'13 IN ATH Jaylon Smith (Notre Dame Man & Graduate)

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Saints added him to 55 man roster because of some injuries. Don’t see any tackles from last nights game.
 
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While he never regained 100% of his athleticism, i just dont think his instincts as a LB were ever great. He might have been better off bulking up a bit and being a pass rushing specialist. Measurables are pretty similar to Von Miller tbh.

Fred Warner is effectively who I thought Jaylon would be in the NFL
 
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NDPhilly said:
While he never regained 100% of his athleticism, i just dont think his instincts as a LB were ever great. He might have been better off bulking up a bit and being a pass rushing specialist. Measurables are pretty similar to Von Miller tbh.

Fred Warner is effectively who I thought Jaylon would be in the NFL
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Jaylon Smith was the greatest defensive player that I have ever witnessed at Notre Dame. That injury completely altered his career. The amount of nerve damage, along with having drop foot, completely ripped his potential away from him. He could literally do it all... rush the passer, tackle in open space, shed blocks from pulling guards and tackles, and he also had the ability to guard running backs down the field on vertical routes... the kid was special.
 
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NDPhilly said:
While he never regained 100% of his athleticism, i just dont think his instincts as a LB were ever great. He might have been better off bulking up a bit and being a pass rushing specialist. Measurables are pretty similar to Von Miller tbh.

Fred Warner is effectively who I thought Jaylon would be in the NFL
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I always felt the same. A freak athlete that was gifted, but didn't have the same instincts as a Manti. His athleticism let him make up for not having the honed instincts, he could react after the fact and close the distance with speed. He wasn't the leader Manti was either, although the coaches tried to push him to be. He wasn't vocal, he didn't have the football IQ to be the QB of the defense which is why Joe Schmidt was on the field. Manti or Zibby are probably the best defenders I've seen play. Jaylon might be #3.
 
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...but a Ramen bar...? It's like .99 cents for a package and similar to Arizona tea in it's value as well as inflationary proof.
 
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Jaylon was waived by the Raiders in late November. Feel really bad for him. His knee must not have ever fully recovered or ever had a chance to.
 
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Henges24 said:
Jaylon was waived by the Raiders in late November. Feel really bad for him. His knee must not have ever fully recovered or ever had a chance to.
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No doubt he'd have been a long-tenured player had the injury never occurred but he still had 7ish years in the league? That isn't too bad and he should have plenty of money to move into the 2nd phase of his life when he's ready to call it. I will always have a deep respect for Jaylon, he was an excellent representative of ND.
 
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I was in the concessions line next to him last year at a fort wayne komets game. You know these guys are big, but don't realize how jacked they are until your standing next to them. He noticed my ND hockey jersey and started talking about ND. Dude is a prime example of Notre Dame Man
 
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FU BK said:
I was in the concessions line next to him last year at a fort wayne komets game. You know these guys are big, but don't realize how jacked they are until your standing next to them. He noticed my ND hockey jersey and started talking about ND. Dude is a prime example of Notre Dame Man
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He’s a really good dude. Very active in the community in Fort Wayne. He’s a really good example for a lot of kids from a rough part of town that they can make it out. Here’s hoping that Tae is the next in line to do that.
 
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MacIrish75 said:
He’s a really good dude. Very active in the community in Fort Wayne. He’s a really good example for a lot of kids from a rough part of town that they can make it out. Here’s hoping that Tae is the next in line to do that.
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Absolutely. I didn't get to make it this year to any of Tae's games but really glad to see him put in the work to get what he really wanted in ND. Got to see Jaylon a few times in high school and I think he could of been just as good if he would of played rb. His athleticism was unreal for a high schooler
 
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Veritate Duce Progredi said:
No doubt he'd have been a long-tenured player had the injury never occurred but he still had 7ish years in the league? That isn't too bad and he should have plenty of money to move into the 2nd phase of his life when he's ready to call it. I will always have a deep respect for Jaylon, he was an excellent representative of ND.
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7 years, and a Probowl is probably in the top quarter percentile of NFL vets.
 
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Tough comments for the women of Notre Dame from Jaylon! Although I think it could be interpreted as the Women of Notre Dame don't throw themselves at football players like they do at other schools. In which case good look?
 
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NDVirginia19 said:
Tough comments for the women of Notre Dame from Jaylon! Although I think it could be interpreted as the Women of Notre Dame don't throw themselves at football players like they do at other schools. In which case good look?
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I took it more as a 9 in South Bend is a 6 anywhere else. That's not really new information though.
 
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