Good points...
My few thoughts on this are:
1. We lose the Rams, it's over for Smith. Expectation is we won't beat any really good teams here on out.
2. We beat the Rams, but lose to the Lions, Smith is out. Can't fall to our historic meager division rival...again.
3. We beat the Rams and Lions, but get trounced by the reat, Smith is porbably out.
4. If we beat any of the contenders, I fear Smith will get a pass. It's a scary thought. We could beat one of those teams on a good day where they are playing for jack and we have nothing to lose.