Who should get the next statue - TD or 89 ?

[Jon Snow]

If either one does it will be TD.  But honestly neither should get one.   It's not my money so I really do care if JR wants to give everyone a statue.

[markbm62]

Smith was a great player for us, TD is a great player for us and he does his best to help others around him to be great.  I would love to see a statue of TD at the stadium if I ever get to see a game there.

[imminent rogaine]

What about Richard Marshall or Hollis Thomas?

I'm going with Hollis Thomas based on charisma.

[Jase]

Smitty admitted to loafing and stat padding the last several years he was here. He is a selfish person who is an asshole to everyone he comes in contact with. To me, he doesn't deserve a statue in the bathroom.

[arbnranger]

27 minutes ago, nctarheel0619 said:

And I don't even care.  Smitty is a Hall of Famer.  TD is not.  Simple as that.  Neither one got the team a ring, so it is what it is.  

Hall of fame is a different award. Who has been most important to the Panthers?  Its not an easy answer but I have to go with TD. Leadership, inspiration, Man of the year. 

Sam Mills isn't in the hall of fame. 

[Dunn]

TD exemplifies what it is to be a leader, to make not only yourself great but the others around you better.  He did that on and off the field with his charity, has kept himself out of any negative spotlight throughout his career and Im sure will continue to set the perfect example of what an NFL player should act like on and off the field.  

He is what the NFL wants every player to act like, let alone the Panthers.  That man needs a statue.  

[thefuzz]

2 minutes ago, Jase said:

Smitty admitted to loafing and stat padding the last several years he was here. He is a selfish person who is an asshole to everyone he comes in contact with. To me, he doesn't deserve a statue in the bathroom.

While harsh, I agree.  Not to mention the ending of the career of a fellow player, and being just an overall jerk to pretty much anyone who wasn't Jake or Big Cat.

[Cyberjag]

TD, because @electro's horse has said in a prior post that they already have his statue made and are just waiting for him to retire.  So, it will save money if we give it to TD instead of Smitty.

Also because just as Sam Mills was not ever our best player on the field, he was an amazing leader and a great player anyway.  So is TD.  Smitty is among the best we've ever fielded, but I never saw him raising the level of everyone around him and inspiring the team the way TD does.

[csx]

TD and I don't think there is a legitimate argument to be made for Smith at all. 

[TheWiz]

Thomas Davis... and its really not even close. 

But with the way things are going... the Alt -Saints fans will be coming to Charlotte to tear down Sam Mills statue because during his tenure as Panther's legend, he owned the Saints and Falcons offense. 

[Captain Obvious]

TD. Mainly because he never said he was born to play for another team.  Smitty can GTFO.

[Ricky Spanish]

Smitty is probably my favorite player of all time.

But it should be TD 100 times out of 100. 

Smitty was a great player, TD is a great teammate. He is the embodiment of the "Keep Pounding" mantra the team as stitched into their jerseys. He persevered through adversity only to come out ahead on the other side playing at an elite level. 

Walk into the building and ask 50 people what they thought of Smitty. You'll get a mixed bag of answers. Ask them what they think of TD and it will be unanimously positive. He's managed to make the pro bowl two years in a row during the twilight of his career at a position that is generally voted on with heavy bias in favor of pass rushers.

Dude was drafted to be a direct counter to Michael Vick back when he was unstoppable on Madden.

He tore his ACL 3 times and came back stronger.

He dislocated his finger on a play, popped it back into place, then made a tackle all within 3 seconds.

He broke his arm in the NFCCG then had surgery the next day just to make sure he would be able to play in the super bowl.

He's a leader on and off the field and won the WP Man of the year award. 

Dude's a viking and he deserves a statue.

[MHS831]

Kasay, perhaps?

[KillerKat]

89 is not getting a statue lmao.