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Originally Posted by DeluxeMoustache
- Smith is 37. Nobody beats Father Time
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For me this is it. The... "low miles" argument Treliving and co have been making doesn't work. I get that you can build up injuries and wear and tear on your body over time but you can't stop the decline in reflexes and healing that occurs when you get older regardless of how little you play.
It looks to me like Smith is hitting that age wall. His confidence is low for sure and you can see that in his positioning but it's the slower reflexes that I think are the root cause.
I really think they could be in trouble here long term. Love the Rittich story but what they've done by sticking with Smith until he basically broke is now heap loads of pressure on Rittich. If they'd gone with the play as long as you're winning approach I think it would have kept the pressure of being "the guy" off of him.
But here's hoping he can handle the pressure this year, gonna be interesting to see what happens tonight.