I have to agree that I was disappointed with Smith not being used more. Especially when Leshoure and Bell started getting fumblitis. It seemed every time the situation was clutch, they’d drop the ball.

Smith has been injury prone and the fact that he had 905 carries at Central Florida, including 450 his junior year, probably has something to do with that. It would prematurely age any player. However, he does bring something to the table and as with many players the Lions have had over the years, he seemed to be misused and underutilized. As mentioned above, he is viable out of the backfield and he also gets to the edge better than the others, so where he may not break as many tackles, he’s also avoiding some, which Mikel and Bell seemed to have trouble doing.

Kevin, if you have the option, do yourself a favor and get the heck out of town and get a fresh start. Your hard work and good character will be appreciated on a team that knows how to win.

Frankly I don’t think it had anything to do with Smith’s talent, as Leshoure is a very mediocre RB and Bell didn’t do anything Smith couldn’t do. For some reason I’d bet the coach doesn’t like him, and chose to start guys he liked more. Which doesn’t make sense, I think Smith is a good guy who works hard, keeps his mouth shut all year and just wants to do whatever he can to help the team win. And the coach didn’t have the decency to even tell him what he should improve on. That would help him to land a job on another team considering the lions will likely not resign him.

Feel lucky that you may be able to play for a team that uses its personnel wisely and isn’t stuck in an offense concocted by someone who hasn’t won doodly-squat anywhere in the NFL.

That’s the good news.

The bad news is you were in an 18-way tie for 43rd place in the NFL, among RBs, with 2 TDs.

So there’s that.

I have to agree with him. He had a 2 TD opener only to be tossed on the scrap heap for a marginally talented player. Leshoure is young, but he’s not a feature back by any means. They could have mixed Smith in, and should have. Considering he was the 2nd best receiving option on the team at the end of the 2011-2012 season and played a big role in the team making the playoffs that, you’d think they would’ve worked him in more this year.

Neither Leshoure nor Bell did anything to set themselves apart this season. Yeah, they had some productive games, but neither had any “game changing” moments like Smith did last season and to start this season. With all the injuries and problems at WR, they could have used Smith’s explosiveness as a receiver out of the backfield.

Short list of teams that should give Smith a call that could use a guy like him: Packers, Steelers, Dolphins, Cardinals.

Packers need a decent third-down back that doesn’t cost a ton, Steelers need a decent back…period, Dolphins will need to replace Bush’s versatility with something, and the Cardinals just need anyone not named Wells.

They are the laughing stock of the NFL. Bizarro world at best.

He could have told his prospective new team how he felt about his situation and how he was handled without being given any answers as to why he didn’t play, but instead he’d rather open up to the public to make sure that his ego doesn’t take a hit at the expense of insulting the team’s opinion of his worth and their decision to not use him.

Goodbye Kevin. Good luck trying to find another team that is looking for an ungrateful personality to deliver a mediocre-at-best performance.

-Titus Young Sr.