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Danny Smith

Discussion in 'Steelers Talk' started by Steelersfan43, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM.

  1. Steelersfan43

    Steelersfan43 Well-Known Member

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    Steelersfan43, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:22 AM
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  2. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Wow, cant believe hed still want to coach.
     
    Blast Furnace, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:23 AM
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  3. ALL D

    ALL D Well-Known Member

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    I would move to Thailand and call it a career.
     
    ALL D, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:24 AM
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  4. thorn058

    thorn058 Well-Known Member

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    He needs bubble gum money to keep his jaw muscle definition.
     
    thorn058, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:37 AM
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  5. Wolfepack88

    Wolfepack88 Well-Known Member

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    Ok I will be the minority here, yes bubble gum had good special teams the last couple of years but during his tenure we went ages trying to find a kick returner like we were trying to find a blue chip QB. I also remember the amount of penalties we had almost like clockwork on kickoff returns and punts like holding being moved back was a given to the point on punt returns I jsut wanted us to fair catch it. Lastly didn't it always seem like we gave up a long return like clockwork after we scored so I'm not so sure, anecdotal for sure, that he was such a great special teams coach for the duration. Just my opinion and I haven't looked at the stats on opponents starting field position, penalties etc but so I'm going off of memory which admittedly may be flawed.
     
    Wolfepack88, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:42 AM
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  6. Bubbahotep

    Bubbahotep Well-Known Member

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    You are right. I think there is some recency bias with Smith maybe because of the key blocks they a season or two ago. But I agree there were long streaks of poor coverage, penalties, and poor returns. I don't think Smith is some irreplaceable ST coach.
     
    Bubbahotep, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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  7. thorn058

    thorn058 Well-Known Member

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    I think a lot of the things you are referencing may have been decided on above him. They had some guys like Holmes and AB who were great at punt returns and some kick return duties but their value as starters made it so it was playing with fire to have them on ST's. Then you had guys like Davis that was a jack of all trades that Tomlin liked and gave a roster spot to. This season they rolled with their top two rb's as kick off guys and the smallish often injured Austin on punts. These were not good choices.
     
    thorn058, Jan 16, 2026 at 11:56 AM
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  8. Chucktownsteeler

    Chucktownsteeler Well-Known Member

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    Move and retire to Florida? No a bad way to go out.
     
    Chucktownsteeler, Jan 16, 2026 at 12:17 PM
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  9. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    Smith had PHIII who could kick the ball a mile but Smith couldn’t teach him to kick it straight

    Smith could not teach Kaleb Johnson the basic rules
     
    jeh1856, Jan 16, 2026 at 3:41 PM
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  10. bigbenhotness

    bigbenhotness Well-Known Member

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    Smith leaving too? Man we are cleaning house :)
     
    bigbenhotness, Jan 16, 2026 at 4:06 PM
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  11. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    BFT will be in shambles.
     
    Blast Furnace, Jan 16, 2026 at 5:10 PM
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  12. nor

    nor Well-Known Member

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    yes, i'd expect all assistant coaches to go. No surprise to see then interviewing elsewhere.
     
    nor, Jan 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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  13. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    He’s busy saving souls

    Why did he leave

    I see the last time he was seen was on my birthday in 2020

    Hope I didn’t cause it
     
    jeh1856, Jan 16, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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  14. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Not sure. He and I got into a pretty heated argument and he also didnt like the direction the NFL was going with some political stuff. Could have been one or both or neither.
     
    Blast Furnace, Jan 16, 2026 at 6:47 PM
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  15. jeh1856

    jeh1856 We want in so we can bark to go out again

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    Ok I’ll blame you :smiley1:
     
    jeh1856, Jan 16, 2026 at 6:50 PM
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  16. Blast Furnace

    Blast Furnace Staff Member Mod Team

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    Vegas odds would probably favor that.
     
    Blast Furnace, Jan 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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  17. forgotten1

    forgotten1 Well-Known Member

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    he no likey

    DE FEETS


    THANKS TOMLIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
     
    forgotten1, Jan 16, 2026 at 6:53 PM
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