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Smitty closed door meeting with Richardson

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By boo7382,
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Proudiddy Grand Master

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But, we all want to be like the Patriots and the Steelers.....and the Patriots were willing to move Randy Moss.

God, our fanbase does not get it.

You move players that are on the downside of their career....that is why the Patriots and the Steelers are the model franchises in the NFL.

No, I do get it... I actually called for a Smitty trade earlier in the season - WHEN WE WOULD'VE GOTTEN VALUE FOR HIM. But, to do it now after he's demanded a trade (if that's what happened), and as the season has wore on he's teams have gotten to see him with so little production... That's NOT how the Patriots and Steelers work.

And when I argued for it earlier in the season, I think I actually made the same comparison - I said it was ideal we did it then because the best franchises know "when to get out" with a player and get value for him and often the other team gets little to nothing and feeling robbed (Moss).

We really are the generic, corny ass, wannabe step-son of those franchises. Always trying to emulating them but never quite get it, and probably never will.

This lemon-sucking face motherfuger pretending to be a QB has done more to set this franchise back in one year than people realize.

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Smith's contract is to large to fit in with New England. If he would take a pay cut then they would probably want him.

Of course they are likely to be in the Superbowl again this year and may not feel they need to upgrade the receiver corps.

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i'd believe this if steve hadn't already said his desire to remain a panther. I realize that was before this season, and things can change.

It was a closed door meeting..hence this is 100% speculation.

Since we're going to speculate...maybe richardson was letting smitty know of his plans for the team, to reassure smitty, and maybe ask him for his input.

Then agai, maybe he is gone...but I can't imagine any meeting this time of year would be about a trade.

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i'd believe this if steve hadn't already said his desire to remain a panther. I realize that was before this season, and things can change.

It was a closed door meeting..hence this is 100% speculation.

Since we're going to speculate...maybe richardson was letting smitty know of his plans for the team, to reassure smitty, and maybe ask him for his input.

Then agai, maybe he is gone...but I can't imagine any meeting this time of year would be about a trade.

I hope you're right.

But when you go from being an elite WR to playing with an inept QB each game, HOPING to see just 1 pass thrown to you in a position where you can make a play... Yeah, I can see why he might want out.

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i'd believe this if steve hadn't already said his desire to remain a panther. I realize that was before this season, and things can change.

It was a closed door meeting..hence this is 100% speculation.

Since we're going to speculate...maybe richardson was letting smitty know of his plans for the team, to reassure smitty, and maybe ask him for his input.

Then agai, maybe he is gone...but I can't imagine any meeting this time of year would be about a trade.

Ditto, Smitty can't be traded until the offseason starts. I have a hard time believing Steve went to JR two several months before he can be traded and demanded a trade. He would have to hear about it from the media, fans, teammates etc for the next couple of months. I think this meeting was more about the direction the team is moving and his concern over the QB position then demanding to be moved....

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i'd believe this if steve hadn't already said his desire to remain a panther. I realize that was before this season, and things can change.

It was a closed door meeting..hence this is 100% speculation.

Since we're going to speculate...maybe richardson was letting smitty know of his plans for the team, to reassure smitty, and maybe ask him for his input.

Then agai, maybe he is gone...but I can't imagine any meeting this time of year would be about a trade.

Speculation:

Jimmy went cryin' to JR about how mean Smitty was and didn't like him...Boo Hoo

JR called Smitty to his office to share a laugh about what a cry baby Jimmy was!

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