Contrary to popular belief, Rick Smith makes some good decisions. Unfortunately, even good decisions can have their downside.
Being a general manager in the NFL is an unforgiving task. No matter what you do, you will upset someone and everyone thinks they could do better (myself included). That being said, I think Rick Smith gets an unnecessary amount of backlash for most of the decisions he makes, although in recent times the criticism hasn't been quite as bad. I understand the discontent at some of his drafting, but cap management and roster building are his strong suits.
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