It's become painfully obvious that Steve Smith...

[PantherPhann89]

Jase, you're an idiot

[Snake]

Smith is not as dominant as he was in 05 for sure. He still is one of the best though. Its a tough call also cause we dont have any other WR worth talking about. Smith is it and if he dose not break 7 tackles for a TD people say he is washed up. I guess you can say the same for Dwill too cause he didnt have a stellar performance ether.

[neverlosethefeeling]

Jase is no longer my homeboy.

[Snake]

I do have to agree- HOWEVER-- out on that field everything happens at 10 million miles an hour, its easy for us to re-wind the dvr and say; "oh man, he should have thrown it 2 seconds earlier and we would be good"

Jake took the best option he had, and it didnt work out.

It IS HARD TO WIN when your defense gives up a TD every outing (i think it was what, 4 straight today?)

we get our defense sured up and we will be hard to beat.

Our guys have to find their confidence.

ATL is no pushover ether. Mike Smith has done well down there. The were pushing us last year and they def are this year again. Its never a good year to install a new system but this is even worse cause we have no easy games.

[jcinhere]

Smitty is still a very dominate reciever, Jerry Rice wouldn't have done much last week and Smith was great today even though he has been kinda banged up. Just be glad an ATL or NO doesn't have a Steve Smith.

[X-Clown]

Bryant and Fitz are the 2 guys I can think of that people would put ahead of Smith.

???

As for the topic at hand, is nobody going to mention that he tweaked his ankle twice yesterday?

[Mesmer]

This thought actually came to me this week as well. Great observation, Jase.

Smitty is still useful, but he's gradually going from a game changer to that "Old Joey Galloway" kind of deep threat niche.

Our new dominant boss hog on O is definitely D-Will. Get him as many touches as possible

[Tank]

He is playing hurt as well. Shoulder and now ankle.

[PanthersPhan18]

I know, you'll say, "but his statz!"

Target any other starting caliber receiver in the league as much as we do to Steve and they get identical numbers.

Out of all the top receivers in the NFL last season, Steve Smith has been throw to the least.....Just saying.

[Tweeder]

All Jase is trying to say is that Delhomme is still the same QB, but Delhomme relied on Smith to go get some balls and that just isn't happening like it used to.

[Zaximus]

Smith is a bit slower, but he's still great. One thing I do notice is Smith drops a lot of easy balls now, but still makes the impossible catches, kind of odd. I think he moves before catching trying to make huge plays though.

[Cat]

Maybe the receivers around him are awful.

No receivers can be worst than Colbert and Carter.

[Kyle82]

He is banged up a little but still has the fire and intensity to win games.

[X-Clown]

I really think that John Fox should print out this thread and post it on Smith's locker.