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Report: Steve Smith asked to be released

MichaelNewtonII

By MichaelNewtonII,
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What has happened to the reading comprehension skills of people today?  Or the ability to understand a situation.

 

Smith was/is a very dominant personality on the team and in the locker room.  He verbally will beat down anyone who doesn't measure up to his standards on the football field and work ethic.  See Dwayne Jarrett or Anthony Bright.

 

We also know that Cam was aloof his first couple of years, even working out on his own separate to the team.  Cam wasn't used to being part of a team since he constantly moved around to different teams in college.  Florida, Blinn, Auburn.

 

The Panthers were worried already because of how Steve is in a locker room.  They're trying to create something new and Steve has never been the guy to take anyone under his wing.  He's too competitive.  He can easily hurt the growth of young players.

 

G-man came in and looked at everything as discussed this being a potential problem with building a new young team.  How would the team address this? All options are on the table.  And G-man said so, which included publicly saying so about Steve's spot.

 

Or course, Steve probably went ape poo and took it very personally.  When G-man sat down to talk with Steve about all the options concerning him and how he could help or hurt the team it was already too late.

 

Steve probably started the meeting with that pissed off look and refused to say anything except, "I'm not taking a pay cut, trade me" over and over.  I love Smitty but the dude isn't exactly reasonable.  

 

All of this is also what makes Steve such a great player.  So, we had to pick our poison and weigh all the positives and negatives.  Steve already didn't like G-man, so mentally he was already in a frame of mind to force the issue and not really give the team a choice.  

 

Basically in simple terms, we told Smith we wanted to talk about his future with the team.  He assumed all the worst, got an attitude and forced the teams hand.  

 

He made the Panthers decision to cut him an easy one for management instead of a difficult one.

thus, antisocial and borderline sociopath! he defines drama...

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You really think Steve asked for his release? LOL.

He wouldn't be so angry about it and saying stuff like, "you motherfugers think I can't play?" if that was the case.

Now, it's possible he may have asked for it after Gettleman made his "evaluation" comments without talking to Smitty first and he felt disrespected. BUT, he also reportedly asked for a trade or release back a few years ago and it didn't happen. The onus was on Gettleman and he got that snowball rolling into a full on avalanche.

I don't buy what Rapoport is selling here. Sunday Countdown just did a piece on it and Smitty talked about his wife and kids crying when it happened. You really think if Smitty asked for a release they wouldn't have found a way to come to mjtual terms and give him his presser upon releasing him? There was bad blood...

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You really think Steve asked for his release? LOL.

He wouldn't be so angry about it and saying stuff like, "you motherfugers think I can't play?" if that was the case.

Now, it's possible he may have asked for it after Gettleman made his "evaluation" comments without talking to Smitty first and he felt disrespected. BUT, he also reportedly asked for a trade or release back a few years ago and it didn't happen. The onus was on Gettleman and he got that snowball rolling into a full on avalanche.

I don't buy what Rapoport is selling here. Sunday Countdown just did a piece on it and Smitty talked about his wife and kids crying when it happened. You really think if Smitty asked for a release they wouldn't have found a way to come to mjtual terms and give him his presser upon releasing him? There was bad blood...

Um, yes. He said that because we asked him to take a pay cut. And he got offended. 

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If he truly asked for a release, Gettleman would have flat out said so. No reason for him to take the kinda heat he did. Steve has been saying all week that he was fired. If he asked for a release then why would they try to trade him? The article just doesn't match up with what was going on.

It doesn't match up with the Smitty is a Demi-God and Dave Gettleman is the Devil narrative, that's about it.

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You really think Steve asked for his release? LOL.

He wouldn't be so angry about it and saying stuff like, "you motherfugers think I can't play?" if that was the case.

Now, it's possible he may have asked for it after Gettleman made his "evaluation" comments without talking to Smitty first and he felt disrespected. BUT, he also reportedly asked for a trade or release back a few years ago and it didn't happen. The onus was on Gettleman and he got that snowball rolling into a full on avalanche.

I don't buy what Rapoport is selling here. Sunday Countdown just did a piece on it and Smitty talked about his wife and kids crying when it happened. You really think if Smitty asked for a release they wouldn't have found a way to come to mjtual terms and give him his presser upon releasing him? There was bad blood...

People like to pretend 89 didn't ask out after 2010...bc that would have made him like Pep(everyone favorite villain).

So again, 89 would never do that....would he?

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