and back and back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dark Horse Posted March 20, 2004 Share Posted March 20, 2004 Bruce Smith was cut before March 1. He is no longer a Redskin and any decision he makes to play does not affect us. Arrington is our best pass rusher, he's just been in the wrong position on the strong side. http://redskins.com/story.asp?ContentID=12559 Redskins Release Armstead, B. Smith 02/24/2004 By Gary Fitzgerald Redskins.com The Redskins have released defensive end Bruce Smith and linebacker Jessie Armstead as the team sets out to rework a defensive unit that finished 25th in the NFL last season. In addition, defensive tackle Lional Dalton and punter Bryan Barker have also been released, the team announced on Tuesday. Smith announced near the end of last season that he would "most likely" retire after what will certainly be a Hall of Fame career. He reiterated those comments last week in an interview on the NFL Network. Smith, 40, signed with the Redskins in 2000 after 15 years and four Super Bowl appearances with the Buffalo Bills. In four seasons with the Redskins, he started 54 games and registered 29 sacks. Last year, Smith broke Reggie White's all-time sack record when he sacked New York Giants' quarterback Jesse Palmer on Dec. 7. It was Smith's 199th career sack. Two weeks later, he sacked Chicago's Rex Grossman for his 200th career sack. The release of Smith and Armstead also signifies the team's intention to get younger on defense, something that Gregg Williams, assistant head coach for the defense, mentioned during a media session two weeks ago. Armstead, 33, played two seasons with the Redskins after nine years with the New York Giants. The five-time Pro Bowler had a solid year in 2003, recording 99 tackles, a team-high 6.5 sacks and a forced fumble. Barker, 39, played the last three seasons with the Redskins. Last year, he averaged 40.2 yards per punt and became the 13th punter in NFL history to record 1,000 career punts. Earlier in the offseason, the Redskins signed a pair of young punters in David Leaverton and Kevin Stemke to compete for next season's punting job. Other punters still may be brought in to compete for the job. Dalton came to Washington last August as part of a trade with the Denver Broncos. He ended up starting nine games and recording 17 tackles and one sack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfanforlife Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Dude, first of all we cut him already and no one cares about that sorry loser bruce smith. Im sick of talking about him. enough already. He will never be a redskins and never shouldve been a redskins. Him and his sorry ass meaningless sack record can get the hell out of DC. Gibbs wouldve never picked up a player like bruce smith who cared about getting more downs at the age of 50 just so he can get his meaningless sack record that took forever to reach while white did it 5 or 6 yrs less than he did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skins24 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Ok....I'm confused.... Is Bruce Smith the key word for the google ads to show Pregnancy Calenders? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnacpa Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I thought he was a great pick up in 2000 ... albeit a little pricy. He put up 10 sacks that year and was clearly the best pass rusher we had on the team. He was so effective that year that he elevated the play of Marco Coleman. Since then, his play has declined with age and last year was rediculous in terms of his me me me attitude. But the decision to bring him on board originally was not a bad one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 SkinfromNepal...that pic in your sig is awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illone Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 bruce smith accomplished alot in his career, let's not forget that... holding the all time sack record is not something to balk at IMO granted, he is old and almost over the hill, but during his prime he was scary..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bnacpa Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Didn't he have more sacks for us than any other D-Lineman last year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsbadd Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Of all the "big name" signings of 2000 , Smith is the only one that really helped us. I like Smith and have no reason to hate on him, he helped out the Skins to the best of his ability,even when his skills diminished. I wish him well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drakkhim Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Smith had a great career with Buffalo. Maybe not with us, but the guy is HoF material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The X-Factor Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Originally posted by Drakkhim Smith had a great career with Buffalo. Maybe not with us, but the guy is HoF material. He is a lock for the HOF. There is no way he does not make it in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illone Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 yea, all time sack leader = HoF bid first year he's eligible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GorditoShawn Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I have no hard feelings against Smith. But he deffinately wasn't the force that we wanted him to be. Glad to see him go because it freed up a good bit of cap room. But I do wish him nothing but the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdsknbill Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Originally posted by Tom [Giants fan] Actually, I think it was the Giants who softened them up for the Redskins and Cowboys. That last second loss took a lot out of them and put doubt into their own heads. They were just too talented for the rest of the AFC to not make it back and back and back. Awww, come on Tom. You know that is was Scotty Norwood that gave the Gints that ring on a platter. :shot: :shot: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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