re: Why do you think CSP felt Will Smith would be a competent NFL linebacker?

its all about trying to keep a longtime veteran and defensive leader on the team. And we'd benefit virtually nothing from cutting him. The issue that everyone found prior to the draft was we were weak at OLB because no one was proven there and we were also equally if not worse off at the time at safety. I thought that we will probably cut harper next year and malcolm jenkins isn't that great so we'd be down 2 starters at safety so why not shore up on a legit prospect at safety in vaccaro. That way next year, if vaccaro pans out, we are good at on one safety and can grab a good OLB just incase our main 3 didn't pan out.