Mr. Scot

And honestly, why should they? They're not in business to help out other teams or give players the sendoff they want. The only incentive for them to make a trade is if they get something that helps them, and that's probably more than I'd be willing to give up for a guy who's not even going to play a full season.

Not a matter of sensitivity to me. It's one of practicality. Smith is 36 and his production dropped off in the latter part of last season. And that was without him having an injury like he does this year. It'd take an awful lot to talk me into giving up anything for a guy who's only going to play a partial season anyway (you don't trade a pick for a guy to only play 11 games) but the circumstances here make that idea even less desirable than it would have been anyway.

Well, at least when Smith was let go, nobody had to call the police. Police called to Bears HQ after release of Jeremiah Ratliff

The trade deadline also stops these threads (or at least renders them moot).

Mike Florio also thinks the Ravens should trade Steve Smith...to the Cardinals.

Given the thread title, I expected to see heavy use of the language filters.

I did see this one big doofus acting lke a moron. Oh wait...That was Graham himself.

Anybody else notice how chippy this game was? These two teams really don't like each other.

Some of us don't roll over and whine when things get tough.

Hey Panic Bunnies, Maybe you should be called Panic B--ches. Some of you guys give up easier than a French slut at Mardi Gras.

Stewart is scratching and clawing for every inch.

That's better.

Ugh. Terrible throw.

Stewart fought hard for that.

Defense did their job there.

Remmers got pushed right back into Newton.

Ouch.

Coleman wasn't burned. He was actually in perfect position. He just went for the pick when he pprobably should have knocked it down. The receiver went over his back and snatched it out of his hands.

Incomplete shovel pass? That's rare.

So far looks like a typical Panthers-Seahawks game. Hope it ends differently than usual.

Pulled the old triangle formation out of mothballs.

Did Philly stiffarm Earl Thomas to the ground on that play?

Oher made a bad choice on that block. Got distracted by the guy on his inside and let the outside guy get right around him.

Make no mistake. This will be a very tough game.

That's plausible.