Ron Rivera: "Steve Smith part of the plan right now"

[klbishop143]

from rivera's statement, my understanding is he wants to fairly evaluate all of his players and see how they fit into his sytem, regardless of reputation and star power. if smitty can be a tool in his new system then he's in. but if smitty doesnt pan out or his heart isnt in it then he gets traded. there's really no one left on the roster that smitty can relate to. it's basically an entirely new team with new coaches and new blood. i could see why smitty might feel out of place. instead of being the old guy on the roster and one of the last from the good old days, its entirely understandable that he would want to start anew on any other competitive team. but, if rivera can get him to come to camp and buy in to his new system (if rivera sees him in it), then alls good. Personnaly I hope he stays and rivera can find a way to utilize him so he's again the most dangerous man on the roster and hopefully the league.

[Blitzkrieg Panther]

Kinda a requirement at TC.... just sayin

Well Kris Jenkins freaked out on me and it was to the point that Donny Shell had to come over between us....I had a big apology given and free merchandise as well. So playing devils advocate.....

[OneBadassCat]

So Deshaun Jackson hasn't reached Smitty status because he isn't an asshole?

That makes absolutely no sense to me.

If Smith wasn't the man he was he wouldn't have recovered from a broken leg running faster than he did when he was drafted. He wouldn't have won the triple crown or carried his team to countless victories. He wouldn't have been the life preserve or the "shock" for our anemic offense the past decade. His fire took on that challenge. It's a quality that's both good and bad, but you see the results on the football field.

[dimbee]

Well Kris Jenkins freaked out on me and it was to the point that Donny Shell had to come over between us....I had a big apology given and free merchandise as well. So playing devils advocate.....

Taking something you experienced and applying that to a conversation isn't "playing devils advocate." Devils advocate is taking something and arguing a point that you don't necessarily agree with.

Just saying...

[Blitzkrieg Panther]

nuh uh :)

[dimbee]

If Smith wasn't the man he was he wouldn't have recovered from a broken leg running faster than he did when he was drafted. He wouldn't have won the triple crown or carried his team to countless victories. He wouldn't have been the life preserve or the "shock" for our anemic offense the past decade. His fire took on that challenge. It's a quality that's both good and bad, but you see the results on the football field.

"Fire" and an asshole personality are totally different attributes. Don't confuse the two and intimate that they are the same. Plenty of NFL players have had "fire" enough to come back from an injury, carry their team and be extremely successful without being an asshole.

[dimbee]

nuh uh :)

Uh huh :)

[Blitzkrieg Panther]

Getting a pick out of smitty is better than just letting them go ,which is what our GM has always done, which reminds me why would we keep Hurney other than he has JR's bawlsweat dripping off of his chin.

[dimbee]

I personally think that's an overstatement and a very easy way to simply forgive someone for their greatest flaw when considering how good of a football player that he is. Sure, he plays with a chip on his shoulder due to his size, but to say that he could not be as great if he did not have an attitude/temper doesn't jibe with me.

This is my bottomline statement on the subject of Smitty's fire/anger/assholeishness.

I'm going to bed.

[Gscottnc5]

I wonder if Smitty would like to see Cam in carolina as well as Billy Volek?

[rico6]

I wonder if Smitty would like to see Cam in carolina as well as Billy Volek?

[JawnyBlaze]

What I want to know is where have these hints that Smitty wants out been? I have heard nothing of the sort other than people claiming that he said these things. I've seen nothing from the man himself indicating anything of the sort.

[klbishop143]

What I want to know is where have these hints that Smitty wants out been? I have heard nothing of the sort other than people claiming that he said these things. I've seen nothing from the man himself indicating anything of the sort.

Speculation because his house was on the market and because he's had private meetings with JR. No real hard evidence that I know of.

[JawnyBlaze]

Yea, that's what I figured. He's sold his house and moved to a new one before. He's also closer to JR than most players are to their owners (from what I've read, anyway), so "private meetings" don't exactly scream "trade me!" to me....the over speculation that he wants to be traded is getting out of hand. When he actually says something to the effect of his wanting a trade, I'll believe it.

Speculation because his house was on the market and because he's had private meetings with JR. No real hard evidence that I know of.