Rivera says Steve Smith no longer a deep threat.

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

The Panther PR machine is in high gear.

Epic pic. I need this in high res and framed, how can this be done? Anyone? Zod can this be put in high res big enough to have a decent sized picture?

[Cary Kollins]

Y'all do know that Smith is going to kick our ass in B-more...?

I'm more concerned with Torrey Smith. Should be a great matchup though. Our defense will once again be nothing to fug with.

[heel31ok]

Grass is green

just not greener.

[philp]

I'm not absolutely convinced of that.

I grant that it's possible.

 

as said before he might get 60-70 yards and a td.  very similar to what he did against SF in the playoffs.  this defense will just be too good for him.

[tiger7_88]

Y'all do know that Smith is going to kick our ass in B-more...?

 

 

How's he gonna do that when Flacco is laying on his ass?  ;)

[lola]

I'll put it this way. If someone put a gun to my head and said to choose, and your life depends on it; 1)Steve Smith goes off in Baltimore against the Panthers; or, 2)Steve Smith is a dud against the Panthers; I am choosing number 1.

This all day.

[BuffaloBills62]

Panthers were last in the league in passing plays that gained over 20 yards.  Cam was 10th in the league in attempts 20+ yards downfield.  The offense had no playmakers outside of Cam.

 

Cam had no time last year to even look down field and, especially early on, he would not even take time to set his feet.  Watching Cam in the first three games last year to the last three games of the regular season showed you a guy that found his stride and did so while dancing in a fire, carrying a can of gasoline and then holding in a huge fart.

 

If Cam got time and was able to just get that last inth degree of development to let him feel at a little more ease in that pocket the guy would be connecting on these long drives.

 

Also, the plays over 20 yards are a bit of a silly stat.  Go back to the Bills game.  There weren't a lot of huge passes but each pass that Cam was able to get off was a silver bullet that moved the chains.  Moving the chains is far more important then 20+ ard plays - but that is a lot to do with RB's and a whole different subject.

[Toundra]

Everyone know that, Smitty the first on the list.

Now keep fueling Smitty, an over-fueled Smitty is unstopable.

I can't wait to see Panthers Vs Ravens!

 

 

 

[Peppers90 NC]

Those black on black unis sure do look good!

we are like 1-3 when wearing them

[Mr. Scot]

I'll put it this way. If someone put a gun to my head and said to choose, and your life depends on it; 1)Steve Smith goes off in Baltimore against the Panthers; or, 2)Steve Smith is a dud against the Panthers; I am choosing number 1.

If we were still talking about the Steve Smith of three or four years ago, I'd agree it'd be an easy choice.

The guy I watched last season though? Tougher call.

Sometimes I think football fans just have trouble accepting that their favorite players get older. That's why every time we have a thread about some older free agent being released we get a hundred people screaming to sign him right now. They still see him for the guy he used to be, but more often than not he isn't that guy anymore (hence, why he's being released).

I'd say that's true of a lot of posters here when it comes to Smitty.

[BlackCnqstdr]

Cam had no time last year to even look down field and, especially early on, he would not even take time to set his feet.  Watching Cam in the first three games last year to the last three games of the regular season showed you a guy that found his stride and did so while dancing in a fire, carrying a can of gasoline and then holding in a huge fart.

 

If Cam got time and was able to just get that last inth degree of development to let him feel at a little more ease in that pocket the guy would be connecting on these long drives.

 

Also, the plays over 20 yards are a bit of a silly stat.  Go back to the Bills game.  There weren't a lot of huge passes but each pass that Cam was able to get off was a silver bullet that moved the chains.  Moving the chains is far more important then 20+ ard plays - but that is a lot to do with RB's and a whole different subject.

 

My post was in response to someone saying he didn't throw down field last year which is false.  Of course the O-line had problems but receivers not getting open/cam holding the ball were problems too.  Not to mention the fact that Cam's athleticism leads him to try to escape and often ends in horrible sacks that aren't really on the O-line rather than throwing the ball away.

 

How is it silly to track plays over 20 yards?  Explosive plays don't matter?

[TheNewStandard]

All this jabber is moot and not good for our fan base.

DG made the tough decision and that's the end of it.

Move on.

"Only a fool trips Over the past."

[jptaylor84]

Panthers were last in the league in passing plays that gained over 20 yards. Cam was 10th in the league in attempts 20+ yards downfield. The offense had no playmakers outside of Cam.

For a guy who apparently lost that speed and lack of a deep threat he pretty darn well had it against San Fran for that td! I actually remember sitting there and thinking why haven't we done this all season, take a few chances like this and my conclusion was Shula is ultra conservative is why, I think it's crap using a lack of speed and a deep threat for smitty, he lost some obviously he had but you watch flacco hit him up this season.

[Pox 08]

I would prefer Rivera and Gman to keep Smitty's name out of their mouths, even if what they say is true.  Best believe this is going to be hanging in his locker.

 

 

 

I remember Rivera praising Smith's intensity in practice...now he needs to change.  Oh lawd.

 

Let it go on the locker.   We have a defense that can get just as physical, if not more physical than Mr. 89.