Rod Smith
Rod Smith
Roderick Duane Smithis a former American football wide receiver who played thirteen seasons for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He played college football at Missouri Southern State. He was originally signed by the Broncos as an undrafted free agent and played his entire career with the team. He is ranked 22nd in NFL history in career receptions and 26th in receiving yards...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth15 May 1970
CityTexarkana, AR
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I've never been in a game where we had that much field position and found a way to blow it, so that's real hard for me as one of the offensive captains is for us to not take advantage of those opportunities,
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We were horrible. We didn't get any field position. We always started inside the 20(-yard-line); the other team always started outside the 30.
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Special teams was huge; we talked about it all week. I talked about (it). Keith Burns talked about, and those guys came up with some huge plays on special teams, when you can get that kind of field position against that kind of football team, you've got to capitalize.
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I think it was time for Jake to move out of the situation he was in and get a fresh start. And the Pro Bowl quarterback that you see now is something that's probably been in him all the time. He's finally getting a chance to go out on the football field and put those skills to work.
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We saw Robert's number, and it said 'sail only,' then we saw it was a 541 number,
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The season's not over. We've got to finish the season off right.
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The season is nowhere near over. We just can't go undefeated. That's the only thing.
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I've been wanting to do this since I was 10 years old,
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Before I got on the phone with him, I felt terrible because I'd let him down.
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The thing is, you have to enjoy it.
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(Cosell) was the best. When you heard that voice, you knew a big-time event was going on. Still, to this day, no one could ever emulate the things he had done. No one could ever try because they'd be wasting their time. He made it exciting to watch Monday Night Football .
We have a lot of fun. That's one thing we do.
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I tell all the young guys, when it's all done, it's about performance. When you get the chance, you have to make some plays . . . that's just the way it is.
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It all comes down to Wins -- whether it's one point or 30 points, that's what it comes down to.