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This offense will miss Steve Smith


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We are going to miss Steve Smith this year, he brought toughness to our offense that we don't have right now. Nobody on our offense is a get in your face type of guy. Say what you want about the guy but he brought fire to this team. He would easily be the #2 WR if he was still here and it ain't even close.

Tiquan Underwood might not make the team, Cotchery has been a no show, and Avant is well Avant. Letting go of Steve will haunt Dave for years to come. We still need him. fug the flack I'm going to get for this and no I'm not letting poo go. It pains me to see how much talent he has left and the fact that we're paying him to wear purple and black. End rant.

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We are going to miss Steve Smith this year, he brought toughness to our offense that we don't have right now. Nobody on our offense is a get in your face type of guy. Say what you want about the guy but he brought fire to this team. He would easily be the #2 WR if he was still here and it ain't even close.

Tiquan Underwood might not make the team, Cotchery has been a no show, and Avant is well Avant. Letting go of Steve will haunt Dave for years to come. We still need him. fug the flack I'm going to get for this and no I'm not letting poo go. It pains me to see how much talent he has left and the fact that we're paying him to wear purple and black. End rant.

 

Yes we will miss him this year, but it was the move we had to make to be successful in the long run. Keeping him this year would've picked up his absurd cap numbers the next two years and it was not worth it to have him for just one year. You don't seem to realize that and that's why people here are completely sick of you and your poo. Just fuging drop it. What happened happened, and nothing will change it.

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