Andre Smith

Andre Smith is falling fast. Usain Bolt fast. Smith was on his way to be the first overall pick in this years upcoming NFL draft and now there is talk about him not even getting drafted at all. If Andre Smith was the stock market, he'd be... well, he'd be a lot like the stock market is right now. It all started at the combine, when Smith did everything he shouldn't have done and then left in the middle of it without telling anyone where he was going. But it was thought that Smith would have a chance to redeem himself, at least partially, at his Pro Day earlier this afternoon. But he screwed that up as well. How much did he screw up?

"The situation has gone from bad to worse for Andre Smith. His bench press results were a pitiful 19-reps. His position work was also very mediocre. One scout has told us is it the "worst workout he ever saw" and a number of scouts are cranky that they made the long trip to Alabama to watch the pitiful workout. A second scout has told us "Smith lost millions of dollars."" - ESPN.com

"To put Smith’s workout in perspective, he did not post a single number that would have placed him in the top performers at his position at the combine and many of his numbers were not even close to the top 10 at his position at the combine." - NFL.com

Those are some pretty rough comments from some pretty credible sources. The king of hairspray himself, Mel Kiper, even threw out the notion of Andre Smith not even getting drafted. NOT GETTING DRAFTED?!?!?! How do you go from first overall to not drafted??? I haven't seen this big of a letdown since McDonald's took away the Shamrock shake for St. Patrick's Day. Smith's life has taken a major downturn. Just about a month ago, he was on track to become a big time name, had won just about every major award for which he was eligible, and was set to become one of the wealthiest people in the league, but now he's a guy without a college degree (he left Alabama after his junior season) who might not even have a future in the game. Ouch.

The good news about all of this that the Broncos have a serious, serious shot of landing him. Bad combine, 40 time, work out, etc. Smith was about as dominant as it gets this past year. Okay, maybe he only could rep 225 pounds 19 times (even though a punter did 25 times....) but there is no question that Andre Smith dominated defenders and kept John Parker Wilson bleach clean. That merits a 7th, even 6th, round pick selection in my book.
Man, now I get why Smith couldn't rep 225 more then 20 times. With man boobs like that I can't believe he could even lift the bar at all. Is there even any muscle in there? Shit.