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| | per profootballtalk.com Posted by Mike Florio on August 4, 2008, 9:23 p.m. In the wake of Friday’s troubling incident between receiver Steve Smith and cornerback Ken Lucas, the Panthers could be thinking about life without the talented-but-troubled wideout. Matt Mosley of ESPN.com reports that there are “rumblings” out of Panthers camp that the team is fed up with Smith’s actions, and are at least considering the idea of trading him. Mosley says that Smith has become a “divisive force” on the team: “One Panthers source said that several defensive backs were walking around after the recent incident saying that if management didn’t discipline Smith, they would.” And Mosley, whose covers the NFC East for ESPN.com’s post-Hashmarks blog project, partially justifies his encroachment upon Pat Yasinskas’ NFC South turf by suggesting that the Cowboys could be Smith’s ultimate destination. Other teams that would at least consider Smith include, in our view, the Eagles, Vikings, Bears, and Redskins. Assuming that Smith wouldn’t want a new deal, his cap charge for 2008 is a very manageable $1.75 million. Because it’s after June 1, the Panthers wouldn’t take a cap hit for the move until 2009. Smith currently is signed through 2012. His future salaries are $3.4 million 2009, $5.75 million in 2010, $7 million in 2011, and $7.75 million in 2012.
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| | | Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 11:54 PM | |
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| | One advantage: He'd kick Matt Jones' a** for being lazy. |
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| | | Posted Monday, August 04, 2008 11:57 PM | |
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| | | Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 8:14 AM | |
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| worth looking into at the very least.
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| | | Posted Tuesday, August 05, 2008 9:28 AM | |
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| | I doubt Steve Smith gets traded. Fox and the and Carolina GMs jobs are on the line this year. If they miss the playoffs, they will be out. They may not like Steve Smith, but they need him. There is a HUGE drop off at WR for the Panthers after Steve Smith. Mushin Mohammed is the #2 and he is scaring no one. Unless they can get some sort of value at WR in return, and Jerry Porter is not that person, he won't be traded.. They drafted the USC WR at #1 last year (Dwayne JArrett), but he is actually a bigger head case than Smith, so that isn't helping matters. SMith criticized him last year for not knowing the playbook. |
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| XLIColts (8/5/2008)
I doubt Steve Smith gets traded. Fox and the and Carolina GMs jobs are on the line this year. If they miss the playoffs, they will be out. They may not like Steve Smith, but they need him. There is a HUGE drop off at WR for the Panthers after Steve Smith. Mushin Mohammed is the #2 and he is scaring no one. Unless they can get some sort of value at WR in return, and Jerry Porter is not that person, he won't be traded.. They drafted the USC WR at #1 last year (Dwayne JArrett), but he is actually a bigger head case than Smith, so that isn't helping matters. SMith criticized him last year for not knowing the playbook.I agree that Smith will remain with the Panthers. Looking at his salary, they have a top 5 reciever at a bargain basement price. They will do something to appease the DBs, maybe a fine or 1 preseason game suspension, but if I am the GM, Smith will remain on my team.
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| BUCKETHEAD (8/5/2008)
XLIColts (8/5/2008)
I doubt Steve Smith gets traded. Fox and the and Carolina GMs jobs are on the line this year. If they miss the playoffs, they will be out. They may not like Steve Smith, but they need him. There is a HUGE drop off at WR for the Panthers after Steve Smith. Mushin Mohammed is the #2 and he is scaring no one. Unless they can get some sort of value at WR in return, and Jerry Porter is not that person, he won't be traded.. They drafted the USC WR at #1 last year (Dwayne JArrett), but he is actually a bigger head case than Smith, so that isn't helping matters. SMith criticized him last year for not knowing the playbook.I agree that Smith will remain with the Panthers. Looking at his salary, they have a top 5 reciever at a bargain basement price. They will do something to appease the DBs, maybe a fine or 1 preseason game suspension, but if I am the GM, Smith will remain on my team.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe he was suspended for the first two regular season games. That also amounts to ~$205,000.
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