Should Carolina Retire Steve Smith's Jersey

[CarolinaNCSU]

Without question.  Needs to happen ASAP, but also selfishly want it to be when we're good again and not a reason to put butts in seats next season for instance.  

A good Panthers team, a big primetime game, retiring Smitty's jersey?  Would be a great atmosphere. 

[ncfan]

Dude is going to be in the HOF....so.....yes

[frash.exe]

@Moo Daeng

[Snake]

No, he's in the ring of honor and that's enough. If he makes it to the HOF maybe. He still retired a Raven as well. They could retire his jersey now if they want. 

[Mr. Scot]

25 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

So far in our history, Smith should be the only one who'd even get that honor.

Sam Mills

[Brooklyn 3.0]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Sam Mills

He didn't start here though. Great man, but not a career Panther. Should be for long time Panthers only.

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

He didn't start here though. Great man, but not a career Panther. Should be for long time Panthers only.

Mills jersey is retired. It's not a question.

His is the only one they've retired so far.

[Captroop]

I think you don't retire it. I think you leave it there and let someone dare to take it like the sword in the stone. Let it be a challenge to anyone on the Panthers who thinks they can do better. 

Frankly, it seems like the kinda thing Smitty represented; cajones, ego, and proving the doubters wrong by backing it up on the field. 

[1of10Charnatives]

54 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Nothing specifically against Smith, but fans always want to retire Jerseys. Heck, the guys on the radio today were wanting to retire about four or five of them.

It's the kind of thing that honestly should be really really hard to attain, not the kind of honor you should give out frequently.

I mean, how many have we retired? If it were up to me it would be Smitty and Mills and at present maybe nobody else. Should Jersey retired be harder than Canton? I feel like being enshrined should be where the conversation starts. Once you’re in there, the question is, did you mean enough to the franchise to also have your jersey retired.

As always YMMV

[WarHeel]

1 hour ago, Mr. Scot said:

Nothing specifically against Smith, but fans always want to retire Jerseys. Heck, the guys on the radio today were wanting to retire about four or five of them.

It's the kind of thing that honestly should be really really hard to attain, not the kind of honor you should give out frequently.

Who else is more deserving? If you give out one jersey every 25 years,  no one holds a candle to the inferno that is Agent89.

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, 1of10Charnatives said:

I mean, how many have we retired? If it were up to me it would be Smitty and Mills and at present maybe nobody else. Should Jersey retired be harder than Canton? I feel like being enshrined should be where the conversation starts. Once you’re in there, the question is, did you mean enough to the franchise to also have your jersey retired.

As always YMMV

At present, it's only Mills.

[1of10Charnatives]

25 minutes ago, Brooklyn 3.0 said:

He didn't start here though. Great man, but not a career Panther. Should be for long time Panthers only.

Mills gave this franchise its identity more than any other person, and that includes JR. Saying he didn’t start here is absurd because when he started playing we didn’t exist. He was a part of this franchise from its first game until his death. What exactly more could you reasonably expect from anyone whose playing career started before 1995?

[PantherCam213]

Mills' number has already been retired.  It's Smith's turn now.

 

[1of10Charnatives]

23 minutes ago, Captroop said:

I think you don't retire it. I think you leave it there and let someone dare to take it like the sword in the stone. Let it be a challenge to anyone on the Panthers who thinks they can do better. 

Frankly, it seems like the kinda thing Smitty represented; cajones, ego, and proving the doubters wrong by backing it up on the field. 

I mean Smitty asked us to retire it, so I’m in favor of that, but I like the way you’re thinking here.