Kevin Smith did not play a single offensive snap in the Lions' Week 4 loss to the Vikings.
Smith has tumbled down the depth chart, now slotting in behind Mikel Leshoure and Joique Bell. Leshoure touched the football 17 times against Minnesota. Bell got seven touches and totaled a team-high 74 yards operating in the change-of-pace back role. We wouldn't be surprised if Smith encountered fantasy value before the season is up, but for now he's an RB5/waiver wire fodder.
"The Detroit Lions have run the ball 25 times per game during the first four contests, but their running backs are averaging just 3.4 yards per carry. RB Mikel Leshoure has had 39 attempts for 126 yards (3.2 yds/att), RB Kevin Smith has had 29 attempts for 115 yards (4.0 yds/att) and RB Joique Bell has carried 13 times for 40 yards (3.1 yds/att)."
Smith must have slept with a coach's wife or something.
I was just telling that same thing to someone the other night... he must have done something to piss off the coaching staff, that's the only logic... my guess is that he did the whole burning bag of poop on the doorstep trick to Schwartz but when he twisted his ankle while running away after the knock.
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Ghost_LombardiMon 10/1/12 11:06 PM
"The Detroit Lions have run the ball 25 times per game during the first four contests, but their running backs are averaging just 3.4 yards per carry. RB Mikel Leshoure has had 39 attempts for 126 yards (3.2 yds/att), RB Kevin Smith has had 29 attempts for 115 yards (4.0 yds/att) and RB Joique Bell has carried 13 times for 40 yards (3.1 yds/att)."
Smith must have slept with a coach's wife or something.
CaryNeumannTue 10/2/12 12:23 PM
Yeah, I was thinking the same thing. How do you bench a 4.0 avg RB, when your other runningbacks are getting 3.1 and 3.2 a carry.
MackomishWed 10/3/12 1:39 AM
I was just telling that same thing to someone the other night... he must have done something to piss off the coaching staff, that's the only logic... my guess is that he did the whole burning bag of poop on the doorstep trick to Schwartz but when he twisted his ankle while running away after the knock.
MackomishWed 10/3/12 1:39 AM
*but THEN he twisted his ankle...