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I caught over 100 punts in camp, that's not an excuse anymore


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Notice I said "bust at WR" I know he had a great year at return man and I'm not saying AE will be another Steve Smith!

Not trying to compare the two as much as I was trying to say players do develope over "time" <- there's that word again.

And BTW according to panthers.com Steve Smith's total Receiving TD's in his rookie season was 0. :sifone:

FYI, his first touch was a kick return against the Vikings, and therefore would not show up as a receiving touchdown...

Your point is moot anyways, because there will never be, especially Armanti Edwards, another Smitty...

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FYI, his first touch was a kick return against the Vikings, and therefore would not show up as a receiving touchdown...

Your point is moot anyways, because there will never be, especially Armanti Edwards, another Smitty...

Again, we are talking as a WR here: I said at the start that I know Smith had a Great year as a PR/KR.

Let's all just hope later this year we can pull this thread back up and say wow he did turn in a great player!

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oh no....here comes that homerism.....

good players huh...

Only player to ever win the Walter Payton Award - given annually to the nation's top NCAA Division I FCS player - twice, capturing the honor in 2008 and 2009...Four-time All-American...Led the Mountaineers to the NCAA Division I FCS national championship in 2006 and 2007...Holds virtually every school and Southern Conference record by a quarterback...Completed 768-of-1,180 passes for 10,392 yards and 74 touchdowns with 33 interceptions...Rushed for 4,361 yards and 65 touchdowns on 755 carries...Became the first player in NCAA Division I history - FCS or FBS - to pass for more than 10,000 yards and rush for more than 4,000 yards in a career...14,753 yards of total offense rank second in NCAA Division I FCS history, topped by the 16,823 yards of Steve McNair of Alcorn State from 1991-94...2009

come on give the kid his due respect, no matter what division FCS or FBS he had an outstanding college career

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oh no....here comes that homerism.....

good players huh...

Only player to ever win the Walter Payton Award - given annually to the nation's top NCAA Division I FCS player - twice,

So thats like a highschool giving out awards to the JV Football team.

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