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SMITH SAYS KEY IS NO MOOSE
Panthers receiver Steve Smith hasn't exactly rolled out the welcome wagon for receiver Keyshawn Johnson, who signed last month with Carolina after being cut by the Cowboys.
During an April 7 celebrity golf tournament hosted by former N.C. State stars Torry and Terrence Holt, Smith told the Raleigh News & Observer that Keyshawn is no replacement for Muhsin Muhammad, who was dumped by the Panthers in 2005.
Asked if Johnson will help the Panthers' offense, Smith said: "I don't know. Everybody wants me to speculate. I can't speculate. The natural thing to say is 'yeah he's going to help us', but time will tell.
"Nobody plays like Moose," Smith added. "Nobody ever will play like Moose to me."
Smith, in our view, can expect a response -- public or private -- from Johnson, who has shown a tendency to fly off the handle from time to time. So has Smith, who several years ago suckered punch a teammate in the film room.
And it could be that Smith is in the process of developing into yet another NFL pass-catching diva, who might feel threatened by the arrival of a guy who once upon a time was far bigger than Smith has yet become. Though Smith is younger and, in our view, better than Johnson, Keyshawn could ring up superior numbers in 2006, since Smith will continue to be blanketed by opposing defenses -- making it easier for Johnson to get free.
At the same tournament, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb complained that receiver Terrell Owens still won't talk to him.
"We've seen each other at different occasions but never spoke. I'm going to speak. That's just me, I'm going to speak to whomever. You don't have to like me, just respect what I do. I respect what you do," McNabb said.
Boo-freakin'-hoo. Move on, Donovan. For your sake. For everyone's sake.
McNabb also said that Owens public antics last season sucked the life out of the Eagles.
"You've got [other] guys [in the NFL] who are somewhat cancerous, but they don't come out publically [sic] . . . it can rip a team apart," McNabb said.
Okay, good point. But move on. You're starting to sound like your former offensive coordinator.
The connection between McNabb's and Smith's words, as we see it, is that Smith shouldn't have said anything publicly regarding Johnson, if Smith wasn't going to say anything positive. The Panthers made it to the NFC title game in 2005 without Muhammad, and Johnson can only help the cause in 2006.
But if Johnson and Smith are feuding, it could impede the team's progress toward the broader goal of delivering a Lombardi to Charlotte.
Panthers receiver Steve Smith hasn't exactly rolled out the welcome wagon for receiver Keyshawn Johnson, who signed last month with Carolina after being cut by the Cowboys.
During an April 7 celebrity golf tournament hosted by former N.C. State stars Torry and Terrence Holt, Smith told the Raleigh News & Observer that Keyshawn is no replacement for Muhsin Muhammad, who was dumped by the Panthers in 2005.
Asked if Johnson will help the Panthers' offense, Smith said: "I don't know. Everybody wants me to speculate. I can't speculate. The natural thing to say is 'yeah he's going to help us', but time will tell.
"Nobody plays like Moose," Smith added. "Nobody ever will play like Moose to me."
Smith, in our view, can expect a response -- public or private -- from Johnson, who has shown a tendency to fly off the handle from time to time. So has Smith, who several years ago suckered punch a teammate in the film room.
And it could be that Smith is in the process of developing into yet another NFL pass-catching diva, who might feel threatened by the arrival of a guy who once upon a time was far bigger than Smith has yet become. Though Smith is younger and, in our view, better than Johnson, Keyshawn could ring up superior numbers in 2006, since Smith will continue to be blanketed by opposing defenses -- making it easier for Johnson to get free.
At the same tournament, Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb complained that receiver Terrell Owens still won't talk to him.
"We've seen each other at different occasions but never spoke. I'm going to speak. That's just me, I'm going to speak to whomever. You don't have to like me, just respect what I do. I respect what you do," McNabb said.
Boo-freakin'-hoo. Move on, Donovan. For your sake. For everyone's sake.
McNabb also said that Owens public antics last season sucked the life out of the Eagles.
"You've got [other] guys [in the NFL] who are somewhat cancerous, but they don't come out publically [sic] . . . it can rip a team apart," McNabb said.
Okay, good point. But move on. You're starting to sound like your former offensive coordinator.
The connection between McNabb's and Smith's words, as we see it, is that Smith shouldn't have said anything publicly regarding Johnson, if Smith wasn't going to say anything positive. The Panthers made it to the NFC title game in 2005 without Muhammad, and Johnson can only help the cause in 2006.
But if Johnson and Smith are feuding, it could impede the team's progress toward the broader goal of delivering a Lombardi to Charlotte.
