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Steve Smith's son thinks we should make a trade for a certain WR before the deadline

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Panther fans > Steve Smith fans

This is the only thread he has posted in, so he doesn't care about the Panthers, only Steve Smith.

Pretty much.

Hero worship is fun when you're a kid, but sometimes when you grow up you learn unpleasant facts about the guys you used to idolize.

Part of becoming an adult, I guess.

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There was a whole big brouhaha between McNair and the Ravens late in his career.

As was stated before, football is a business. "Loyalty" in the NFL is an amusing concept. Teams are 'loyal' to guys who are producing. Players are 'loyal' to whatever team pays them the most. And on both sides, it's justified.

That's why people hoping for storybook endings generally wind up disappointed.

This isn't a fairy tale.

He got benched for being awful while trying to play injured then retired. That the big brouhaha?

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He got benched for being awful while trying to play injured then retired. That the big brouhaha?

No. There was more to it than that. That's not the point, though. It's just an example.

The point is that this whole idea that other teams demonstrate some great "loyalty" to their players while the mean old Panthers just toss people aside is ridiculous.

You can find examples of beloved players getting cut loose for every single team in the league. You might even find some of the harsher stories come from some of the league's more successful teams.

It's a business, and if you want to be successful, you run it like one.

 

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No. There was more to it than that. That's not the point, though. It's just an example.

The point is that this whole idea that other teams demonstrate some great "loyalty" to their players while the mean old Panthers just toss people aside is ridiculous.

You can find examples of beloved players getting cut loose for every single team in the league. You might even find some of the harsher stories come from some of the league's more successful teams.

It's a business, and if you want to be successful, you run it like one.

 

gotcha. I just remember him playing like crap then basically saying it would be the right decision to bench him.

I agree with you about the no loyalty part. It's a business. The most unloyal franchise is the Patriots who are also the most successful in the last 15 years.

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