Panthers going for nostalgia, good times

Carolina pissed all of us off yesterday when their "big" free agent signing was Stephen Davis, running back here from 2003-2005.

The Panthers are expected to sign Stephen Davis to a deal which will allow the Spartanburg native to retire with his hometown team.

Also Monday, the Panthers completed contract restructurings with cornerback Ken Lucas and defensive tackle Maake Kemoeatu, gave the low restricted free agent tender of $927,000 to offensive lineman Evan Mathis, and signed a pair of exclusive rights free agents, running back Alex Haynes and safety C.J. Wilson, to one-year deals.

This is significant because....well, I don't really know why it's significant. It's kinda cool, I guess. Whatever gives the middle finger to Washington I'm a fan of. He basically carried the team to the playoffs until he went out in the Super Bowl and let Jake learn on the fly, so for that you can't hate him. But let's not stop there. Let's get REAL fucking nostalgic!

TODD STEUSSIE

You don't have to look very hard for a picture of Steussie holding. What you don't see here is he was actually offsides on this play as well. Why in the world we ever thought he was worth a big free agent contract is beyond me. He is living proof that steroids don't always make you better.

Rod Smart and Jarrod Cooper

I think it was the worst kept secret in Houston that year that these two were gay as fuck. Cooper was practically tonguing Rod Smart the entire time. By this time Jarrod was a far ways off from the guy who took off his helmet on the field before throwing a first punch. Smart was pretty useless as a kick return guy and for some reason didn't try to lateral it on the last play. I remember once reading a quote by Smart where he said in a few years he was going to be one of the top running backs in the NFL. He had his chance to start the next year when every running back in the world got hurt for the Panthers. What'd he do? Last one carry.

Still the fans loved them and Smart could grow his fro back out and all would be well.

Sam Mills

Yeah I know he's dead but can you think of anyone more beloved in the history of the Panthers than Sam Mills? They could just exhume his body and prop it on the sideline and people would pay.

Honestly there's not much happening now and I feel like I'm just throwing shit against the wall so I'm going back to sleep.