Los Angeles Times Article - Steve Smith

[h0llywood]

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-farmer-panthers-smith-20131206,0,1911025.column#axzz2mfBA1k1u

 

Going through my nightly reading of my local newspaper, I came across this gem. There is NEVER an article about the Carolina Panthers on the LA Times that I have ever encountered....Until tonight..a good one at that by one of our better writers.

 

Looks like Sam Farmer and local boy SS had a phone interview.

 

I hope that this article is a start in making the Panthers more common in other major market newspapers.

 

 

 

"I think I've changed the game as far as to say, you can't use the measurements of how tall a guy is to disqualify him as a wide receiver," Smith said. "I see guys and I look at myself and I say, 'You know what, you can't keep telling me I can't play wideout because I'm not the standard that you set. Why is there a standard set on height, when all you've got to do is run a good route and catch the ball?'"

[Hammerin'Cameron34]

Great article. Great I tell you. That part about him crying and saying "Football's all I got" almost made me tear up. Steve Smith you are the best.

[rayzor]

good little read. interesting perspective. liked hearing from his older coaches.

[intangiblejohnny]

This article is absolutely wonderful. It shows how misunderstood Steve is to the masses.

At the very least there had better be a Steve Smith statue outside of BOA and I personally think he is HoF material.

Thank you for the clip, op.

[h0llywood]

Two things that I learned from this article about #89

 

1) Smitty broke his neck in college

2) Smitty worked at Taco Bell

[rayzor]

there should be "a football life" about him.

[KendrickPanther]

Steve is a legend. Hate all of his wasted years with injuries, bad QB play, and special teams duty.

[teeray]

Great article. His development not only as a player but as a person since he has been here is special.

[KJ89]

there should be "a football life" about him.

He better write an autobiography.

[SIGCHI222]

Very seldom are these random links worth clicking on.  This one was an exception.

 

Nice, very nice.

 

It's time to put this to rest.  Steve deserves a ring.

[KendrickPanther]

Steve talks about how he wants to work at the radio station because his kids need to see dad go to work. He doesn't want to retire and sit around the house all the time. He wants to be a role model.

 

When I see other fans say things about Steve, they have no idea what he does off the field. It really is a shame because he helps a lot of people and takes care of his kids.

[GRWatcher]

I love this line: "If he gets upset, you've lit the wrong match."

 

That's our Smitty!!!

 

Thanks for the article. Very good read.

[Kevin Greene]

SoCal's best.

 

Can't wait to see Smitty Beast Sunday Night.

[SIGCHI222]

Everybody else can kick rocks.

 

Smitty will be a life-long Panther and out 1st HOF'er.

 

Question is, does he get 0, 1 or 2 rings?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The answer, probably, relies on our defense.