Per Smith, he's leg pressing 600 LBs and squatting 400 LBs. He seems encouraged by his progress (take that with a grain of salt). Medical Re-checks occur on April 15th in Indy. (Per Rotoworld)
The medical checks are huge, but I have to say (and this has been said before); Jaylon Smith is very intriguing at 26. Mainly because of the 5th year option and letting him basically redshirt all year. There's a major risk that he never recovers, but assuming you are not looking at the likes of Spriggs, Ifedi or Bullard; talk me out of not taking that chance on him.
No, we know what happened to Marcus Lattimore, and it's nothing to scoff at. But to my knowledge, this is Smith's first knee injury and it was nowhere near what happened to Lattimore; though the injury was significant (not to downplay it). Does the fact that he would most likely be an OLB for Seattle give you more confidence in his ability to endure to rigors of the NFL.
Admittedly, I had no confidence in Lattimore mainly because you are talking about multiple knee injuries and living a life between the tackles. While Smith would certainly get dirty, we are also not talking about 20+ carries per game in the trenches. We have seen the type of career Thomas Davis has had, despite the injuries.
What say you?
The medical checks are huge, but I have to say (and this has been said before); Jaylon Smith is very intriguing at 26. Mainly because of the 5th year option and letting him basically redshirt all year. There's a major risk that he never recovers, but assuming you are not looking at the likes of Spriggs, Ifedi or Bullard; talk me out of not taking that chance on him.
No, we know what happened to Marcus Lattimore, and it's nothing to scoff at. But to my knowledge, this is Smith's first knee injury and it was nowhere near what happened to Lattimore; though the injury was significant (not to downplay it). Does the fact that he would most likely be an OLB for Seattle give you more confidence in his ability to endure to rigors of the NFL.
Admittedly, I had no confidence in Lattimore mainly because you are talking about multiple knee injuries and living a life between the tackles. While Smith would certainly get dirty, we are also not talking about 20+ carries per game in the trenches. We have seen the type of career Thomas Davis has had, despite the injuries.
What say you?