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Why did Smith punch Lucas?

ckad79

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I hear a lot of people try and defend Lucas' poor coverage lately but let's ask ourselves this... why did Smith punch Lucas in training camp? mmm

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I know everybody is buddy-buddy now. Smith scored that touchdown and gave Lucas the ball BUT I can't help but go back to this summer.

According to eye witnesses (players, coaches, whatever) Smith had been on Lucas ever since Ken signed a free agent deal with the Panthers. Smith had been burning, and probably still burns Ken during every workout and Smith started to get on Ken about his pathetic coverage. The two had been talking but apparently the "talks" weren't working because Smith had continued to just burn Lucas time and time again.

When the fight this summer broke out, according to what I've read, Smith and Lucas were arguing on the sidelines again about how poorly Lucas defended him on one particular play and Smith kept nagging Ken and I guess, Smith who hates people who don't give 110%, got upset with Lucas and his lax coverage and how I guess Smith felt Lucas didn't seem to care enough (show enough passion or dissapointed with himself and his ways) and it pissed Smith off (who plays like the world is against him)... so, well, Smith punched him.

Do I agree with huring Lucas? No. Of course not. BUT even if Smith didn't punch Lucas, even if he just screamed at him and told him to "get better!!" and "stop sucking!!!" isn't there something to be said of that? When your best reciever is so upset with how your cornerback plays and sees problems with his coverage and begs him to get better... maybe Lucas needs help, right? Instead, Smith was labeled crazy, got counseling, and we all forget what happened. Again--- I'm not praising Smith's actions, they are low and totally wrong but MAYBE our best reciever sees it and we don't and why is that? I dunno.

I just wish Lucas played with some passion like Smith and like Minter do and like how Chris Harris does and like how Beason does, and really become a leader for the secondary and lay a hit on somebody and pop a ball loose once in awhile rather than somebody who waits for a reciever to catch a ball, so he can run over and give him a big hug!!! :mad: He plays like 5 feet off of everybody he defends. It's frustrating... especially lately!! Smith was basically trying to tell Lucas how to get better and he didn't even care to listen. How frustrating is that? uhh

Again, I'm not saying I agree with what Smith did but he did it and the reasoning I read about this summer - watching Lucas play now - is making a ton of sense.

Any thoughts or is Steve Smith just crazy to argue with Lucas because Lucas is God? Just asking...

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Heard the same thing a little while ago

Its like he doesn't even care. And it made Smith mad, so he hit him

I think it was true, because its a pic of him kneeling down and Smith standing over top of him yelling. And it looked like he wasn't even caring

If it was me, I would have definitely got into a confrontation with him also. I might not have popped him, but I probably would have pushed him or grabbed him

Dont got the drive to be the best, get the hell outta football

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Smith hit him because Smith is a hot headed ass hole with anger management issues.

Same thing that happened on Sunday night when he got that holding/wrestling call that canceled out a first down and would have made a 50 yard field goal 40 yards. Smith has done plenty to win games over the years but that is one incident where his temper may have cost us a very big one.

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