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Steve Smith leads NFC South in drops


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I can't believe no one has said a word about him tweaking that same ankle he was out with, during the first play after the 2 minute warning in the first half. Thats the reason they didn't let him do punt returns after that.

I noticed that. It looked like he was moving a little bit gingerly on it after that.

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I can't believe no one has said a word about him tweaking that same ankle he was out with, during the first play after the 2 minute warning in the first half. Thats the reason they didn't let him do punt returns after that.

Either that or he's not good at punt returns anymore. He had 1 good return and the rest he just kind of bounced back there and waited for something to happen or he let the ball bounce and it would roll forever.

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I think Steve's best days are behind him. He's officially an "aging receiver."

Fortunately, with Gettis and LaFell, we probably have our future star on the roster. Will either ever be an in-his-prime Steve Smith? No, I think Smitty is a once in a generation player. But we have the makings of a very strong receiving corps. We need to start taking the pressure off Steve (which is what he has wanted for a couple years now) and start calling our young WRs' numbers.

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I think he's just playing frustrated, which is different than playing mad. He's never been on a team this bad before since his rookie year (which he returned punts that year)

Frustration can ruin performance.

I think Smitty will come around; give him some time. Hell, he's practically falling apart.

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Well considering our shitty qb play, I'd say those plays need to be reviewed. I'm not defending Smitty, but our qb's haven't been very accurate. I've seen him drop passes, but I'd be interested to know the % of really hard catches vs hittin him him the face passes he dropped, but he did use to catch more of those.

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I think he's just playing frustrated, which is different than playing mad. He's never been on a team this bad before since his rookie year (which he returned punts that year)

Yeah, I think this is the best explanation. It just doesn't make sense to say that Smith has "lost a step" just yet. He's still burning double-teams. He's still blocking like a beast. He's just not focused right now--he's frustrated that his team sucks so badly and he has one of the worst supporting casts he has ever had. Smith will be fine.

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