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My thoughts on Smith would be to use him at FS at first. Also use him matched up on teh tall recievers in teh red zone.
I think that would give us a good combo with Meriweather. What I don't know about Smith is how he is in run support and is he a willing hitter. But as of now he is a very interesting prospect that most have rated at the top of the 2nd round.
Smith supposedly has several things going for him that most tall CBs don't. One is that he has fluid hips. Meaning he can make his transitions relatively easily. This leads to the second thing, which is his agility. From what I saw, he's got very good agility. How good is the bigger question. A third thing that Smith has going for him is that he's not a long strider. Meaning he gets up to speed quickly. He seems adequate in run support and he knows how to tackle. Meaning that he wraps up and just doesn't hit with his shoulder and hope the guy goes down.
I actually had Smith on a mock as being taken with the SD pick and saying that it would shock everyone because of his height and that he'd be a CORNER and not a safety.