Skinned Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 I have been following the Vikes game play-by-play on NFL.com and he must have at least 5 defensive holding calls and one which negated a fumble recovery. I think Steve Smith is giving him fits. What gives Smooty? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinsfanxxvi Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 smoot sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busch1724 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Gave up 11 catches and 201 yards to Steve Smith. Plus Steve Smith's endzone celebration was priceless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carter23 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 what was the celebration Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busch1724 Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Pretending to row a boat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyfar Posted October 30, 2005 Share Posted October 30, 2005 Pretending to row a boat. LMAO!!! I have to see that.!!!! Smoot is kinda wishing that he would have stuck it out here in DC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JMac Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Now this is some funny reading!! http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=251030029 CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- Fred Smoot opened pregame warmups by spewing a steady stream of trash talk straight at receiver Steve Smith. The Carolina Panthers knew then and there that Smith would make him pay. Smith humiliated Smoot and the Minnesota defense for a franchise-record 201 yards and a touchdown in Carolina's 38-13 win Sunday that kept the Vikings winless on the road. "Fred does talk a little bit, it's just his nature," Carolina quarterback Jake Delhomme said. "And it doesn't take much for [smith] to get fired up, I can tell you that much." Smith, who has a long history of letting opposing players take him out of his game, reversed the trend on Smoot and beat him all over the field. He also took a shot at Minnesota by pretending to row a boat after a big catch -- a reference to the Vikings' infamous boat cruise. "Whatchamacallit was talking to me in the pregame," Smith said about Smoot. "When somebody is banging on your door, I am not going to hide in the corner ... I am going to open it." Smith helped the Panthers (5-2) to their first complete game of the season, as Stephen Davis ran for two touchdowns and Delhomme threw for 341 yards and three scores while stretching Carolina's winning streak to four games. The Vikings (2-5) showed little emotion in this one and had no leadership after Daunte Culpepper left with a sprained right knee on the final play of the first quarter. Minnesota coach Mike Tice said the team feared Culpepper will miss the rest of the season. "The quarterback doesn't appear to be in good shape," Tice said. "Things happen that are devastating. This certainly, if it's as serious as it appears, is devastating to our football team." The Vikings dropped to 0-4 on the road this season, continuing a five-year trend for futility: Minnesota is 9-32 away from the Metrodome since October 2000. "We get outside and we act like we've never been outside in our whole lives," Tice said. Behind backup Brad Johnson, the Vikings had just three first downs and 76 total yards while allowing the Panthers to build a 24-0 halftime lead. "When Daunte went out, they lost their leader," Carolina defensive end Mike Rucker said. "He's the head of that dragon and when he's not there, it takes the air right out of them." The Vikings would normally turn to Smoot, their defensive leader, for a pep talk. But the cornerback was too busy trying to contain Smith and his own frustrations. Smith embarrassed Smoot on two quick plays in the third quarter, juking past him at the line of scrimmage to make a one-handed leaning grab for a 24-yard gain. One play later, Smith ran past Smoot on a sideline hitch for 11 yards that left Smoot face down on the grass. When Smith was done, he had 11 catches and broke the franchise single-game record of 192 yards, set by Muhsin Muhammad in 1998. "The first thing Smoot did wrong was he talked a little too much in pregame," Carolina cornerback Ken Lucas said. "He brought this upon himself." Smoot, meanwhile, accounted for four of Minnesota's 10 penalties -- including a holding call in the fourth quarter that negated a fumble recovery by the Vikings. His head hanging, Smoot walked off the field midway through the fourth quarter with a right shoulder sprain. Smoot declined to speak to reporters after the game. Delhomme finished 21-for-30 before giving way to Chris Weinke with five minutes left in the game. Delhomme used eight different receivers, opening up Carolina's passing game beyond Smith for the first time this season. More importantly, Delhomme was mistake-free for the first time this season. He came into the game with eight interceptions, third most in the NFL. It was an important win for the Panthers, who have failed to impress this season despite lofty expectations. Before this victory, Carolina either needed a game-winning final drive or defensive stop in three of their wins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegionOfDoom Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Our ex-system corner is overated...one on one he was not good here either...his over top and under help was his saving grace here. He is still a solid CB....just had a bad game...so did Champ...TO made him look pedestrian. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingGibbs Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Karma is a *****, isn't it Fred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Destino Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 Say what you want, but the Vikings coaches are stupid for putting Freddy on an island with Steve Smith. There isn't a corner in the league that can take this guy out of a game by himself, the guy has played like Santana Moss is playing this year for several years now. Fred should have kept his mouth shut but it wouldn't have made a difference. If the Panthers see man coverage on Smith they are going to throw the ball to him every time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Washington Posted October 31, 2005 Share Posted October 31, 2005 shame about culpepper. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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