Steve Smith to Josh Norman: "This Isn't Coastal Carolina"

[SOJA]

josh norman....prepare

[rayzor]

I always thought Cortland Finnegan was just a punk until I saw the positive impact he has when getting into a WRs head... Andre Johnson beat that ass, but was shut down the rest of the game.. Not 1 catch.. Wasn't even in the game plan...

i think it can be effective, but it can also bite you in the butt the way it did deangelo hall going up against smitty in '08.

[Tarheels23]

I always thought Cortland Finnegan was just a punk until I saw the positive impact he has when getting into a WRs head... Andre Johnson beat that ass, but was shut down the rest of the game.. Not 1 catch.. Wasn't even in the game plan...

Yeah because he was kicked out the game.

[janderson20vt]

still making 4 yr old jokes are we?

Aww, no need to be butthurt about it.

[bleys]

i think it can be effective, but it can also bite you in the butt the way it did deangelo hall going up against smitty in '08.

true.. as long as he keeps it to trash talking though...

Yeah because he was kicked out the game.

precisely my point.. AJ lost control and got himself kicked out of the game..

[TruCatzFan]

imo, he's picked the right one.

if you want to prove yourself or at the very least learn to play the game with the big boys, you've got to try and take on guys like this.

some people need to take baby steps. some can hit the ground running. looks like norman might just be one of those guys who could hit the ground running. i hope so.

He was quoted as saying something to the effect that the other CB's were shying away from Smitty. He said he wanted the challenge.

There's no reason not to like this guy. I'm sure Smitty will beat him and humble him in TC... But still if this guy can cover Smitty and get him pissed off and give him fits... Then there isn't a WR in this league that can beat him.

[panthers34]

Over-under on how many days into training camp until Norman gets punched in the face by Smitty?

2.5

[Tarheels23]

true.. as long as he keeps it to trash talking though...

precisely my point.. AJ lost control and got himself kicked out of the game..

It happens!

Same thing happened to Smitty against Terence Newman.

[chef17]

As others have said, if Norman didn't have game, Smitty wouldn't have bothered commenting. Be smart Josh, don't tease the mean dog, but don't be intimidated either.

Smith bothered commenting because he was asked, that says nothing about Norman's game. It's not like he just brought it up out of the blue.

[beastson]

I never understood why Gamble never was on Smith

Nvm... its cause the way our D and O was setup

[carolina-chuck]

Great competitiveness from both guys.

I just hope Smitty doesn't sucker punch Norman.

[NCstoner420]

I hope he knocks him out, Smith didn't finish the job with Lucas and the team fell flat in the playoffs. Maybe if he pulls a Romanowski they'll win the Superbowl. I'm joking by the way.

[panthers55]

Minicamp was about simple drills,1 on 1 match-ups and straight forward plays. What Smith is talking about is that when they start actually running plays in training camp, the defense and especially the rookies are going to be lost. It isn't necessarily that Smith needs to use another gear or has to beat a defender one on one, but about the defense understanding their assignments and playing together as a unit. For the first couple of weeks the offense will be far ahead of the defense which is usually the other way around. Chud and the offense will have their way with the defense and Smitty will get his.

At least that is what I took out of his conversation.

[Tarheels23]

Not the greatest of views, but here's video of Josh making a great play on Smitty in the end zone.