Steve Smith: A Slot Receiver In 2012?

[PantherPhann89]

Smith may be moving around a bit this year. I can imagine us using Smith like New England using Welker. This will make our offense even more unstoppable. Man I can't wait!

http://www.derp/2012/5/12/3016370/steve-smith-a-slot-receiver-in-2012#storyjump

[I am Hubby]

With Chud at the helm, I am not going to even try and guess what he will come up with as regards to utilizing Smitty. Which just gets me that more excited. As long as Chud is around, we are going to be one exciting team to watch.

[jtnc]

With Chud at the helm, I am not going to even try and guess what he will come up with as regards to utilizing Smitty. Which just gets me that more excited. As long as Chud is around, we are going to be one exciting team to watch.

I have a feeling Chud won't be around much longer, if he has as much success as he did last year. A team is gonna offer him a HC job.

[PantherPhann89]

I have a feeling Chud won't be around much longer, if he has as much success as he did last year. A team is gonna offer him a HC job.

Yeah you're probably right, but at least we'll get to enjoy the ride.

[Ivan The Awesome]

I have a feeling Chud won't be around much longer, if he has as much success as he did last year. A team is gonna offer him a HC job.

I have to agree. Hopefully no one will get fired any time soon.

[KendrickPanther]

I don't buy the Chud for HC stuff. A year ago this guy was a tight ends coach. He's doing very well with us but to me it's a big risk to hand him an entire team.

[SIGCHI222]

Chud will be gone less than 8 months from now. Mark it and hope that the Panthers organization can decipher what he has in that playbook.

[PantherPhann89]

I think Chud moving Smith around is a great idea. It will make defenses may even more attention to him b/c they know how dangerous he is with the ball in his hands, in addition it will open up our passing game to LaFell and Gettis.

[I am Hubby]

Chud will be gone less than 8 months from now. Mark it and hope that the Panthers organization can decipher what he has in that playbook.

So Chud will be gone before the season even ends? Wow, that is bold.

It is not the deciphering of the playbook. It is the ability to call one play that leads to the next. Which in turns leads to a play down the line. It is having the balls to call a play no one else even thought of. It is the imagination to use your talent to there fullest. It is the flexibilty to think outside the box, and have it translate to the field.

It is not the playbook we loose with Chud. It is his innate abiltiy to put imagination into reality. That is what we loose when Chud leaves. He has a first class mind, which on its own is impressive. But, the ability to transfer thought into reality is a rare gift. We best enjoy it while it lasts.

The anti Monkey hit. We ain't your steppin stone. Let it ring loud. Let ring from the mountains to the ocean. Leave our Chud alone.

[fieryprophet]

Anyone who seriously believes Chud will get tagged for a HC job is seriously unaware of how the head coach process is done. There's only 32 jobs to go around, with several of them available each year, and only one or two would consider someone without head coaching experience at any level of football.

Also, as much as I'm glad Chud is here, he's not really head coach material, because his media savvy is almost non-existent, and a head coach has to be a full-time face of the franchise. Everything I've heard about his interviews said that teams liked him, but really only as an OC.

[Gallagher]

Nah, I think Smitty will still line up wide. He can stretch the field better than Gettis and can dominate the sideline and plant his toes better than Lafell. I think David will start off in the slot and might be able to overtake Brandon for the #2 spot if he balls.

[LinvilleGorge]

I love the idea of moving Smitty around in multiple wide out formations so that defenses struggle to key in on him. IMO, we haven't done enough of that in previous years.

[carolina-chuck]

Can we promote Chud to HC and move Rivera to DC? That would make our team a whole lot better.

[RunFasterJumpHigher]

Nah, I think Smitty will still line up wide. He can stretch the field better than Gettis and can dominate the sideline and plant his toes better than Lafell. I think David will start off in the slot and might be able to overtake Brandon for the #2 spot if he balls.

I can't remember where I read it, but last year at training camp I remember some talk that Gettis showed up faster than Smitty. I know playing on the outside requires more than straight line speed, but I think with his height, Gettis might be able to relieve Smith on the outside in certain situations. All this assuming Gettis is fully recovered, and studied up on the playbook.