Should Seahawks look at signing this former Pro Bowl linebacker to add to their depth?
307 yards. When you say it out loud, it’s almost unfathomable, but that is how many rushing yards this Cowboys defense gave up to theon Sunday. Now, there are a lot of guilty parties involved, but one of the most disappointing things to watch these days is the play of Jaylon Smith.
Too many times Smith gets washed away as he struggles to shed blockers. More times than not, he just directly engages with the blocking, allowing himself zero shot at the actual ball carrier. He’s just easy to block. Smith’s movement is clumsy as if his ability to change direction is being hampered. He just looks like a player who doesn’t trust his knees.
Dallas let Smith go after failing to find a midseason trade partner in 2021, and he was last with the New York Giants after initially signing to their practice squad. There’s not really a lot to indicate that Smith is a starting caliber linebacker at this point, but Bumpus argues that he’d at least be an experienced backup who can play on special teams.
In a way, Devin Bush is another version of Jaylon Smith, except Bush’s injury occurred while in the pros and not in college. He’s very much a classic Pete Carroll “take a flyer on a player other teams don’t seem to believe in anymore” type of target, so it’s not inconceivable that Seattle takes a look at him. I suspect, however, that his knees just can’t hold up at an NFL level and his lowlights have me leaning towards Seattle not signing him at all.
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