Kevin Smith - Dallas Cowboys Forum

WilmingtonHeel · 06-16-2005

Looking at an old game in 93 against the Colts and this guy was everywhere. Great confidence, really cocky, great speed. Pure shame he got hurt what's the one thing you remember about Pup? I know one thing he gave Jerry Rice all he could handle.

**big dog cowboy** · 06-16-2005

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Originally Posted by WilmingtonHeel

what's the one thing you remember about Pup?

He wasn't the same player after he got hurt. Darn shame.

lane · 06-16-2005

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Originally Posted by WilmingtonHeel

Looking at an old game in 93 against the Colts and this guy was everywhere. Great confidence, really cocky, great speed. Pure shame he got hurt what's the one thing you remember about Pup? I know one thing he gave Jerry Rice all he could handle.

i'm a tamu fan... so i liked ol kevin since then. great player, i will never get that image of him grabbing at his achilles out of my mind. yep, kevin was a good one.

davidyee · 06-16-2005

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Originally Posted by WilmingtonHeel

Looking at an old game in 93 against the Colts and this guy was everywhere. Great confidence, really cocky, great speed. Pure shame he got hurt what's the one thing you remember about Pup? I know one thing he gave Jerry Rice all he could handle.

... of Deion he was our best cover corner. The Achilles injury was disastrous for him. He lost confidence and couldn't cover anyone without a penalty flag being thrown.

cowboysfan84 · 06-16-2005

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what's the one thing you remember about Pup?

A PI that was called on Pup when he wasn't even on the field.

bbgun · 06-16-2005

The Thanksgiving game in '98 was when he hit rock bottom.

Qwickdraw · 06-16-2005

Wasn't he a Super Bowl MVP?

Wore #26, I believe.

jamez25 · 06-17-2005

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Wasn't he a Super Bowl MVP?

Wore #26, I believe.

ur thinking of Larry Brown....best game he had was the second NFC title game against the 49'ers.

KDWilliams85 · 06-17-2005

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ur thinking of Larry Brown....best game he had was the second NFC title game against the 49'ers.

[font=Tahoma]No, he's right. Larry Brown wore #34. I don't think Kevin Smith was an MVP but he was definitely the most penalized defensive back of the mid-to-late 90's.[/font]

jamez25 · 06-17-2005

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. Larry Brown wore #34

Larry Brown wore #24 and was Super Bowl XXX MVP....

VoR · 06-17-2005

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Originally Posted by WilmingtonHeel

Looking at an old game in 93 against the Colts and this guy was everywhere. Great confidence, really cocky, great speed. Pure shame he got hurt what's the one thing you remember about Pup? I know one thing he gave Jerry Rice all he could handle.

I remember him neutralizing Rice every game he played them. I remember he and Rice jawing in each other's faces before the NFC championship game, and that was when Rice was still considered the NFL's biggest star.

He was better than Deion (in Dallas) was before he was injured. Deion would give up a big play now and then, Kevin didn't. You didn't know his guy was even on the field. Deion was flashier, but Kevin was the best IMO. Great thread to honor K. Smith!

Merlin · 06-17-2005

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I remember him neutralizing Rice every game he played them. I remember he and Rice jawing in each other's faces before the NFC championship game, and that was when Rice was still considered the NFL's biggest star.

He was better than Deion (in Dallas) was before he was injured. Deion would give up a big play now and then, Kevin didn't. You didn't know his guy was even on the field. Deion was flashier, but Kevin was the best IMO. Great thread to honor K. Smith!

Kevin Smith was never greater than Deion. He was not a great player before the injury. He was in the above average range at best. Not many people threw his way before the injury as he was the best corner on the team at that time. He was probably a better tackler than Deion but not many could cover better than Deion in his prime.

Tenkamenin · 06-17-2005

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Kevin Smith was never greater than Deion. He was not a great player before the injury. He was in the above average range at best. Not many people threw his way before the injury as he was the best corner on the team at that time. He was probably a better tackler than Deion but not many could cover better than Deion in his prime.

I agree that Kevin Smith was not better than Deion, but he was the perfect guy to play opposite of Deion Sanders. Obviously he got picked on since Deion hardly saw any passes, but Kevin was there to meet the challenge and he did it well. The guy was an all around solid cornerback, he had good size, aggressiveness, speed and awareness.

Yeagermeister · 06-17-2005

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I agree that Kevin Smith was not better than Deion, but he was the perfect guy to play opposite of Deion Sanders. Obviously he got picked on since Deion hardly saw any passes, but Kevin was there to meet the challenge and he did it well. The guy was an all around solid cornerback, he had good size, aggressiveness, speed and awareness.

Not to be picky but he never played with Deion until after he tried to comeback and was never the same. Deion was signed after he was injured.

I remember Pup as a tough hard nosed cb that was always up to the challenge of covering a teams best wr pre injury. After the injury he was a PI machine. Some he deserved most of the he didn't. The wr knew all he had to do was get bumped a little and the flag was coming.

It would have been something to see him play with Deion before he got hurt. The qb would have been a sitting duck because he wouldn't have had anywhere to throw the ball.

Next_years_Champs · 06-17-2005

In my opinion Kevin Smith (pre-injury) was most certainly the equal to Deion in every area except self promotion. Tearing a achilles tendon for a player who relies on speed is a career killer, I felt so sorry for Kevin because I felt he was as good as any CB playing at that time.

I will always respect and have a soft spot in my heart for Kevin Smith he always had class and never whined even after his injury. After his injury he had to rely on his instincts more and his tactic of choice was to deny the reciever his preferred route by positioning himself so the receiver had to run around or through him. In my opinion that should be considered a legal tactic but The NFL decided it was slowing the receivers chances at the catch. Thereby eliminating Kevin only real skill left his ability to get in the recievers way through intuition.

Kevin Smith's career before his injury was short but even playing on one leg he managed a decent career, one can only speculate as to how good he could have been, but IMO he was as good as anyone before he was injured.