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Steve Smith was going to retire after the 2014 season

TN05

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He hasn't thrown stones at the organization. He could have though with the stunt that Gettleman pulled. Furthermore, to suggest that Richardson is not going to allow Smith to retire as a Panther for these supposed "stones" basically tells me that you (and maybe others) have a misguided hatred for 89, bottom line.

Smith is just going on about his career. If he used all the bullshit that went down earlier this year as motivation, then more power to him. Smith has never been the nicest guy in the world, and I am sure that if he wanted to throw stones then he would. He is still an enigma that people are going to want to interview, and he is still appreciated and valued in football circles, even if he isn't by Dave Gettleman.

Hatred??? No. Distain---yes. In this article smith is basically saying that the "mean ole' panthers" ruined his plan. Now, they have awakened the angry giant. And he know's where we live...and he's coming to get us. Aren't you scared?????? Answer---- Uh no!!! Well you should be. Get your googles ready...cause there's gonna be blood and guts everywhere. What SS doesn't realize is the blood and guts may very well be his own. I look forward to the game.
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He hasn't thrown stones at the organization. He could have though with the stunt that Gettleman pulled. Furthermore, to suggest that Richardson is not going to allow Smith to retire as a Panther for these supposed "stones" basically tells me that you (and maybe others) have a misguided hatred for 89, bottom line.   

 

Smith is just going on about his career. If he used all the bullshit that went down earlier this year as motivation, then more power to him. Smith has never been the nicest guy in the world, and I am sure that if he wanted to throw stones then he would. He is still an enigma that people are going to want to interview, and he is still appreciated and valued in football circles, even if he isn't by Dave Gettleman.

Yea the stunt to make our team better. The nerve of that guy.

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*insert generic derogatory remark about Steve Smith here*

 

Pretty embarrassing that so many in our fan base take just about every opportunity possible to sh*t on the guy.

 

He's gone, wish him well, and be done with it. Let it heal.

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Lol@ the hyper-feminine ass jokers in this fanbase. What, did you all get your menses@ the same time? Smitty is a ring off honor Panther, who brought credibility to this franchise, for 14 years.

He also brought his share of embarrassment. Often times in the work place, any work place, poor behavior is the primary reason for dismissal rather than performance.

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*insert generic derogatory remark about Steve Smith here*

Pretty embarrassing that so many in our fan base take just about every opportunity possible to sh*t on the guy.

He's gone, wish him well, and be done with it. Let it heal.

I got nothing but respect for Steve Smith who made this franchise relevant for the past 13 years.

But it's funny how the some people say he's gone, wish him well, move on, but can't objectively say Steve Smith keeps opening his mouth ever opportunity he gets.

Most people here only talk about him at this point in a new Steve Smith thread. New Steve Smith threads are generally started because Steve Smith opened his mouth again.

Steve Smith stops talking, Panthers fans will stop having an opinion on what he has to say.

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I got nothing but respect for Steve Smith who made this franchise relevant for the past 13 years.

But it's funny how the some people say he's gone, wish him well, move on, but can't objectively say Steve Smith keeps opening his mouth ever opportunity he gets.

Most people here only talk about him at this point in a new Steve Smith thread. New Steve Smith threads are generally started because Steve Smith opened his mouth again.

Steve Smith stops talking, Panthers fans will stop having an opinion on what he has to say.

 

From what I've seen it's mostly other people stirring it up.

 

You honestly think the guy is never going to speak about the team that he spent the entirety of his career with?

 

The last thread we had about him was some dipshit on twitter asking him to tank the Ravens game in favor of the Panthers.

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Hatred??? No. Distain---yes. In this article smith is basically saying that the "mean ole' panthers" ruined his plan. Now, they have awakened the angry giant. And he know's where we live...and he's coming to get us. Aren't you scared?????? Answer---- Uh no!!! Well you should be. Get your googles ready...cause there's gonna be blood and guts everywhere. What SS doesn't realize is the blood and guts may very well be his own. I look forward to the game.

 

OK, "disdain" is a good word. But I still think that your tone and representation of the interview---and Smith's actions since he was released---are off base.  Smith has never EVER been one to bullshit, so I just don't believe he is throwing up smoke and mirrors now.  As you probably know, the "blood and guts" thing was all in fun.  I look forward to the game as well.  I just hope that we win at the end of the day.

 

Yea the stunt to make our team better. The nerve of that guy.

 

Your attempt at sarcasm is a red herring. G-man could have let Smitty know his intentions early on in the process (like in the exit interview as has been stated multiple times before), and still ended up at the same place we are today.  

 

Unlike some G-man shorts sniffers, I can support him but still be critical when it is warranted.  As the GM, the onus was on him to ultimately handle the situation much more responsibly.  

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Thoughts? IMO there needs to have been better communication between Steve and upper management. We lost money cutting him this year to save money in the long run, but if he was going to retire anyway, why cut him?

I think 89's communication was clear.....and his nonsense was too much given his production

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