The Steve Smith Post

[TN05]

I'll just say this: after watching both games in full today, I completely understand Gettleman's decision to cut Steve Smith. Steve has lost a step, as evidenced by his 3-4 drops. But he can still play, and he a good player both as a short-yardage and deep-ball threat. At the same time, I completely understand what Gettleman is going for now, and that our receivers are as good as or better than last year.

 

So, let's let bygones be bygones. Steve Smith isn't washed-up, and Dave Gettleman isn't a moron. We'll have a whole season to gauge how Steve operates, and whether today's game was an aberration, or if last season was an aberration and he is still a guy who can get you 1,000 yards and 5 TDs. We'll have a whole season to judge the first true year of the Gettleman era (and the second year of the Shula era), and how he's built the team. But I think everything will be just fine for both sides.

[smash_n_dash]

If we hadn't cut smith then KB wouldn't be as ready to step in and be the #1 wr now. We're better off without him, as sad as that is to say.

You remember when Jake Delhomme flamed out in 09? Imagine cutting Smith back then and Jake spreading the ball around instead of forcing it to Smith every pass. That's our offense now without Smith.

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Cam for MVP

[caatfan]

If we hadn't cut smith then KB wouldn't be as ready to step in and be the #1 wr now.

 

Smith would have gone into camp hanging on to that #1 receiver tag, and with Cam hitting it off right away with KB, things wouldn't have gone well, either on the field or in the locker room. In this case cleaning house/starting fresh doesn't have to mean the on field performance suffers.

[Davidson Deac II]

If we hadn't cut smith then KB wouldn't be as ready to step in and be the #1 wr now. We're better off without him, as sad as that is to say.

You remember when Jake Delhomme flamed out in 09? Imagine cutting Smith back then and Jake spreading the ball around instead of forcing it to Smith every pass. That's our offense now without Smith.

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Cam for MVP

 

Forcing passes to Steve Smith was not Jake's problem that year.  Overthrowing so many passes was Jake's problem, who he was throwing to was irrelevant.  He overthrew all receivers equally. 

[Porn Shop Clerk]

#1 beneficiary of smitty's cut is greg olsen.  we fed the hell out of him yesterday like we never have.

 

and smitty hasn't shown the kind of play he did yesterday in over 3 years.  if he had, he'd still be here.

 

the move was best for the panthers and smitty

[Cpt slay a ho]

you guys do now he wanted to play slot, also he's the #2 in Bal..........so yeah, he never was asked for a pay cut or restructure as well

 

sole benefit he gets from being cut is he may have more yards in Bal then here, we run a slow pace offense

[CatofWar]

#1 beneficiary of smitty's cut is greg olsen. we fed the hell out of him yesterday like we never have.

and smitty hasn't shown the kind of play he did yesterday in over 3 years. if he had, he'd still be here.

the move was best for the panthers and smitty

Hoping Olsen has an all pro season.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

you guys do now he wanted to play slot, also he's the #2 in Bal..........so yeah, he never was asked for a pay cut or restructure as well

 

sole benefit he gets from being cut is he may have more yards in Bal then here, we run a slow pace offense

 

i also said i wanted to stop being a dick on the internet, and i've never been asked to not be a dick on the internet

 

there is no benefit to not being a dick on the internet

[frash.exe]

idk about you guys but I sensed a completely different tone out of the panthers yesterday without smith than we'd seen in years past

Perhaps change is good

[heel31ok]

Smith would have gone into camp hanging on to that #1 receiver tag, and with Cam hitting it off right away with KB, things wouldn't have gone well, either on the field or in the locker room. In this case cleaning house/starting fresh doesn't have to mean the on field performance suffers.

 

that is ridiculous.

[heel31ok]

#1 beneficiary of smitty's cut is greg olsen.  we fed the hell out of him yesterday like we never have.

 

and smitty hasn't shown the kind of play he did yesterday in over 3 years.  if he had, he'd still be here.

 

the move was best for the panthers and smitty

 

I didn't realize the 49'er game was 3 years ago.

 

[Porn Shop Clerk]

I didn't realize the 49'er game was 3 years ago.

 

 

i wasn't talking about the drops

[Harris Aballah]

Bet he wishes he could get traded after yesterday? He really thought the Ravens would give him a chance at the SB. I bet when he heard the news about Rice, he said, " Damn I knew I shoulda signed with the Patriots!" Hopefully, he retires a Panther next off-season.

[heel31ok]

i wasn't talking about the drops

 

He dropped 1 at most, caught the only TD. So what are you talking about? He was the only one to make a play. you said he hasn't played like that in 3 years which is obviously wrong. Olsen was already Cam's prime target last year so smith leaving did not really benefit him. Keeping Smith and the addition of KB would have benefitted all involved . Obviously this was not an on field performance issue or move.