Cam Newton & Steve Smith Sr. break the silence after 10 years

[TheSpecialJuan]

[DaveThePanther2008]

Whether it was Smitty or Cam, Gettleman should have kept Smitty on the roster and play out his contract. I think the 2015 team with Smitty on it would have probably gone undefeated and we would have won our 2nd Super Bowl visit. 

Worse than letting him go was he never address bringing in a Stud veteran WR. 

[OneBadCat]

I wish Cam had asked Smitty if he was on the roster in 15, do we win the SB?

I imagine we would. Smith would make Talib his bitch and the NFL would have given us leeway with the officiating having a legacy vet like Smith on the team vs the Manning retirement narrative.

Edited yesterday at 12:25 AM by OneBadCat

[Cam's New Arm]

5 hours ago, DaveThePanther2008 said:

Whether it was Smitty or Cam, Gettleman should have kept Smitty on the roster and play out his contract. I think the 2015 team with Smitty on it would have probably gone undefeated and we would have won our 2nd Super Bowl visit. 

Worse than letting him go was he never address bringing in a Stud veteran WR. 

They tried. KB and FunFun were thoroughbreds. KB took over that national championship game with Jameis at QB. Up until spring training of 2015, KB was him. He wasn't Steve Smith, but he was who we drafted him to be. And then, he hate the guy he was supposed to be.

[thennek]

If stories are true, 89 was not allowing Cam lead the team. His prickly attitude and personality was growing old and was a distraction. It was addressed but nothing changed. He was being difficult and there are reports he was not supporting his young QB. It was Cam or 89, and the Panthers correctly chose Cam. 

[DaveThePanther2008]

21 hours ago, Cam's New Arm said:

They tried. KB and FunFun were thoroughbreds. KB took over that national championship game with Jameis at QB. Up until spring training of 2015, KB was him. He wasn't Steve Smith, but he was who we drafted him to be. And then, he hate the guy he was supposed to be.

Gettleman was relying on a rookie.  KB had talent but he didn't have the work ethic.  He ballooned his way right out of the league because he didn't take care of himself.   Funchess was never EVER going to be that guy.  if you let your all world WR go you have to bring someone in that could have replaced him TALENT wise. 

[Mike2.0]

I think the ‘issue’ here is that we had two guys that clashed for several reasons. In some ways they were different, but in other ways they had a lot in common, and sadly they couldn’t see the forest for the trees. Sometimes when you have two people like that together they are either going to love or hate each other, and if it’s the latter, you need someone to mediate and hope the two individuals are capable of putting their differences aside for the common good. In this instance, they couldn’t find a way to move forwards together because I don’t think either guy wanted to play second fiddle to the other. This video basically said neither guy had the tools to bridge that gap and mend that fence, and perhaps also were unwilling to give an inch at that stage in their lives and careers. So a divorce, while unfortunate, was always likely.

Do we win the Super Bowl with Smitty and Cam? Well, it’s one of life’s big what ifs for us Panthers fans.