“I Could Have Played An Extra Game”
April 6th, 2021
After an unprecedented 2020 season, here comes another season like no other. It’s going to be a 17-game ride to the playoffs, and a champion Buccaneer was talking about it last week.
Some haters accuse Super Bowl left tackle Donovan Smith of playing lazy and not always being properly motivated. (Haters!) So they might be surprised that Smith feels great about a 17-game schedule, so he told The Matt Lombardo Show.
The Bucs’ seventh-year ironman of the O-line said an extra game creates more opportunities for NFL players, and after last season, Smith said he already knows he can go the distance and beyond.
“I felt like after the Super Bowl I could have played an extra game, so we’ll be all right,” Smith said.
That is one benefit of the Bucs’ long run through the Super Bowl last season. These guys already know they can go 20 deep and still dominate. What other current NFL team can say that?
Still, Joe wants to see the Bucs score that opening-week bye in the playoffs to refresh their legs, especially along the defensive line.
April 6th, 2021 at 9:01 am
Totally agree Joe. Winning the Division should be the #1 goal, and easily attainable, and having the best record in the NFC should be Goal #2, so they can secure a bye in the playoffs.
April 6th, 2021 at 9:02 am
Perhaps one of the keys to 2020 was better physical conditioning.
Between Smith’s statement and few serious and chronic nagging injuries are [I]prima facie[/i] evidence of such.
April 6th, 2021 at 9:16 am
“Still, Joe wants to see the Bucs score that opening-week bye in the playoffs…”
I remember thinking that prior to the ’03 season…
April 6th, 2021 at 9:49 am
Call me crazy but I thought he looked on the lazy side until Brady got here. And even then it took Brady’s expectations a few weeks to get through to him. But there’s no doubt he balled the second half of the season. Playoff Donny would have been just as accurate a nickname as Playoff Lenny.
April 6th, 2021 at 10:23 am
joe says
“Some haters accuse Super Bowl left tackle Donovan Smith of playing lazy and not always being properly motivated. (Haters!) ”
Joe you keep coming with this, and with al due respect, your are wrong.
I always said that sometimes Donovan Smith plays lazy…and I am far form hating him….
Just for making a point that you can agree or disagree you become a hater!!!!
When you Joe had some doubts when the Bucs drafted Devin White, nobody labeled you as a hater….is just an opinion!!!!
April 6th, 2021 at 10:57 am
It’s going to be a balancing act the last month of the season. They should be able to dominate and wrap up this division early. So they will have the chance to rest and get healthy but they need to keep momentum and a good flow and offense and defense.
Personally, I hate the 17 game season it’s nothing but a money grab to stick a bunch of games overseas in the coming years.
April 6th, 2021 at 11:14 am
16 regular season games + 4 pre-season games = 20 games.
17 regular season games + 3 pre-season games = 20 games.
Just what “extra” game are we talking about?
April 6th, 2021 at 11:39 am
He felt he could go an extra game because he did play lazy in some games! Stop pretending he’s played championship ball every game when you know that’s not true. As previously stated, he played a heck of a lot better last year. Let’s see if it lasts. And hate is a pretty harsh indictment that’s being thrown around way to cavalierly these days.
April 6th, 2021 at 11:54 am
I don’t have any interest at all what D. (lazy ass) Smith has to say.
April 6th, 2021 at 12:49 pm
So when Ira says he wasn’t performing is he a hater? You know…. for a friend
April 6th, 2021 at 1:41 pm
Cancel the Cancel Culture 🤔
April 6th, 2021 at 2:28 pm
D Smith is becoming that lightning rod player that the fans just love or dislike. He is a bit of an enigma, but is must see because we dont really know what to expect. I appreciated his last season, and expect this guy to improve. Totally agree that he plays better when the offense isnt passing over 40 times a game, and a more balanced rushing attack.
April 6th, 2021 at 2:30 pm
Become?
April 6th, 2021 at 2:49 pm
Nobody won more Division championship or First round Byes than Tom Brady Go Bucs
April 6th, 2021 at 5:30 pm
Joe is right
Clueless Tampa fans always whine about Left tackles
Donald Penn was a great Tackle, so is Donovan Smith.
These pinheads read some dumb sh*t in a scouting magazine,
And just endlessly regurgitate it- trying to sound Knowledgeable.
I dont think any of them could Identify a LT on the field!
April 6th, 2021 at 7:16 pm
John Sinclear: In preseason the starters play very little or not at all. You prob won’t see Smith, Brady, Suh, Barret, LVD, and JPP even dressed.
April 6th, 2021 at 7:29 pm
Nobody is allowed to be lazy on Brady’s watch.