Do you think this will/should be Smitty's last year as a Panther?

[Jakob]

This is by far the worst thread I have read in months... I can remember back in 08/09 I was considered the worst poster on this forum. Most people would probably refer to that as "the good ol days" now.

I don't even actually blame you.. This is the norm now....

[Kevin Greene]

Don't fug with Smitty.

Some day I see Cam and Smitty getting a Lombardi together ala Rothlisberger/Bettis.

 

Wait for it.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

Thought he had a great game today. There will always be a place for Steve Smith's in this league... he can play another 3 years on this team... Just not as the #1. If we were to get a true #1 in the draft or opposite smith as a free agent, it would rejuvenate him. he can't be a #1 anymore I don't believe, but I hope this isn't his last year and dont believe it should be.

 

Loved seeing him knock the poo out of a guy today and also mixing it up and fighting after plays like he usually does. I would miss the hell out of that.

[blackcat]

I think this is 89's last year as #1. Ginn will be resigned and smitty will go inside, as he's lobbied for for a couple of years. That leaves Lafell/Ginn to battle for the #1 spot. We won't draft a wr, we'll be drafting OL.

[SmashNDash]

I think this is 89's last year as #1. Ginn will be resigned and smitty will go inside, as he's lobbied for for a couple of years. That leaves Lafell/Ginn to battle for the #1 spot. We won't draft a wr, we'll be drafting OL.

Agreed.  Smith is the ultimate slot, and his contract number really isn't that high. He said he wants to play 2 more seasons after this one, and I say we give it him.  Although I disagree, depending on FA of course, I think we should target WR in round 1 and OL in FA.

[blackcat]

Disagree, we cant rely on a rookie WR to produce. IMO, we'd be better served drafting an O lineman early.

[Frank Hollywood]

No.

 

Even if we only took money into account, it wouldnt make sense.

YEAR BASE S. BONUS MISC. CAP HIT DEAD

2012 1,000,000 3,550,000 2,963,111 7,513,111 16,800,000

2013 3,750,000 2,000,000 - 5,750,000 11,750,000

2014 4,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 7,000,000 9,000,000

2015 7,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 10,000,000 6,000,000

2016 9,000,000 2,000,000 1,000,000 12,000,000 3,000,000

 

 

2014 There would be more dead money than what we would save from cutting him.

 

In 2015 we could cut him and save 4 mil, but he's the leader of this team. You can't replace Smitty's fire. There literally isn't one player in the NFL that has it. If he continues to drop off considerably, I could see him taking a pay cut, but I really, really doubt he is cut in 2015.

 

2016 is a player option. If he is performing poorly at that point (doubtful) he may not elect to use it. We wouldn't lose much by cutting him then if we chose either. 

[Cpt slay a ho]

You guys underestimate smitty , still early in the season and i still thinks he gets over 1000 also.

 

 the way i like to think of it is if london flecher is still playing so can smitty

[YoungPanthers89]

We need to (and should have done a long time ago) draft/sign a legit #1 receiver and let smitty do his thing in the slot

[SevenSixes]

Seriously, I expect a Charlotte Panther downer thread each win now. 

 

Here's to keeping them coming..

 

Fug CP, and that is my professional opinion..

 

 

[Udogg]

This is by far the worst thread I have read in months...

 

This isn't the worst thread on this page just for today much less the month :)

[bigskypanthersguy]

Depending on how the draft shakes out, and this is what I lobbied for with defensive tackle for years and years and years and GD years, I think until someone actually proves themselves, we should fortify the receiver and secondary corps as much as possible.  Steve doesn't have much left, and Lafell is very uneven.  Ginn's stint here may prove to just be an anomaly.  There's no telling who we could get in the draft since it's such a variable process, and our early drafting seems to be turning around.  We're going to face another strapped year and so I doubt we'll get too much of anyone valuable in FA, so we're going to have to bite the bullet in the draft.  That's the problem though, in that oline could always use more tackle and guard talent and I'm not in love with Olsen as anything other than a 2 TE.  The last time we took multiple receivers in a draft, only Lafell panned out to a degree.  Maybe another young TE and a wr, then fill whatever line holes and secondary holes we have after that..

 

In short---Steve Smith's last year as a Panther should be up to him because he's one of the very rare players we've ever had who deserve to be afforded that honor.

[BabyChicago]

Nope, just look at Tony Gonzales. He may be old, but Steve is still a great receiver.  Who knows? Maybe he can surpass Tony Gonzales in years played.

[Mage]

Nope, just look at Tony Gonzales. He may be old, but Steve is still a great receiver.  Who knows? Maybe he can surpass Tony Gonzales in years played.

 

You and I must have 2 different definitions of great.