Steve Smith a Diva?

[klbishop143]

Steve Smith to Jake Delhomme during a bad game (dont remember which):

"You're still my quarterback"

Diva-esque?

Mes thinks not. Think he called him ugly or not the prettiest, or something, at the same time, though. Either way, fugem. Who cares.

[Brooklyn Bully]

OMG another player has been insulted! Quick, Huddle, get angry!

Seriously though, Smitty has dive tendencies. Not as bad as TO or Moss though. You want to witness a superstar WR who isn't a diva, look no further than Larry Fitzgerald.

[rainwater]

I think some people have no clue what a diva is.

[carolina-chuck]

Amani is the damn Diva. He needs to shut up.

[rayzor]

I think some people have no clue what a diva is.

i think most people have different definitions of a diva.

bunch of pouty whiny bitches who feel entitled to everything without having anything to contribute have skewed the definition.

[rayzor]

amini is just a putz. not a diva. you've got to be among the elite at what you do to wear that badge.

[Vampire the buffet slayer]

I think some people have no clue what a diva is.

[CRA]

Then there are tens of thousands of Diva fans as well. Who didn't bitch at Clausen, Fox, Hurney and Richardson in 2010. Smitty just said what everyone was thinking. I don't think that is a definition of a Diva.

Smith overall has spent a career pouting when the going gets tough....and he doesn't get the ball. Winning or losing doesn't seem to cause the pouting/bitching.

Terrell Owens isn't the only diva. You don't have to be TO to be a diva.

I mean if TO is the definition than there are very few divas

[KendrickPanther]

Every wide receiver wants the ball. Armanti Edwards was on the sideline last year thinking to himself "gimme the damn ball". You have to take it to another level to be a diva.

[CRA]

Every wide receiver wants the ball. Armanti Edwards was on the sideline last year thinking to himself "gimme the damn ball". You have to take it to another level to be a diva.

Cursing out teammates, coaches, pouting, me first attitude, not aiding younger guys at your position, etc

Nothing wrong with having a diva pending they don't take it too far.... But Smitty is a diva of us own kind

[JawnyBlaze]

Cursing out teammates, coaches, pouting, me first attitude, not aiding younger guys at your position, etc

Nothing wrong with having a diva pending they don't take it too far.... But Smitty is a diva of us own kind

I guess you do have an idea what a diva is, you just don't know Steve Smith. His pouting has never seemed like "I'm not getting my stats" it's "I'm wide open, if Jimmy throws me the ball we score points. If Jimmy doesn't throw me the ball, he's throwing it at the feet of a LB and we don't score points." His tantrums have always seemed like disappointment in the team and other players' effort level, not for selfish reasons. I've never heard him say anything that sounds remotely selfish or diva-like. He is probably the least "me first" receiver in the league. He's all about the team and winning. This offseason for example, I haven't heard him talk about his great season or getting his stats, he's talked about Cam's progression and how the team can get better.

And from everything I've ever read and heard, he helps people that help themselves. He didn't go out of his way for Jarrett because he saw that he was lazy. I've read that he's tried to help others like Armanti and some others (Colbert I think, but might have been another). He just doesn't seem like the most approachable person on the team and that is probably a barrier. That's just a personality type, not being a diva.

[KendrickPanther]

Considering what Steve has dealt with I think his "pouting" has been very tame. TO played with Steve Young, Jeff Garcia, Donovan McNabb, and Tony Romo. Steve Smith has played with Chris Wenke, Old Rodney Peete, Old Vinny T, Brian St. Pierre, Jimmy Clausen, Good Jake, Bad Jake, Matt Moore, Josh McCown, and of course AceBoogie. Steve has never had a Kris Jenkins like rant on sports center. He has made comments to media at appropriate times but he did most of his yelling were it belongs: in the locker room.

[DaCityKats]

[panthers55]

Smith overall has spent a career pouting when the going gets tough....and he doesn't get the ball. Winning or losing doesn't seem to cause the pouting/bitching.

Terrell Owens isn't the only diva. You don't have to be TO to be a diva.

I mean if TO is the definition than there are very few divas

I think Smith has done a decent job of putting up with a career's worth of back up and rookie quarterbacks. His competitive fires burn bright and he definitely has anger issues. Still he has never reached his potential given who has been throwing the ball. BTW, one of the people they mentioned was a diva was Jerry Rice. I don't see with Rice and I don't see it with Smith.