Hey NFL! Say Hello to Smash-N-Dash, Panther Style

by Jaxon on Nov 20, 2008 4:16 PM EST

Back in August I ran a post asking my readers to come up with a nickname for the RB duo of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart. After all, we could tell these guys were going to make a mark on the NFL scene. This past Sunday they justified our early excitement with twin 100 yard games, 3 TD's and a club record 264 yards rushing.

We had quite a few interesting nickname submissions which you can check out here. I then ran a poll on some of the choices with the winner being "Two-Headed Monster".

Unfortunately none of the monikers stuck and no one else seemed interested in establishing one, until now. Williams himself thinks they need one and he has one...or maybe two.

"'Smash and dash,'" Williams said. "Or ‘Slash and dash.' Either way."

Me personally I like Smash-N-Dash but let me explain. Its not that I think one of them is the "Smash" and the other "Dash" though you could make that argument. Rather it's that both words describe both backs. Andrew Mason with Panthers.com seems to agree.

It would be obvious to call Stewart the "smash" and Williams the "dash," given the fact that Stewart's physique is endemic of a power runner, Williams' physique is more prototypical of back who relies upon his speed. Yet both are capable of providing the "smash," which was evidenced by Williams' determined slog through defenders for the game-clinching score and Stewart's sprint to the outside and into the open field for his second-quarter touchdown.

So did anyone in my August post correctly guess the moniker? No, but we did have a few close ones. The Bomb dot com came up with Flash and Dash and JStew28 came up with Flash and Smash. Close but no cigar fellas.

So look out NFL because Smash-n-Dash is going to wreak havoc on your preseason Super Bowl predictions!

Is this Smash or Dash?

Poll

Do you think the Smash-n-Dash nickname fits the RB combo of DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart?

Most definitely yes

29 votes

Sort of but we could do better

14 votes

Not really

0 votes

Who cares, I prefer tennis over football

0 votes

43 votes | Poll has closed

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Best I've heard so far

There may be a better name out there, but until I hear it, this sound pretty good to me

by LittleKing on Nov 20, 2008 8:42 PM EST reply actions

So close!

They could have at least shouted out the blog!

(Still calls them JD Power & Associates)

by the bomb dot com on Nov 20, 2008 8:52 PM EST reply actions

I agree with littleking

its the best so far but can the players come up with their own nickname or should the fans come up with it? any input

by JStew28 on Nov 20, 2008 9:27 PM EST reply actions

Hmm...

How about the Bash-Em Brothers?

"Once again the trowsers of evil are yanked down by the mocking hands of justice!"-Revshawn

by Revshawn on Nov 21, 2008 1:51 AM EST reply actions

it's beautiful

I saw youtube highlights of Stewart where I thought he lacked burst in college, and I’ve always thought of D-Will as a guy who get us 1500 yards and 10 TDs. Well he’s putting up the 100 yard games consistently, and should get in the Pro Bowl if he keeps it up. But I was wrong about Stewart. He is clearly better than I gave him credit for. Being wrong is okay some times. Bring on the Falcons.

by usana_gaines on Nov 21, 2008 2:33 AM EST reply actions

Williams quote

“It was something I heard around — I’m not really sure, and I was like, ‘Oh, that’s kind of cool,’” Williams said. “I was just talking one day and it kind of came out — they were yelling it in the stands today, ‘Smash and dash.’ So it was something that the fans picked. It wasn’t something that I just came up with it.”

“You can’t argue with the fans, man. Fans are always right.”

by Davejinxer on Nov 21, 2008 9:32 AM EST reply actions