Trade Steve Smith?

[TNPanthersFan]

No,No,No!!!!!!! Steve should make the decision where he wants to play. Steve is still one of the 10 best receivers in the NFL. He needs help, I believe he will get it next year. I like what I saw out of all the rooks. They have a good future. If Steve wants to move on, I would certainly entertain offers and get the most we can for him. He has IT. We need more players with IT, not less.

[YoungPanthers89]

NO, we just need a QB. when we get that and smith cant produce then we will talk about trading

[chef17]

usually you can tell which teams are going to be contenders every year there usually is a couple that do good that no one would expect but usually you can tell the good teams from the bad. Even when brady got hurt in 08 the pats still went 11-5 and just missed the playoffs. i would really like to see him have a chance at playing with a top qb before he goes and as much as id like to remain optimistic about the panthers i just dont see us making the playoffs for another season or two until we can get a qb

That was an example. Usually you can tell the good teams ON PAPER, yes. We have no idea which teams will have injuries or which teams will just have a bad year. We can trade Smith to a team we THINK would make the playoffs and be a contender, but the notion of trading him so he can get a ring is dumb because we have no cluse which team will get a ring. And until Smith asks for a trade, this is a wasted topic anyway.

[chef17]

No,No,No!!!!!!! Steve should make the decision where he wants to play. Steve is still one of the 10 best receivers in the NFL. He needs help, I believe he will get it next year. I like what I saw out of all the rooks. They have a good future. If Steve wants to move on, I would certainly entertain offers and get the most we can for him. He has IT. We need more players with IT, not less.

You liked what you saw out of Clausen? You enjoyed seeing AE on the sidelines? You have really really low expectations then.

[Stumpy]

You liked what you saw out of Clausen? You enjoyed seeing AE on the sidelines? You have really really low expectations then.

If I'm not mistaken he was referring to Lafell and Gettis. As in Lafell and Gettis performed well enough as rookies to take some of the double teams off of Smitty. And if it is Clausen under center next year, you could hardly accuse him of staring down Smitty on every play. IE assuming even a nominal improvement form their rookie seasons, #11 and #12 should warrant teams attention. Couple that with a QB that is not staring him down on every play, and Smitty should be able to put up numbers much more comparable to what he is used to.

[TheMostInterestingMan]

love the idea or hate, Smitty will not be leaving here.