He's slowly working his way back into the coaching staff's good graces by making sure whoever he's defending feels his presence.
Smith contributed a season-high five tackles (four solo) against New England, and a couple of them were physical stops, which haven't exactly been this finesse player's forte.
"With Sean, he's a cover guy. He's long, but tackling, he hadn't had many of those opportunities," Sparano said. "[Against the Patriots] he had guys on the ground and made some big plays. I thought he was productive and is getting better at it.
"I don't expect Sean to accept [his demotion] wholeheartedly. But I do expect him to execute."
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