There's been a lot of debate about whether Anthony Smith is a intense, hothead who channels that aggression into strong play on the field, or if he's simply an idiot.After today, the evidence is pointing really strongly toward him being an idiot.
The Patriots are a team that spends massive amounts of energy to try to find the smallest slight to motivate them for that week's game. In fact there have been times when the coaching staff has made up quotes from the opposing team to get the Pats fired up.
This week that won't be a problem.
"We're going to win,'' Smith said today after practice. "Yeah, I can guarantee a win.''Maybe you could argue that the Patriots were going to be fired up already. But even if the grizzly bear was hungry it still makes no sense to poke it with a stick.
Smith kept on poking.
"I think we were facing great receivers last week too and we shut them down,'' Smith said. "Those three guys, I don't think it gets much better than Cincinnati's corps of receivers. We've already seen the best."Great. Just what the Steelers needed, a fired-up Randy Moss. Moss is better off left alone in hopes that he'll sleepwalk his way through some of his routes.
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12-05-2007 @ 7:24PM
PATS FAN said...
LOL!
THANK YOU Anthony Smith. You just know that'll be posted on the Pats lockeroom wall.
13-0 just got a little bit more of a sure thing...
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12-05-2007 @ 7:45PM
primrod said...
I can,t wait for this game to start. Let the trash talking begin, I love the added drama. This will be a great test for both teams as the get ready to make a playoff run. I hope the Pats win and continue their amazing run.
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12-05-2007 @ 8:12PM
pierre said...
thats right its not good to guarantee anything but who cares its the pats and where ready to play my beloved steelers r hungry and where going to fest on some pats the leagues #1 offense and the number one "D"square off in what is to be an exciting game if you love football this is the one to watch.defense wins championship and games steelers 24-14
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12-05-2007 @ 8:27PM
Martin said...
It's stupid to even report these so-called guarantees. Now if the player offers to contribute all of his remaining salary to charity if his team loses, then you have something. But until then, the player is just babbling and no one should bother reporting about it.
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12-05-2007 @ 8:50PM
Dave said...
You hear alot of trash talking like that come back to bite someone in the ass, but you very rarely hear it coming out the way it was intended. Smith could come out looking like a profit, or just a loud-mouthed idiot. I'm going to vote him to be "The Idiot".
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12-05-2007 @ 9:42PM
larry said...
Patriots are media created over-rated team. They play in one of the weakest divisions in the history of football and run up scores against weak teams and their style of play is greatly helped by the stupid nfl rules that do not allow receivers to be touched. Do not even mention them with the all-time great teams. Defense is old and slow - not even in top 5 in league
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12-05-2007 @ 10:16PM
Tony said...
Larry is a jealous whiner that probably has a LOSER team as his favorite. If you check the schedule a little closer you'll notice that the Patriots have played teams outside of their division, and that the "stupid NFL rules" apply to ALL of the teams.
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12-05-2007 @ 11:30PM
milton thuroughood III said...
Clearly the cheaters are losing steam. Good luck throwing the ball 50 times in terrible conditions with absolutely no running game. Brady will self-destruct and Moss will fake injury.
This team was made for the regular season, not for Winter football.
Can someone please check on Jr.Seau's ankles after that McGahee run?
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12-06-2007 @ 12:13AM
bgs3402 said...
----- Smith, Who?? A third stringer that is in due to injuries. PERFECT!! The GUARANTEE is in--for the Pats!! Thanks Smitty, you DOPE !!
These schmoes that talk about the Pats slowing down should read some of the news on Pittsburgh. Willie Parker fumbled 4 times but those refs with "those stupid rules" bailed his ass out by calling 2 of them as down. The Pats like takeaways--ask Ed Reed!! They played in the "swamp in Pittsburg" against Miami--3 points in the last seconds against an 0-10 team--powerhouse football.
It may not rain in Foxboro and the field will be real, not slapped over old grass.
Welcome to Foxboro. Your "Guarantee"d ticket will be punched!!
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12-06-2007 @ 5:40AM
nickstoli said...
Wow. This is so...yaaaaaaaaaaaaaawn.
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12-06-2007 @ 7:34AM
EskinSux said...
Anthony WHO?
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12-06-2007 @ 11:14AM
jason said...
The city of boston will lose a lot of money come monday when pats fans resort to drinking their cries away after the Steelers crush them!
you really don't believe that you are going to go 16-0 do you????
This might be a good time for pats fans to pre-order some anti-depression medication!!!!!!!
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12-06-2007 @ 12:17PM
Dennis Cameron said...
Some individuals seek attention simply because they are not able to gain it through their achievements on the field, in the classroom or wherever. They view attention as an award, whether it is positive or negative attention. Anthony Smith is a classic case. He was in the middle of the pack when drafted and remains in the middle of the pack when it comes to his defensive skills. So what does he do? He makes a ridiculous statement and gets the attention he seeks. He doesn't give any thought to the fact that his antics will serve as a terrific motivation tool for the Patriots. It is difficult to get up for every game.
Sure, when he is asked about it, he'll tell us thet it was his way of motivating the Steelers. That is if the Steelers lose. If they win, he'll remind everyone that "I told you".
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12-06-2007 @ 12:46PM
Dan-tastic said...
Middle of the pack, Dennis? I think Anthony Smith openning his mouth is stupid, but to call him a middle of the pack pick is absurd. He was a 3rd rounder, meaning that he was in the top 100 picks of the draft. Since every D-1A roster carries over 100 guys, we can assume that around 25 were eligible for the draft. There are 117 D-1A programs, meaning that there were around 3000 draft eligible players just from D-1A. I'm not including 1AA, and D-2, D-3, NAIA, etc. So he was in the top 3% of guys eligible. That may not sound like much to you, as you are obviously such an accomplished message board poster that you'd surely be a first round message board poster pick, but I think it makes him pretty accomplished at his profession.
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12-06-2007 @ 1:36PM
kevin reed said...
pitt lose to the jets and then they beat an 0-12 team by 3 they will lose by 10 or more points bet on the pats and make some money..
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12-06-2007 @ 1:47PM
Jason said...
Brady was a 6th round draft pick being selected at #199. while Bush the BIG BUST was a first rounder...
The same can be said for Rivers and Manning compared to Roethlisberger.
Smith will be just fine in a few years! The Steelers are good for drafting players, especially Defensive players.
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12-06-2007 @ 2:28PM
TalkingNFL said...
Joe Namath > Anthony Smith
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12-07-2007 @ 12:12AM
Steelady said...
But after this game, the Patriots WILL know who Anthony Smith is, I guarantee it!!
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12-07-2007 @ 12:57AM
Joe said...
WHO CARES!
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12-07-2007 @ 11:27AM
Joe said...
wHO CARES! JOEY PORTER DID THE SAME THING IN THE PLAYOFFS AGAINST THE COLTS. CALLED THEM SOFT. DIDNT MOTIVATE THEM. THE TALK THING IS NOT A MOTIVATOR. I AM A HUGE STEELERS FAN AND WE CAN WIN THIS GAME BUT THE CHANCES ARE WE WONT. IF WE DO THEN GREAT. I THINK IT WILL BE A GREAT GAME TO WATCH.
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