Mr. Scot

Listening to how he talks about the Ravens, I'm no longer convinced he's going to do that.

It's not even a full year rental.

Grow up, kid.

No, he's not. I don't have much emotion myself when it comes to Smith, but I don't blame fans for being pissed about the shots he's taken at the organization that gave him his NFL chance and papered over a lot of his indiscretions. He has every right to feel that way.

I'd feel like the Panthers just made a huge, stupid mistake.

Maybe that's why he was born to be a Raven. Jeff Davidson approves.

Other people's kids are obnoxious and undisciplined. Yours are playful and rambunctious.

You should create a thread with his Instagram post about being "born a Raven" as well as his response to you and sticky it. That way all future suggestions about trading for Smith can be referred there.

See ya on page 20

Who's still got that Instagram post?

After he quits (like he said he would)?

Lemme think about it... No.

Were the referees also seven feet above you? I ask because apparently they didn't see it either.

Good comparison.

That shot of Davis coming out of the tunnel is fantastic.

Done.

Yet there are still people who think the Colts have done a better job building around their quarterback.

Don't get overconfident folks. Lots of football left to play.

I have no problem with trading up for a great player. Hurney was lousy at judging who was a great player.

You get the ball to start the second half.

We've won five without either of them, including a big one in Seattle (where no one wins).

Greg Hardy too.

When I saw your name pop up, I thought it was about to be locked and moved.

Ravens brass doesn't see their season as over after six or seven games. No professional team worth anything would. They'll keep fighting, same as we did back in 2004 (and for that matter, just last season). It was already reported that they're actually hoping Smith changes his mind about retirement and plays for them again next year. Hence, they're not interested in trading him this year. And given what the rest of their receiving corps looks like, no reason they should be. Plus, as has been discussed already in this thread, we're not trading away anything for a guy who's only gonna play a partial season. Nor should we. Bottom Line: Whatever we win or lose this year will be done without Steve Smith. Many people think that's for the best, including the guy who makes these decisions. It doesn't matter how you spin it in your head, dude. It isn't happening.

I'm afraid his Instagram says otherwise. Smith has never been one to say stuff he doesn't mean. And what he said there he said pretty strongly. He's not coming back. At this point, I wouldn't even bank on the one day contract retirement.