Smitty gets deep, about his Jake comments

by southtunnel on Sep 19, 2009 11:22 PM EDT Comment 10 comments

Steve Smith called in WFNZ on the Frank and Buck show to explain his comments regarding his wildly exaggerated comments to Jake on the sideline during the Philly debacle. For those of you who missed it, Smith said to Jake "I never really liked you as a quarterback. But as a person, that's who I love. I love you as a person". Panther fans chalked it up as a mere joke, trying to lighten the mood. However many in the media ripped Steve for kicking his QB when he was already down.

When Steve explained his remarks I thought he would say it was simply a joke. However his explanation shows that it wasn't just a joke, and actually had far deeper meaning than I ever imagined.

You can listen to the audio of Smith's interview at:
http://www.wfnz.com/The-Frank-and-Buck-Show/3797096

And here is an article from FanHouse.com regarding his explanation:
http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2009/09/19/carolinas-steve-smith-explains-his-jake-delhomme-pep-talk/

Basically what Steve's comments really meant, was that what he "likes" about Jake, and cares for, is not his ability to quarterback an NFL team, but rather who he is as a person. Or in other words Jake shouldn't be too hard on himself for not playing well, because who he is as a person is far greater. Pretty deep stuff!

I got into a small dispute this week with a Falcon fan who was accusing Steve of being nothing more than another thug, prima donna wide receiver. It's tough to explain because Steve Smith is a very complicated individual. But despite all the anger issues, I believe he is a guy that truly cares about people, cares about fans and care about his team. I think what he brings to the team and locker room has compensated for his issues, and prevented him from making the mistakes of many "prima donna" wide receivers.

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Smitty still has his intense enthusiasm for the game...

…but despite his fiery, competitive nature, he’s matured considerably in the last two years. The after affects of his punching out Lucas reached him, and he’s shown that family, team, and the community are where it’s at. In the ghetto neighborhood he grew up in, he could’ve ended up a thug, but he didn’t, thanks to football. Also, he’s learned a lot from a close association with John Kasay, a very religious man.

by bigdavis on Sep 19, 2009 11:44 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Every Panther fan should listen to that Frank & Buck call from Smitty

It takes a few minutes to get to his call, but it’s worth it — he really expresses himself well. What a great teammate to have.

by bigdavis on Sep 20, 2009 12:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Thanks for putting up the link, southtunnel!

by bigdavis on Sep 20, 2009 12:07 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

"My very worst enemy during my games is myself. And if you are not prepared for you very worst enemy, yourself, you'll fail every time."

And so it says in Sun Tzu’s book of war. "Know thy enemy and know thyself, and thou shall have victory in every battle.

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

by Revshawn on Sep 20, 2009 12:11 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Ok, not I'm extremely interested...

What are you into that you can just rattle off ancient Chinese quotes???

on behalf of tha dirty south: soul food, carolina blue, southern hospitality, and tha queen city

by southtunnel on Sep 20, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't blame you for standing up for SS

the guy is a fantastic WR with great character to boot. As much as I want to hate him, I like the guy a lot.

Does he really have braces?

know what you believe in and why you believe in it

by MentallyMIA on Sep 20, 2009 12:29 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

My theory on Steve Smith

I think he is the most misunderstood player in the NFL. A lot of this is based on the assumption that he is a classic prima donna WR, however, this is an easy, lazy archetype to apply to Smith.

This prima donna attitude normally is attributed to three areas:
1. Money
2. Getting the ball
3. Being in the spotlight

Which of these does Steve Smith fall into? The only thing you could accuse Smitty of is #2, but is this to pad his stats or allow him to be recognized as a top tier reciever? No.

Above all else Smith wants the Panthers to win. This is a typical desire for other positions, but strangely unusual for the WR position. For the mass media and populace who have been conditioned to look for the prima donna WR, then Smith’s emotion, his bravado, the issues with teammates all make him appear to be a traditional prima donna. In reality, he is passionate about winning. His desire for the ball is solely to help the team win… he is the ultimate Panther and from this Panther fan’s perspective that’s what makes our team different to others in the league, our emotion; for better, or for worse.

Cat Scratch Reader's resident optimist.

by James The Aussie on Sep 20, 2009 12:44 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

It's obvious that Steve wants the ball

But what separates him from other WRs, is that he never complains when he doesn’t get it. It’s really impressive that all this time he’s been able to deny his big ego for the sake of the team.

on behalf of tha dirty south: soul food, carolina blue, southern hospitality, and tha queen city

by southtunnel on Sep 20, 2009 11:44 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions 0 recs

All the good ones WANT the ball

You have to have that sort of confidence to be a great WR. But yes, the key is to not let that want affect the team negatively and I don’t think Steve does that at all.

by R-F on Sep 20, 2009 12:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs