Andre Smith Still Waits to be Medically Cleared; Unlikely to Participate in Minicamp
by Josh Kirkendall on Jun 2, 2010 11:30 AM EDT
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PrintOn Tuesday, the Bengals signed offensive lineman Isaac Sowells in a likely effort to give the offensive line some depth and numbers for minicamp in two weeks. Jason Shirley is unlikely to return this season after surgery to repair a torn Achilles. Jonathan Luigs had arthroscopic surgery in early April to repair soft tissue damage in his hips. And Andre Smith had surgery on his left foot; a "clean-up procedure to prevent a future break." The procedure was expected to knock Smith out of action for at least ten weeks when he had the procedure done.
So it makes sense that the Bengals add bodies to the offensive line while at least two players recover for training camp.
It's unlikely that Smith will be ready when the Bengals take the field for minicamp from June 15-17 because he's yet to be medically cleared, according to Joe Reedy. As of this posting, not including the injured or unsigned draft picks, the Bengals will have five offensive tackles, three offensive guards and two centers for minicamp work in two weeks.
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F-in Andre Smith
I sure hope he doesn’t continue his trend of not readiness coming into this season. Very irritating.
Andre's conditioning..
I understand that he has not be cleared for minis, but, does anyone know where he might be conditioning wise? i.e. Weight (lbs), how he is preparing for the upcoming season, etc……
Andre Smity
should be considered found money this year seeing as we didn’t really have a first rounder all last year, he needs to get his ass more slender and be ready for this year, like JAH-BENGAL said, does anyone know if he is in better shape? You don’t have to be cleared medically to eat more salads and less fast food.
If this guy doesn't live up to expectations
We could really be hurting in our passing game.. I’m not fully convinced like a lot you that our line was improved in pass protection last year.. That’s why we ran the ball so much and had predictable play calling.. I think our pass protection needs to step up tremendously next year for Carson to have the successful season everyone is counting on.. A broken knee, broken nose, and broken thumb have really made me leery and unimpressed with our offensive line.. Bottom line I think its a bigger problem than the rest of you guys and these kind of stories make me sick.. We need to be doing more to protect Palmer via draft and free agency even if it’s to create a thicker talent pool for competition..
Permission
Is it possible i could open up a little about this pick from last year? Please?
Not having him dictated the 6 and 7 man protection schemes Alexander employed up front last year. It became very predictable when Leonard was on CP9’s right he was heading to the flats after chipping the edge rusher. Of course he could catch the confounded thing and get the first down.
I watched him play in college and was totally not impressed then and if he starts the season damaged (which I believe he very well could), then look for the pundits who said “great pick” to turn that thought around to bust immediately.
I hope for his future though he can contribute but right now I just don’t see it.
by david in upstate SC on Jun 2, 2010 4:33 PM EDT reply actions
Not to many pundits were saying "great pick"...
Most were looking for him to drop and for us to pick Eugene Monroe.. However prior to the combine he was widely considered the best in the draft..
College??
How in Gods name could you not be impressed by him in college!! Say what you want about his present conditioning and health but no one can say this guy wasnt a dominating tackle at Alabama. I mean all your other points are fine but when you say you were not impressed you lose all credibility!! Just sayin
That's a valid point...
I along with other fans, did not like the pick in the first place. We even said this in our posts. This guy has always had work ethic issues and that scares me too. We just knew we couldn’t do anything about the pick so we started to “just” sip the kool aid. Just little sips though.
And you don’t need to have permission to criticize only if you don’t have negativism to go with it. Good post, your almost there…LOL Who Dey!!
COME ON GUYS...LET'S BE EASY ON ANDRE SMITH......THE TRAINER'S MIGHT BE HOLDING HIM OUT...IT'S ONLY JUNE
Andre Smith should be fine by the training camp rolls around. He could be the part that makes this offense explosive this year. Did anyone see some of the blocks he made last year……he is powerful and he plays with nasty demeanor…everything this team needs. Complain in August if he is not on the field…
Kenneth Lewis Moore
It depends on his weight
If he shows up at camp at 340 or less, I expect a good year from him. If he shows up at 350 or higher, I will be sceptical.
The only nasty demeanor I saw from him
was when he pushed an old lady and a child out of his way to get to some leftover birthday cake. To his credit he did say “sorry” once he finished the cake.
You guys are 'gloids
The fat jokes about Andre are tired. He’s huge—we get it. I actually am not concerned about him becoming a bust. Despite his pre-draft antics the guy was the most talented O-Lineman in the draft and probably would have went #2 overall to the Rams if he screw up. He got hurt and returned late in the year for rotational duty and he played well when he was out there—on ONE foot. He’s not a bad kid, maybe just a little lazy. Lay off of him, he’ll be a great asset once he’s healthy and out there starting.
Laziness
is a huge problem for athletes.
No one said anything about laziness
Or anything about his condition. You’re jumping to conclusions. He’s getting over surgery. That’s pretty much what I got from this.
I did.
When you are starting a career in the NFL especially a top 10 draft pick, you are supposed to stay in shape. Especially when you are holding out on signing a big contract. He was fat and sloppy and out of shape for a lineman. That is pure laziness… But I hope he doesn’t bring that to camp this year.
That's where the jump is
The article doesn’t say anything about his condition, people took it upon themselves to assume this means he’s out of shape. Since we’Ve gone there, yes he would need to stay healthy. But there is a clause in his contract that if he shows up too fat on gameday he don’t get paid. Everyone loses in that scenario, so he probably wants that to happen even less than you do. I mean you wouldn’t be the one out hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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