And there goes one of the most underrated receivers of all-time. When the greats of the game are mentioned, Jimmy Smith isn’t likely to be the first name out of anyone’s mouth, and that’s alright, but the man’s production just can’t be denied. Even the last year, competing at the age of 73, Jimmy Smith caught 70 balls for over 1,000 yards and 6 TDs. Since 1996, the only guy who has more catches or yards is Marvin Harrison. Fantasy leagues are going to miss Jimmy Smith.
I think the color teal hurts him here. It’s hard, not impossible, but pretty damn hard, to take any player seriously as an all-time great when they’ve spent their entire career parading around in teal. Teal is for pretty little girls. It is not a masculine or memorable color. It may also be the reason that some illiterate bastard did not vote Chris Paul as the NBA’s rookie of the year. Also, Jacksonville’s a small market, and a relatively new franchise… Jimmy Smith doesn’t get the recognition there that he’d get if the same career was had with the Giants or the Redkins or some other team.
Byron Leftwich is going to miss the hell out of him. It’s going to be a little different looking out and seeing Matt Jones and Ernest Wilford, as opposed to Jimmy Smith. I’m not saying those guys aren’t good, but they’re not Jimmy Smith. Jimmy made one hell of a security blanket.
mc
mjd, you got the same link up here for the tote bag.
I assume you wanted this on:
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=2441034
May 11, 2006 at 11:56 am
Jon
I think the thing I will miss most about Jimmy Smith will be all of the drug referenced jokes to whomever owns him on their fantasy team. My favorite being: “Hey if Leftwich was throwing up 8 balls you know Jimmy would catch em.”
May 11, 2006 at 11:59 am
the mighty mjd
Thanks, I appreciate that. I’m just trying to make sure that everyone has their tote bag needs filled today.
May 11, 2006 at 1:51 pm
The Big Picture
time for my UW boy Reggie Williams to step it up! (or ernest wilford, i guess. but let’s just say it’ll be Williams.).
May 11, 2006 at 2:22 pm
VTHokie
Yeah right, Big Picture. Reggie Williams has been starting for a while now and still doesn’t make any noise to speak of. Ernest Wilford all the way.
May 11, 2006 at 2:36 pm
The Big Lead
The fool who didn’t vote for Chris Paul is Ron Boone, and we wrote about him here
http://thebiglead.com/?p=367
May 11, 2006 at 5:31 pm
The Silent Man
“if the same career was had with the Redskins”
Well, the Redskins had a pretty good safety blanket WR for a good number of years, and he hasn’t exactly been on the fast track to the hall…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Monk
(For the record, they should BOTH be in.)
May 13, 2006 at 5:53 pm