Panthers Creating New Front Office Position

[pantherclaw]

4 hours ago, Snake said:

Smith is a asshole and I could care less about him retiring here. 

Couldn't care less. You could not care less. If you could, then damnit, you care. 

[ThPantherFan]

5 hours ago, CashNewton22 said:

Yeah step one should be mending fences with 89 as far as alumni affairs go. He definitely played a part as well but it’s a shame he’s not closer to this franchise. He put the entire franchise on his back for years (offensively at least) and I Really hope we can get it done. There should be NO question as to what jersey Smitty retires in. He’s a Panther for life and I hope he someday feels the same.

You nailed it.  I hope so too.

[ThPantherFan]

5 hours ago, Snake said:

Smith is a asshole and I could care less about him retiring here. 

Ass hole or not, he played with passion for Carolina.  No man, or woman, is perfect.

[Mr. Scot]

7 hours ago, CashNewton22 said:

Yeah step one should be mending fences with 89 as far as alumni affairs go.

I'm not certain that's the kind of "alumni affairs" they're talking about.

The description I'm reading makes it sound like someone who's going to work with current and former players regarding their community outreaches and projects.

Interesting that we got this announcement while still not having heard anything regarding the team president job.

[klumme]

7 hours ago, Snake said:

Smith is a asshole and I could care less about him retiring here. 

But he is our asshole and should go into Canton as such

[Pup McBarky]

6 hours ago, Lumps said:

As someone who has personally spent more time with Mr. Smith than anyone on this board

Just curious how you can claim this. How do you know?

[rhyslloyd]

12 hours ago, Snake said:

Smith is a asshole and I could care less about him retiring here. 

100%. Steve Smith was a disease to the team and a black eye on the franchise. I don’t think his performance on the field should overshadow the piece of trash he is and the way he acted like a salty little bitch when Gettleman called him on it and cut his ass. I couldn’t possibly care less if Steve Smith ever shows his face here again. 

[rhyslloyd]

1 hour ago, Pup McBarky said:

Just curious how you can claim this. How do you know?

That’s his wife. 

[Pup McBarky]

6 minutes ago, rhyslloyd said:

That’s his wife. 

According to Lumps' profile, he's male. Yes, people lie, but that seems a bit odd. But whatever.

[Lumps]

3 hours ago, Pup McBarky said:

Just curious how you can claim this. How do you know?

Impossible to know for sure but fairly obvious comparing to others who make a lot of statements about him. I should have said them rather than board.

I’m not going to try and prove myself as revealing some things is just distasteful so you can believe it or not. I’ve spent a lot of time (personal not professional) with the man, I’d assume more than most on the board.

[KB_fan]

8 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'm not certain that's the kind of "alumni affairs" they're talking about.

The description I'm reading makes it sound like someone who's going to work with current and former players regarding their community outreaches and projects.

Interesting that we got this announcement while still not having heard anything regarding the team president job.

Agree with this, but it could encompass reaching out to Smitty too as he has been active in local charitable work. Perhaps a small start at mending fences.

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, KB_fan said:

Agree with this, but it could encompass reaching out to Smitty too as he has been active in local charitable work. Perhaps a small start at mending fences.

Part of me wonders whether Tepper cares about that.

He wasn't here when Smith played so there's no emotional connection for him. And having seen Smith from the perspective of an opponent might not have given him the best impression.

On the flipside, Tepper has shown he's very attentive to what fans care about. And he's eager to please on that front also. A lot of fans want to mend fences with Smith (though admittedly Smith himself seems like he couldn't care less).

So yeah, who knows how he feels on this?

It'll be interesting to find out, I suppose.

[Icege]

8 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

I'm not certain that's the kind of "alumni affairs" they're talking about.

The description I'm reading makes it sound like someone who's going to work with current and former players regarding their community outreaches and projects.

Interesting that we got this announcement while still not having heard anything regarding the team president job.

Exactly how I read it as well. Less about mending relationships with alumni and more about building relationships in the community WITH alumni.

[Moo Daeng]

16 hours ago, CashNewton22 said:

Yeah step one should be mending fences with 89 as far as alumni affairs go. He definitely played a part as well but it’s a shame he’s not closer to this franchise. He put the entire franchise on his back for years (offensively at least) and I Really hope we can get it done. There should be NO question as to what jersey Smitty retires in. He’s a Panther for life and I hope he someday feels the same.

Smith and Richardson were always pals. It was Gettleman he hated and he's gone. I don't think it takes  new position to figure that dynamic out