Marvel Smith
Marvel Smith
Marvel Amos Smithis a retired American football offensive tackle who played nine seasons in the National Football League. He played college football for Arizona State University. He was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the second round of the 2000 NFL Draft, and also was a member of the San Francisco 49ers. A two-time Pro Bowl selection, Smith earned two Super Bowl rings with the Steelers...
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He's got the kind of speed you can't coach. He's a raw talent, basically, but he's so fast and he's just all over the place.
raw speed talent
He's got the kind of speed you can't coach. He's a raw talent.
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He's a raw talent, basically, but he's so fast and he's just all over the place. He broke a lot of tackles out there.
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I talked to him after the game and he was real salty after the loss. That's understandable. To get that far and then fall short, I've experienced that. My first time losing in the playoffs I couldn't watch sports or have anything to do with it for months. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't even watch this game.
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The one thing that stands out is that they fly around to the ball. They have a real high level of intensity in their players on defense. Until the whistle is blown, they fight and get to the ball carrier. They never give up.
speed
He's got the kind of speed you can't coach,
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He's got some big plays in him every time he touches the ball, ... If we give him a little bit of room, he can burst through the hole and make a lot of people miss him and take it to the house.
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But when they do blitz, I noticed that they're really precise. There's not a lot of wasted motion. They cut the corners real quick; they don't take any blitzes out too wide. When they run their stunts, it's the same things. I haven't seen any team run stunts and blitzes quite like them.
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Max has all the tools to be a great offensive lineman in this league. It's just a matter of working hard and learning the techniques of the position.
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I've seen a lot of guys talking to him lately. He's become a popular guy.
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Now he sees what's going on out there. And he's able to hit the hole and make a lot of people miss, too.
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Actually, I was on my recruiting trip to ASU that same weekend. I remember going to the NFL Experience there when I was on my recruiting trip. It was kind of good for ASU because I was down there with the Super Bowl and everything was going on in the town, so I kind of thought that's how ASU was.
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That's my main focus. That's my job this Sunday, really. I look at it: As long as I handle my job, we'll be fine.
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They were kind of torn between rooting for both teams. One of us made it, so there's still a Sun Devil out there.