tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post5356945834878908644..comments2024-03-18T17:36:55.778-04:00Comments on Mondesi's House: Aaron Smith Practicing, More Steeler Injury Newsmondesishousehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16196483886553780303noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-32144401404529281742011-01-20T12:00:01.335-05:002011-01-20T12:00:01.335-05:00The question of how much to play Aaron Smith has s...The question of how much to play Aaron Smith has somewhere between Jack & Shyt to do with Ziggy's emergence. Don't get me wrong, Ziggy is playing incredibly well... but he's not aaron smith. If Aaron's healthy enough, he should play. If Ziggy is good, then 'great' isn't a strong enough word to describe Aaron Smith's play, when healthy.<br /><br />This is a question ONLY of Smith's health. Ziggy is an excecllent plan B, but Smith is potentially the greatest 3-4 DE EVER.HomeRunFromBehindTheMeatballshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09153804542539188315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-39682542734701294112011-01-19T10:28:24.383-05:002011-01-19T10:28:24.383-05:00@Louis
Ziggy is really coming along.
Meanwhile,
...@Louis<br /><br />Ziggy is really coming along.<br /><br />Meanwhile,<br /><br />Pens beat the Red Wings 4 - 1 at Consol Energy Centre. Some notes;<br /><br />*Chris Connor scored the Pens first home Penalty Shot goal since Jarko Ruutu did it on 1/20/07<br />*Jordan Staal chipped in another goal - let's keep Staal/Kennedy/Cooke together - it works<br />*Where the f#(& is Evgeni Malkin? I love Geno but he has not been a top 5 player for about a year. <br />*The Pens signed Mark Letestu to a two year, one way contract - He is one of Disco Dan's favorites and fits this system well.<br />*Sid said he is trying to make it back for the All Star game - this "announcement" was made to counter a report in a Montreal paper saying he would not play as a form of protest over the lack of discipline against those responsible for giving him a concussion.okel dokelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034193951055275779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-56124835333710245422011-01-18T16:08:04.893-05:002011-01-18T16:08:04.893-05:00Honestly, compared to years past when Aaron's ...Honestly, compared to years past when Aaron's been hurt, I really haven't seen much dropoff when Smith's not in there due to the emergence of Ziggy Hood.<br /><br />We spent a 1st round draft pick on Ziggy for a reason. He's good.Louis Lipps is my homeboyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09156545693381178335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29893900.post-51203996005461130912011-01-18T15:58:47.927-05:002011-01-18T15:58:47.927-05:00If he can play, you have to get him snaps. He make...If he can play, you have to get him snaps. He makes the team stronger, no question. The only question is, how often do you use him vs Ziggy Hood? He's going to have to shake off a lot of rust if he's coming back, and I don't think you give him the full workload even if he's 100% for that reason. But for him to be able to come in on a few crucial downs would be a big boost to a defense that's already playing at a high level.Natehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07565979944355875510noreply@blogger.com