OT - Steve Smith

by Plum on Aug 4, 2008 4:47 PM CDT

So listening to Brian Esteridge on the way home today, he made a pretty compelling argument for the Cowboys to test the waters on trading for Steve Smith. Everyone knows what kind of player this guy is, and a combination of SS and T.O. would be completely unstoppable come Sundays.

Word out of Carolina is that they are growing tired of his act and this isn't the first time he's caused a distraction to the team (this latest incident was obviously on a much larger scale).

What would it take to get Smith to Dallas? Obviously talks start with a first-round pick, but there seem to be a decent number of guys here that could get far more substantial playing time for a team that isn't as loaded. I, for one, think that if Smith came to Dallas it is a GUARANTEED Super Bowl berth, barring injury.

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There's never a guarantee in sports even if everyone's healthy

by Coolbean04 on Aug 4, 2008 4:51 PM CDT reply actions

Probably

to begin a first round pick or a combination of something like a 2nd and 4th. Then, you would probably have to throw in some of your players, maybe a CB with the amount of people they have there, and someone like Bobby Carpenter or Kevin Burnett, who seem undersized to play in the 3-4 and would benefit more in Carolina’s 4-3.

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by MayurP on Aug 4, 2008 4:57 PM CDT reply actions

Steve Smith...

is a beast. Fellow Ute.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 4, 2008 5:05 PM CDT reply actions

Oh baby

give me some of that.

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by Agreen07 on Aug 4, 2008 5:05 PM CDT reply actions

I don't see it happening...

The Panthers know that Steve Smith is their only weapon (depending on Jonathan Stewart) on offense.

Without him their offense is very underwhelming…..

by clinton33 on Aug 4, 2008 5:11 PM CDT reply actions

Drops too many passes

Josh Hamilton is better than you.

by Longhorn on Aug 4, 2008 5:14 PM CDT reply actions

Haha...

I assume you’re a Cowboys fan. If so that is ironic seeing as though TO drops 3x as many passes as Smith does.

If Smith could be had Cowboy fans should be drooling at the chance to get that guy. TO/Smith would be huge.

"The only good is knowledge and the only evil is ignorance."-Socrates

by slc ranger on Aug 4, 2008 5:18 PM CDT up reply actions

Smith drops more.

But, I’d still have him in Dallas.

Josh Hamilton is better than you.

by Longhorn on Aug 4, 2008 6:12 PM CDT up reply actions

Wrong

TO – 17
Smith – 10

http://stats.washingtonpost.com/fb/leaders.asp?year=2007&range=NFL&type=Receiving&rank=232

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by TheBZA on Aug 5, 2008 8:18 AM CDT up reply actions

lol

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by trident on Aug 4, 2008 5:41 PM CDT up reply actions

This argument is always funny to me..

...could it be that certain receivers drop more passes because they are thrown too much more? If you follow some of the more advanced stats for football, you’ll see that if you look at target numbers and percent of targets caught that a lot of the guys who catch a large percentage of their throws don’t get thrown to as often as the big boys.

by GhettoBear04 on Aug 4, 2008 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions

Go For It

I am all for it. If the Cowboys can keep him, T.O., Pac-Man, Tank, and more under control then they have an excellent shot to win it all and if they lose control than they may lose in the first round of the playoffs so what would be different than the previous years anyway

by Stoffels on Aug 4, 2008 5:28 PM CDT reply actions

Smith is amazing

And still quite young. I can’t see Carolina giving up on him, he’s too integral to their offense. If we did want him, It’d take two firsts.

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by BudLight on Aug 4, 2008 6:22 PM CDT reply actions

Go For It

Smith will cost us a # 1 pick but our pick will be horrible any ways but imagine Smith, TO and Witten together with Barber in the backfield. This will open up the field. I still doubt it will happen but Roy Williams (Lions) is a FA next year and all indications are that he wants to be here.

by Monkey Brain on Aug 4, 2008 8:29 PM CDT reply actions