So I guess you see logic in signing a guy who was cut by his previous team for the same reason. Even though that is his only job to return kicks he is not going to go run routes for us Parrish WAS a good returner. So what he was a 7 round pick Alfred morris was a 6 round pick do you think they are not going to put him in the game cause of that. Hawaiian Buc do you actually prefer to have a vet that is done making these mistakes than a rookie that is learning? We drafted Michael Smith for that role to be a change of pace back and to return kicks for us. Im pretty sure you like what Doug Martin did for us this guy is just as explosive and faster come on. How long do you think this guy would last on the waiver wire a couple of days or weeks no try a couple of hours. He will be snatched up faster than Allen Bradford was last year!!! And for good reason much more of a runner has way better vision and speed. Lmao are you seriously mentioning Dexter Jackson in what round was he picked in lmao I guess sometimes I give you to much credit with alot stuff you say Michael Smith a 7 round pick not the same at all as Dexter Jackson.

The funny thing is, all you fans who pretend to be huge Michael Smith fans will turn on him in a second if he makes a critical mistake in a game. You’ll want him traded or cut, then you will blame Schiano for putting him in in the first place.

And before anyone says how great he looked in preseason, I would remind you that Dexter Jackson returned a punt for a TD in a preseason game too. He ran by everyone like they were standing still.

you have got to be kidding me that play was not like the v jack play where jenkins came out no where to make touchdown saving tackle. On that play Marcus Brown was with him the whole way plus the fact marcus brown is much more faster then smith so its understandable for him to get caught from behind he also broke a couple of tackles as well. Devin hester hell no but better than Shipley,parker and parrish hell yes. Of course the coaches have a better insight then any of us they should but one thing they cannot measure or actually predict is how someone is going to perform when the lights are on

Hawaiian is correct, this time. They have certainly punted the ball to him in practice and he probably wasn’t very good at it.

My theory is that he embarrassed Schiano in the pre-season when he got caught from behind on a kick return. He was in the open with nothing but grass between and a touchdown and got run down by a UPS delivery man. The announcer said it looked like he had “tired legs.”

He just hasn’t been able to climb out of that doghouse.

Clifton Smith would of made this roster so much better with his return ability.

If we are talking hypotheticals, the one player I wouldn’t mind seeing back in Tampa is Clifton Smith. He was playing in the UFL, so he’s at least in decent playing shape. He’s still the best return man we ever had. Thanks a lot to that douche bag from Carolina!!!!

I guess you did not see any of the preseason games cause that was the only time Smith got the ball. He has got no work at all in the regular season in any kind of way so how do you say he is garbage. I guess you think Martin is garbage too but if you give guys chances and play them they can perform. Look at Johnson last night UDFA and he didnt look like it im still mad we drafted dunsmore and not him but we where lucky to get him.