Steve Smith was going to retire after the 2014 season

[fieryprophet]

I'm a little curious why it took him getting cut to start running everyday. If you're not giving 100% at 35 should you be surprised at a pink slip in the NFL?

[Herbert The Love Bug]

we still did the right thing. move on people. We have a straight up beast now wearing number 13

[TheRed]

Where is this notion about him giving anything less than 100% for this team on gamedays coming from?

[Jmac]

He can say what ever he wants now but the Panthers gave him the opportunity to have the career that he has and the life he has. All his bluster and BS helped get him a ticket out of here and he has no one to blame for that but himself.If we could only know what went down between him and teammates in the locker room.....we all know about his violent episodes in the past.. You can deny it all you want, but the reality is something was going down with him and other teammates.....and that was causing a problem. The comments from RR and hs past history sure point that way.

[top dawg]

Some people believe that if Smith had told The FO about his retirement plans after 2014, then that may have softened the FO's stance, but after reading David Newtons article regarding Smith's sentiment in the SI interview, Newton apparently isn't one of them.  Newton has a point (though I still would have loved to see Smitty play in the slot with Benjamin and someone else on the outside).  At the end of the day, maybe David Newton is 100 percent correct in that Smith's presence would have stunted our young receivers' growth.

 

 

 

To have kept Smith for a farewell tour would not have helped the Carolina offense progress. It would not have allowed young receivers such as Tavarres King, Marvin McNutt, Brenton Bersinand Kealoha Pilares to get the time on the field that they need to prove themselves. 

 

 

 

 

 

"But I'm going to take a few people down with me. Not in spite, but just fun. I'm going to enjoy playing ball again. I'm going to have fun here." 

That is a good thing, because there were times Smith didn't appear to be having fun last season with Carolina. He deserves to have fun at this point in his career. 

But it was time for the Panthers to move on. 

Even if it postponed Smith's retirement.

 

 

[MV%doe]

Steve stirring the pot, nonstop...... people forget steve wanted to be traded during his career. More than once too, so steve can change his feelings. The time behind a mic hes learned how to be more of a attention grabber.

[HoFBound59]

Sounds like he is just saying these things now to get sympathy from Panther fans and get people on his side. Getting sick of this stuff. Can't wait for him to play us and gain all of 50 yards. 

[fieryprophet]

Where is this notion about him giving anything less than 100% for this team on gamedays coming from?

As Cam says, giving less than 100% every day in the NFL just gets you beat.

[CRA]

Wouldn't surprise anyone in the NFL world if Smith had the best game of his career against Carolina this year.

Sure it would.....he doesn't have that in the tank anymore

[TN05]

Sure it would.....he doesn't have that in the tank anymore

He seemed fine against the Niners with a bad leg. Maybe if he wasn't facing constant double teams (like he won't be facing as a #3 slot guy this year) or if we were throwing the ball a lot (like we weren't this year) he'd have had better numbers.

[TN05]

Where is this notion about him giving anything less than 100% for this team on gamedays coming from?

People who think Getts can do no wrong.

[Jeremy Igo]

Smitty does not have bad feelings for Carolina. He just had dinner with some front office folks a few nights ago.

Sent from the Carolina Huddle App

[SuperJTheGreat]

We will be ready for Smitty. We ain't never scared. But when Pep came back for that game he was on fire.

[Cpt slay a ho]

even better..................fuggin gettlemagic