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Gantt talks about day 2.

Kurb

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http://www.heraldonline.com/247/story/1515715.html

DID YOU SEE THAT?

You’d think after watching him every day for going on nine years, you’d stop being amazed by Steve Smith. I’m not. He routinely makes plays in practice that would lead SportsCenter if there were cameras rolling. Tuesday’s latest jaw-dropper was a reverse run, during which he made at least five cuts or stop-and-go moves. The last one left Julius Peppers (as nimble as anyone else on the roster) standing flat, as Smith cut inside and dashed upfield.

Smith has no fear on the field, and practices as hard as any player I’ve ever seen. NUMBER OF THE DAY: 10

Pounds lost by 290-pound DT Nick Hayden, so he could replace the 345-pound (give or take a few dozen) Kemoeatu. Unless you’re a behemoth, they want you quick in this system, so Hayden peeled off some weight before camp. SIDELINES

The camp’s gone twitter-crazy. DeAngelo Williams doesn’t do it, saying it was like “sending text messages to people you don’t know.” Coach John Fox has warned them not to write anything they’d regret, and to be smart. Otherwise, he doesn’t seem to care. It’s not his deal, but he’s not militant about it.

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Wonder if people around here understand that twitter is just an addition to the camp coverage/write ups instead of a replacement? As soon as people get back, they write up what they see...but it's only been 2 damn days.

FYI to all: If you've gone to camp and have some info but are too shy to post it, just PM me or one of us and we'll get it out. Thanks in advance.

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Stew is a pretty media/network savy dude.

He strikes me as a cat that would be making serious cash even if he wasn't in the NFL.

Social Networking is bringing him $$$'s with his record label I'm sure.

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Agreed. One ring would seal the deal. But I think smitty could close out his career with 800 yard seasons and still be in contention. I think 3 more 1,000+ seasons and he's a first ballot HOFer

I don't think anyone who blind sides their own teammate and breaks that teammate's face in the process will ever be first ballot. He will get in but I doubt any assortment of stats will be able to make it a first ballot deal.

..sorry OP. I know, off topic

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