This chromosome-heavy man child is Mike Florio, editor of ProFootballTalk. And when I say editor, I mean cook, because essentially all he does is throw wet noodles at the wall and try to decipher what they mean. Keep in mind, Florio is the one who two years ago claimed Steve Smith was faking an injury to get a better contract.
Well, when he's not pulling shit out of thing air, he's doing something worse; trying to analyze teams. This guy is a Washington fan, so obviously he knows nothing about the sport, and we should just all be grateful we don't have to deal with his Redskins' inferiority complex.
Anyhoo, he predicts the Panthers as one of six teams that will FAIL in 2008, which I agree with because Carolina is terrible and has no defensive line. However, that simple reason wasn't good enough for Mike, possibly because his Ouija board disagreed.
Once again, the Panthers look solid on paper, especially with a pair of first-round picks in running back Jonathan Stewart and offensive tackle Jeff Otah. But Carolina GM Marty Hurney still hasn’t done anything to establish a receiving threat across from Steve Smith or provide depth at quarterback behind Jake Delhomme, whose star is in danger of burning out for good.Whhhaaaaaaatttttttt the fuck? Didn't establish a receiving corps opposite Steve Smith? Let's talk about a couple of things here Mike Florio. Firstly, Muhsin Muhammad and DJ Hackett are football players. Football players that play wide receiver. Football players that play wide receiver that the Panthers signed in the off season to play wide receiver. Instead of not addressing it like you seem to think happened, they went out and got two of the best options that were on the market.
Also keep in mind that when Steve Smith won the triple crown for receiving in 2005, you know who his receiving corp was?
Keary Fucking Colbert was on the other side of the field. A guy the Panthers instructed they wouldn't resign. The second leading receiver on the team that year was Deshaun Foster, a running back. So even if Mike somehow didn't notice that the Panthers had brought in two pretty good receivers, it doesn't really even matter since Steve Smith has been doing it his entire career without any help.
Then he brings up the Quarterback issue, and as we all know, there is a backup QB on this team, almost certainly the QB of the future, and he has balls made of steel and a heart made of the finest whiskey.
But why should Mike Florio know anything about Matt Moore? After all, he's got a shitty SEC quarterback and 49 year old Todd Collins, neither of which could beat Seattle which is something Matt Moore proved very doable.
