Steve Smith was going to retire after the 2014 season

[WilmyWood]

As much as I love Smitty and as upset as I was about him leaving, I still can't help but think about how much that dude must have ruffled other Panthers' feathers.  There will be some players looking for a little revenge.  Should be an fun game to watch.

[AKPantherFan]

This is the best for both sides. Smith needed a change of scenery. We needed to move on from our security blanket.

Wish him the world of the best.

And us a SB RUN.

Hope he beast out in Baltimore. He deserves the HOF.

[Happy Panther]

Gettleman's only mistake so far.

[RoaringRiot]

The writing was kind of on the wall. He had downsized his home and such. There should have been better communication between both parties in which both are to blame.

 

I don't think selling his home had anything to do with it. He was pretty open about his reasoning for selling it - it was basically that he bought more house than they needed and didn't think it was a good example for their kids. 

[Paintballr]

Maybe upper management should have told him they were considering cutting him before they told the press... which is why I said there should have been better communication on both ends. Should Steve have told them first? Sure. Should Gettleman have handled the thing better? Sure.

I think its a lesson learned for both, we have a HC that has about 4 years exp and a GM that just finished his first year. Steve has only delt with Hurny and Sefreit for a short stint. He may have been use to their style and like you said both could have handled better

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[Billy Love]

Steve smith is full of sh#@!!!!! He is such an instigator. If he truly planned on retiring after this year, and he did not properly communicate his intentions the management he is even dumber than I gave credit for. This is another Steve Smith "look at me, look at me" attempt. If he keeps this crap up, throwing stones at the organization that tolerated his selfish poo for 13 years me may not be invited back to retire a panther. I'm sick of his sh#@

[J.Cage]

Steve smith is full of sh#@!!!!! He is such an instigator. If he truly planned on retiring after this year, and he did not properly communicate his intentions the management he is even dumber than I gave credit for. This is another Steve Smith "look at me, look at me" attempt. If he keeps this crap up, throwing stones at the organization that tolerated his selfish poo for 13 years me may not be invited back to retire a panther. I'm sick of his sh#@

 

...so you mad or nah?

[BeasonBeastingBacks]

sucks, would've been nice to see him finish out his career with us

[Montsta]

Everyone starts going to the gym and doing better after a breakup from a long, stagnant relationship.

It's easy for Steve to say this stuff now. Look at how poo went with Jordan Gross. He made his mind up that he was retiring after last year, management reworked his deal, he retired with a nice, sentimental tribute.

Steve Smith could have brought it up to management and said hey I'm done after 2014 season, so let's work my deal accordingly and move on afterward. Now because he was cut he's rejuvenated and ready to go for 3 more years?

That's bullshit. That means with Carolina you were happy collecting checks without being 100% into it, which is the only thing that made you the player you are.

Had Steve told management about his thoughts and not grown complacent, he could have done a Ray Lewis - style farewell tour this year, and gone out the way we all feel he should have.

[SpeedOFLight]

I don't think selling his home had anything to do with it. He was pretty open about his reasoning for selling it - it was basically that he bought more house than they needed and didn't think it was a good example for their kids.

Yeah forgot about that. You right

[Cary Kollins]

Thought this was interesting

Said Smith: “I’m just a new guy here. They already have their nucleus and their regimen and I have to fit into that. I have to find out where I fall into place. They don’t have to fit into my world, I have to fit into theirs. So that’s what I’m doing.

Maybe it's a good thing KB doesn't have to fit into Steve Smith's "world".

[top dawg]

Steve smith is full of sh#@!!!!! He is such an instigator. If he truly planned on retiring after this year, and he did not properly communicate his intentions the management he is even dumber than I gave credit for. This is another Steve Smith "look at me, look at me" attempt. If he keeps this crap up, throwing stones at the organization that tolerated his selfish poo for 13 years me may not be invited back to retire a panther. I'm sick of his sh#@

 

He hasn't thrown stones at the organization. He could have though with the stunt that Gettleman pulled. Furthermore, to suggest that Richardson is not going to allow Smith to retire as a Panther for these supposed "stones" basically tells me that you (and maybe others) have a misguided hatred for 89, bottom line.   

 

Smith is just going on about his career. If he used all the bullshit that went down earlier this year as motivation, then more power to him. Smith has never been the nicest guy in the world, and I am sure that if he wanted to throw stones then he would. He is still an enigma that people are going to want to interview, and he is still appreciated and valued in football circles, even if he isn't by Dave Gettleman.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

yeah steve smith is the guy that a former offensive coordinator was ordered to stand down to by the owner of the team in a meeting

 

there was no "disconnect with management", at least not in the sense of the panthers not respecting or caring about him

[MCC]

Then Smith should have made it known to upper management

 

This