Steve Smith at Clemson pro day

[therealmjl]

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Bittersweet.

Wish there was a remote chance we could get Watkins.

[CelticCat]

God I hope Smiity aint done in Carolina yet, Im having enough trouble letting Gross go.

 

Some of my fondest memories  are meeting 69 and 89 as rookies

[dugbug]

Bittersweet.

Wish there was a remote chance we could get Watkins.

Can you imagine. Internet all over Carolinas would explode if it happened.

[MichaelNewtonII]

He's gonna give GMan the nod on whether to go all in and take Watkins or not.

 

im thinking its about martavis Bryant not watkins

[Ivan The Awesome]

Brandon Thomas and Martavis Bryant. Would not mind either one of them on the team.

[Proudiddy]

im thinking its about martavis Bryant not watkins

I was joking, lol.

 

I love Watkins' game, but WR is so deep this year, you could very well hit the lottery and your odds could be just as good to draft a potential all-pro in the 3rd round as it would be in the 1st.

[Happy Panther]

Steve is on ESPN now

[therealmjl]

Steve is on ESPN now

"Gettleman, he's had a great run as GM."

[philp]

"Gettleman has had a great run as GM."

I mean this is correct, but if he said "he's had".....oh Shiiit!

[therealmjl]

I mean this is correct, but if he said "he's had".....oh Shiiit!

Haha good point...fixed.

[carolina-chuck]

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Thats it! We're trading 2014 1st + 2nd + 2015 1st for Watkins

[Jackofalltrades]

Bryant didn't look very good today per Prisco, said he was "robotic."

[lola]

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers/2014/03/steve-smith-dave-gettleman-carolina-panthers-2014-future.html

Steve Smith: I'm a Panther until I'm told otherwise

Steve Smith didn’t want to discuss the specifics of his meeting with Panthers general manager Dave Gettleman earlier this week.

When asked by ESPN at Clemson's Pro Day about the likelihood of returning to the Panthers in 2014 for his 14th season, Smith said he is still a member of the Carolina Panthers but didn’t say much more.

“Here’s all I have to say about it,” Smith said. “I am working out and doing all the things as I am a Carolina Panther. That’s where I am. And I’ll continue to move forward until I am told otherwise.”

Smith, the franchise’s all-time leading receiver, reiterated his surprise when he heard he was “part of the evaluation process.” Gettleman said those words at the NFL scouting combine, and Tuesday was the first time Smith had spoken with Gettleman since his exit interview following the playoff loss to San Francisco.

“Like every offseason they are making moves and making decisions that are going to be, moving forward, for the betterment of the team,” Smith told ESPN. “Those decisions and those conversations I don’t know all of them. I’m not in the meeting rooms. But we talked about some things. And what we talked about it is what we talked about.”

Smith has said he can’t envision not playing in 2014. But with the possibility of not being on the Panthers’ roster in 2014, Smith was asked if he could imagine playing for any other team. He dodged that question, as well.

“It’s a business and I understand that, and ultimately decisions aren’t up to me,” Smith said. “I’m a player. At the end of the day, if a team decides to move on, I have to either accept that or I go sit at home and cry about it. So we’ll see.”

Smith is scheduled to make $4 million in base salary this year, with a cap figure of $7 million. He did not discuss any specifics regarding his contract.

--Jonathan Jones

Posted by Observer Sports on March 6, 2014 at 02:45 PM | Permalink

[TANTRIC-NINJA]

I am starting to think Watkins is treading into Michael Crabtree overrated in draft territory.

His performance at the combine had some suprising average results. He also ran 30 bubble screens a game. I mean he is good but not trade future picks for him good.

I like Martavious Bryant but only as a 5th -6th round pick type guy. He reminds me of Drew Carter a lot..or a poor mans Justin Hunter.