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Steve Smith doesn't want to be a Number 1 anymore
3/29/2010 3:48:04 PM
WFNZ in Charlotte via Sports Radio Interviews reports Panthers WR Steve Smith said he would like the Panthers to acquire a wide receiver that is talented enough to do more than just compliment him, how he's ready to relinquish his duties as the #1 receiver and move into a more complimentary role in the slot himself.
Smith said “Well the thing is, everybody keeps saying a compliment receiver to compliment me….I don’t want anyone to compliment me. I’m turning 31 years old, people can say I’m losing speed, yada, yada, yada. Whatever. I would like a younger guy to come in and eventually take my spot. I don’t want to be a #1 anymore. I don’t want to be a guy who can’t let go of something he’s got to let go.
I would like to be a guy that can play in the slot all day, and I would like some of these young guys to start doing some of the out routes like I was doing for Moose and Ricky when I was fresh legged and when I didn’t know what I was doing, and really start to develop and start handing over the torch. I don’t want to be this guy who can’t let it go when it’s time to let it go.
To be honest, the next five years, I want to enjoy playing. And I really haven’t enjoyed playing because I had goals where I was like I want this, I want that. And in the process, I kind of forgot that I’m playing my dream.
So I just want to settle down and fade away in a good way, not in a bad way. I really want to feel like I was part of something special to help Carolina be one of those dynasty teams. And that’s what I mean by I don’t want to compliment somebody, I want to add to what they already have.
And all the other stuff – I mean the quarterback situation and all that other stuff – I hope it takes care of itself, but I did lose some friends, and my wife lost some friends, people we were hanging out with, having barbecues with. Now we’re not going to have that luxury as much as we did the last two, three years, and some guys six years.”
3/29/2010 3:48:04 PM
WFNZ in Charlotte via Sports Radio Interviews reports Panthers WR Steve Smith said he would like the Panthers to acquire a wide receiver that is talented enough to do more than just compliment him, how he's ready to relinquish his duties as the #1 receiver and move into a more complimentary role in the slot himself.
Smith said “Well the thing is, everybody keeps saying a compliment receiver to compliment me….I don’t want anyone to compliment me. I’m turning 31 years old, people can say I’m losing speed, yada, yada, yada. Whatever. I would like a younger guy to come in and eventually take my spot. I don’t want to be a #1 anymore. I don’t want to be a guy who can’t let go of something he’s got to let go.
I would like to be a guy that can play in the slot all day, and I would like some of these young guys to start doing some of the out routes like I was doing for Moose and Ricky when I was fresh legged and when I didn’t know what I was doing, and really start to develop and start handing over the torch. I don’t want to be this guy who can’t let it go when it’s time to let it go.
To be honest, the next five years, I want to enjoy playing. And I really haven’t enjoyed playing because I had goals where I was like I want this, I want that. And in the process, I kind of forgot that I’m playing my dream.
So I just want to settle down and fade away in a good way, not in a bad way. I really want to feel like I was part of something special to help Carolina be one of those dynasty teams. And that’s what I mean by I don’t want to compliment somebody, I want to add to what they already have.
And all the other stuff – I mean the quarterback situation and all that other stuff – I hope it takes care of itself, but I did lose some friends, and my wife lost some friends, people we were hanging out with, having barbecues with. Now we’re not going to have that luxury as much as we did the last two, three years, and some guys six years.”
