Samsung Game Ball: Daryl Smith

by Adam Stites on Oct 4, 2011 8:41 PM EDT in Samsung Gameball of the Week

JACKSONVILLE, FL - OCTOBER 02: Daryl Smith #52 of the Jacksonville Jaguars runs for yardage after making an interception during a game against the New Orleans Saints at EverBank Field on October 2, 2011 in Jacksonville, Florida. (Photo by Sam Greenwood/Getty Images)

Linebacker Daryl Smith had one of the biggest plays of the game for the Jaguars when he stepped in front of a Drew Brees pass and came up with an interception with just under a minute remaining in the second quarter. He did draw criticism, however, for not cutting back across the field or even just running over Brees on his way to the endzone. Instead he was ran out of bounds by the 6'0, 209 pound quarterback, a play that he has since expressed regret about. He reportedly said he immediately knew when he stepped out of bounds that he should have done something else.

Regardless, the end result of the play was a huge play in the Jaguars favor. Smith also accumulated seven tackles and also was in on a sack that should've been credited to him, but instead went to Clint Session for some reason. Smith also leads the Jaguars in passes defended this season.

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True ball

Enough cant be said

by amujic32 on Oct 4, 2011 8:49 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

Baller

by amujic32 on Oct 4, 2011 9:01 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

honestly, I might have given it to Guy Whimper

Guy plays where needed on the line and didn’t get Gabbert killed Sunday.

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by Joe Fisher on Oct 4, 2011 8:57 PM EDT reply actions

Good choice

What about lowery? Very very solid game

by amujic32 on Oct 4, 2011 9:02 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

This is a great choice

Thanks for recognizing him man. Kuharsky refuses to give Smith any publicity, except for taking the INT out of bounds. You’d think he was terrible based on the AFC South column.

Agreed on Lowery too, both safeties were solid. Mathis did some good things but he did appear to give up that one long pass to Meachem. Posluszny did some things too.

But that’s a ramble. Nice pick.

by smy on Oct 4, 2011 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions

I think Kuharsky is a pretty

fair dude when it comes to the Jaguars.

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by Jagtastic on Oct 4, 2011 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions

yea right

2 weeks ago in his weekly chat he said that the NFL should’ve never allowed Jacksonville to be awarded a team. Guy’s a douch

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by Aristotle45 on Oct 4, 2011 9:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Kuharsky is a titans fan at heart

<.<

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by Afjags on Oct 4, 2011 9:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't think I've seen him say that verbatim

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by Joe Fisher on Oct 4, 2011 9:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Sep 23 chat

look it up

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by Aristotle45 on Oct 4, 2011 11:50 PM EDT up reply actions

gimme a link

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by unhipcat on Oct 4, 2011 11:55 PM EDT up reply actions

3:32 and 3:46

http://espn.go.com/sportsnation/chat/_/id/40340/nfl-with-paul-kuharsky

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by Aristotle45 on Oct 5, 2011 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions

i wasted 10 minutes of my life

there is no sep 23 chat … he held it on sep 22. and there was no mention of the jags not deserving a team.

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by unhipcat on Oct 5, 2011 12:19 AM EDT up reply actions

The chat was on Sep 22 but

i read on the Sep 23 chat wrap

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by Aristotle45 on Oct 5, 2011 9:47 AM EDT up reply actions

They probably shouldn’t have, to be perfectly honest.

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by Alfie Crow on Oct 4, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

you know, sometimes I wonder what would have happened if we got the team by relocation vice expansion

Jacksonville was LA before LA. If memory serves, the Colts, Cards, Oilers, Patriots, Seahawks, and Raiders all flirted with Jacksonville to hustle better stadium/concession deals.

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by Joe Fisher on Oct 4, 2011 10:55 PM EDT up reply actions

why do you say that?

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by unhipcat on Oct 5, 2011 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions

Uh, look at the issues the past decade. The team was awarded based on the projected growth of the city. It hasn’t come close to that expected growth.

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by Alfie Crow on Oct 5, 2011 7:19 AM EDT up reply actions

Better Jacksonville Plan!!!

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by Jagtastic on Oct 5, 2011 7:46 AM EDT up reply actions

thing is, aside from the city with no stadium currently, who else was there?

OKC? Don’t want it
Vegas? Can’t have it
San Antonio? Dallas and Houston would fight it.

Most every US pro league (NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB) went to the Sun Belt with the same goals in mind. Some worked most haven’t.

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by Joe Fisher on Oct 5, 2011 7:54 AM EDT up reply actions

really? I read him pretty regularly and don't remember him writing that

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by unhipcat on Oct 4, 2011 11:54 PM EDT up reply actions

Seriously why did Session get credit for the sack

He didn’t even touch Brees, it should have been split between Smith and Alualu.

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by duuuvaaalll on Oct 4, 2011 9:41 PM EDT via mobile reply actions

It was credited to Daryl Smith. The NFL adjusted it this week.

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by Alfie Crow on Oct 4, 2011 10:46 PM EDT up reply actions

He deserves it, too bad he didnt get that Pick 6 otherwise i would have kissed him on the tv screen.

by FgallosJAGS on Oct 4, 2011 10:22 PM EDT reply actions

i doubt he'll run our of bounds if a similar situation occurs in the future

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by unhipcat on Oct 5, 2011 12:29 AM EDT up reply actions

Darryl Smith is good

consistently ranked at or near the top of linebackers, nfl or afc.
but he plays for the Jags, so he must suck.
get used to it.
when the Jags start winning, people will notice and give him and the rest credit.
until then, leave a seat for the band-wagon jumpers-on.
i don’t begrudge them that. just know they aren’t jags fans and don’t know the team.

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by unhipcat on Oct 4, 2011 11:52 PM EDT reply actions

I like Kuharsky for the most part and I think he writes a good column

He has four teams to cover and does a good job. I think he doesn’t watch every game all that carefully, and he has just never been impressed by Smith. He said as much to me.

He used to insist that Session was the best OLB in the South when he played for Indy, and while I always liked him, he has never been as good as Daryl.

He is a little stubborn about his opinions, but then again, so are a lot of us. If the defense maintains this pace he will probably give them some credit down the line

by smy on Oct 5, 2011 12:17 AM EDT up reply actions

agree... winning corrects all wrongs and magnifies all goods

my only real concern is that the early wave, the hits Shack gave the team, will be on the downside when Gene’s come into theirs. the patience of the fan base is so limited. it may be that MoJo, Marcedes, Smith are at or just past their prime when the next group hits theirs.
I’ve been around a bit. I can see the progress. I think this team, this group, is a fast riser.

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by unhipcat on Oct 5, 2011 12:39 AM EDT up reply actions