January 2006: Steve Smith goes for 12 Rec, 218yds.

25 comments

1. Would’ve been a great match up against Indy

2. Best 50-50 receiver in history.

   I still have his jersey.

   My opinion: he was the second greatest offensive player in Panthers history.

   Thomas Davis on Defense.

3. God, this brings back such good memories. I was a freshman in high school. In my young PRIME as a panthers fan.

   Watching Smitty torch this vaunted defense was so fucking awesome. Best WR I’ve seen pound for pound.

4. The more I watch old clips, the more BY9 reminds me of Delhomme. Not the biggest or best arm, but found a way and was clutch.

5. Jake has some great protection on these throws

6. Man I loved this team. They deserved that Superbowl so much

7. My all time favorite player. God was he fun to watch

8. The phrase “built different” gets thrown around a lot, but y’all…

9. I ain’t gonna lie he caught it.

   But you know who took it.

10. Huge Cam fan – obviously- but there was something different about watching that Jake to Smitty connection. Maybe it’s a nostalgia thing, but damn they were fun to watch!

11. 1st clip is just straight disrespectful lol. He slowed down just to make Mike Brown look stupid.

12. I was at that game! One of the best Panthers games I’ve ever been to. Went up to Chicago with Broach Sports Tours. Smitty was a beast that night

13. Prime Steve Smith is truly one of GOATs

14. How is this guy not in the Hall of fame

15. As a Bears fan in the Carolinas, I love Steve Smith. Except that game.

16. Troy aikman sounds so different these days

17. They do not make them like Steve Smith anymore. Was talking shit the whole time and more than backing it up.

18. Insane that this man is 5’9 and yet could out jump anyone. Truly a special player

19. Ice up, son.

20. That 40-yard bomb dropping right into the bread basket as Smitty crosses the plane hit like crack. What a throw.

21. Love the rebook jersey era

22. Love me some Smith. After what we’ve been through, seeing some of these passes really gets me appreciating Jake more.

23. Smitty has got to be one of the best trash talkers of all time.

24. Our 05 team’s SOOO underrated.

    Honestly if we had a few breaks and Seattle lost in the playoffs somehow, we prob woulda serriously had a solid shot at that Super Bowl. We woulda had to fight the same crap refs Seattle had to deal with but we were a tougher team in tight spots. Seattle wasn’t really battle prepped properly like we were that year. We fought for so much of what we won that year (won a lot of thrillers, beat New England,) Seattle rolled over people and weren’t used to people fighting back. Pittsburgh was good but they were beatable. I think we could have if we stayed focused.

    Always the greatest what if imo.

25. The game my dad said “you might be watching the best one we’ll ever have”