Excellent job by Justin Smith signing his franchise tender with the Bengals.  Smith is an underrated ball player who is a true 3 down defensive lineman.  Don't look at his sack total.  Look at what Smith does for the Cincy defense on every play.  Remember, the Bengals had the option of franchising either Smith or Eric Steinbach, and rightly determined that Smith was the player they couldn't lose.  And now that the tag is signed, Smith can work out with the club and go through the offseason program while his agents try to hammer out a long term deal. 

This is a ball player who gets it.

And excellent job by the Panthers organization giving Steve Smith a new contract extension.  It rightly will make him a top 5 receiver in terms on compensation.  Smith is now locked up through the 2012 season.  Julius Peppers is now on deck for a new deal in Carolina.