Putting the Pieces Together

Much can be said about Larry Smith as a football player and maybe even more could be said about the season he had last year. At least on the latter count, not much of the talk would be uplifting, what with the hamstring injury, the disastrous completion and TD/INT ratios, etc. Then, compounding the negativity, there were the signs from spring practice -- like Smith's tough outing at the Black & Gold scrimmage -- that seemed to indicate things had not turned around too much for #10.Alas, a handful of positive signs have emerged since those downer days. Smith went 6 of 8 for 44 yards and a TD pass during the last (and best) spring scrimmage. Now he says he feels better conditioned than at any point and largely -- though not completely -- recovered from the bum hammy. News that a record number of players (76) recently showed up to voluntary summer workouts after iCRC took the reins have been followed by indications that those players are starting to rally around Larry Smit...