Do you ever wonder why Steve Smith left?

[Panthers8969]

At first I was like wtf if this is another basing the greatest panther of all time thread, but then I saw the other thread. So lol

[London Loves Luke]

Was he gay?

[Jangler]

The lemon shake or whatever Chick fil a calls it, is awesome! Pricey but awesome!!

[PhillyB]

obviously because gettles doesn't like fatties on his team

[rhyslloyd]

He was an aging, underperforming locker room disease who was being paid too much.

[RoaringRiot]

The good news is....according to that one poster we are signing him back next year. Smitty, KB, Funchess = Super Bowl. 

[MHS831]

Smith is a dick.  In the media, in the locker room, on the field.  A Cancer. 

I watched several OTAs when he was here, and the only teammate who would talk to him (socially) was Kasay--they seemed to be friends, oddly enough.  A religious southern white boy and a hot-tempered, black kid from LA.

I think Bill Cowher said it best when he said something like, "You can tolerate more from a good player than a marginal player, but when the crap exceeds production, you cut ties."  (paraphrasing rather horribly, but the point is valid)

I don't know why so many have trouble identifying the real reason:  Smitty refused to take a pay cut this late in his career (don't blame him) and the Panthers were on the hook for a TON of Marty Hurneyclaus gifts if they kept him.  Smitty would have been the highest paid over-35 WR in the history of the game-by far.  You don't pay 37-year old speed WRs $8m per season.  We would have been locked into that figure if he stayed. 

Gettlemen made a great move.  Maybe he was better with the Ravens and maybe he is worth it there, but here in Carolina, his production--for whatever reason--was not worth the $$. period.

[propagandamachine]

Steve who ??

[Jmac]

Because R.R and D.G got fed up with his bulls%%t.....next question.

[Mr. Scot]

Didn't meet the height requirement.

Unknown to many, Gettleman has a line drawn on a wall inside the Panthers facilities. Written next to it are the words "You must be this tall to be a Panther."

[shreddingdefense]

He couldn't play LT duh!!

[Panthro]

I know this for a fact

 

They did not think he was a # 1 WR anymore and his off field antics did not equal his on field production. Also younger offensive players growth were being stunted too.

[TheRed]

Nope. He was who he was for us, he was an integral part of our success for years. It's in the past. Let him retire a Panther, and move on.

[KJ89]

Why are you eating cereal at 11 pm?

I was hungry.