RUSHING RECEIVING FANTASY
Rush Yards TD Rec Targets Yards TD Tot Pts Pts/Gm
2011 Stats 6 56 0 79 129 1394 7 187.0 11.7
2010 Stats 1 9 0 46 99 554 2 68.3 4.9
2009 Stats 5 22 0 65 129 982 7 142.4 9.5
2008 Stats 5 40 0 78 129 1421 6 182.1 13.0
Overall Ranking
| 61 | '11 | '10 | '09 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Games | -- | 14 | 15 |
| Targets | -- | 99 | 129 |
| Receptions | -- | 46 | 65 |
| Receiving Yards | -- | 554 | 982 |
| 100 Yard Games | -- | 0 | 2 |
| Total TDs | -- | 2 | 7 |
Week 1 - Sep 09
CAR 10 @ TB 16
Week 2 - Sep 16
NO 27 @ CAR 35
Week 3 - Sep 20
NYG 36 @ CAR 7
Week 4 - Sep 30
CAR 28 @ ATL 30
Week 5 - Oct 07
SEA 16 @ CAR 12
Week 6 - Oct 14
bye
Week 7 - Oct 21
DAL @ CAR
Week 8 - Oct 28
CAR @ CHI
Week 9 - Nov 04
CAR @ WAS
Week 10 - Nov 11
DEN @ CAR
Week 11 - Nov 18
TB @ CAR
Week 12 - Nov 25
CAR @ PHI
Week 13 - Dec 02
CAR @ KC
Week 1 - Sep 11
CAR 21 @ ARI 28
Week 2 - Sep 18
GB 30 @ CAR 23
14 receptions
334 rec yards
2 TDs
0 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 3 - Sep 25
JAC 10 @ CAR 16
Week 4 - Oct 02
CAR 29 @ CHI 34
Week 5 - Oct 09
NO 30 @ CAR 27
Week 6 - Oct 16
CAR 17 @ ATL 31
Week 7 - Oct 23
WAS 20 @ CAR 33
39 receptions
818 rec yards
3 TDs
6 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 8 - Oct 30
MIN 24 @ CAR 21
Week 9 - Nov 06
bye
Week 10 - Nov 13
TEN 30 @ CAR 3
Week 11 - Nov 20
CAR 35 @ DET 49
Week 12 - Nov 27
CAR 27 @ IND 19
Week 13 - Dec 04
CAR 38 @ TB 19
Week 14 - Dec 11
ATL 31 @ CAR 23
Week 15 - Dec 18
CAR 28 @ HOU 13
Week 16 - Dec 24
TB 16 @ CAR 48
79 receptions
1394 rec yards
7 TDs
56 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 1 - Sep 12
CAR 18 @ NYG 31
5 receptions
75 rec yards
1 TDs
0 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 2 - Sep 19
TB 20 @ CAR 7
Week 3 - Sep 26
CIN 20 @ CAR 7
Week 4 - Oct 03
CAR 14 @ NO 16
Week 5 - Oct 10
CHI 23 @ CAR 6
Week 6 - Oct 17
bye
Week 7 - Oct 24
SF 20 @ CAR 23
Week 8 - Oct 31
CAR 10 @ STL 20
Week 9 - Nov 07
NO 34 @ CAR 3
Week 10 - Nov 14
CAR 16 @ TB 31
Week 11 - Nov 21
BAL 37 @ CAR 13
Week 12 - Nov 28
CAR 23 @ CLE 24
Week 13 - Dec 05
CAR 14 @ SEA 31
Week 14 - Dec 12
ATL 31 @ CAR 10
Week 15 - Dec 19
ARI 12 @ CAR 19
Week 16 - Dec 23
CAR 3 @ PIT 27
Week 17 - Jan 02
CAR 10 @ ATL 31
Week 1 - Sep 13
PHI 38 @ CAR 10
Week 2 - Sep 20
CAR 20 @ ATL 28
8 receptions
131 rec yards
0 TDs
0 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 3 - Sep 28
CAR 7 @ DAL 21
Week 4 - Oct 04
bye
Week 5 - Oct 11
WAS 17 @ CAR 20
Week 6 - Oct 18
CAR 28 @ TB 21
Week 7 - Oct 25
BUF 20 @ CAR 9
Week 8 - Nov 01
CAR 34 @ ARI 21
Week 9 - Nov 08
CAR 20 @ NO 30
Week 10 - Nov 15
ATL 19 @ CAR 28
Week 11 - Nov 19
MIA 24 @ CAR 17
Week 12 - Nov 29
CAR 6 @ NYJ 17
Week 13 - Dec 06
TB 6 @ CAR 16
Week 14 - Dec 13
CAR 10 @ NE 20
Week 15 - Dec 20
MIN 7 @ CAR 26
9 receptions
157 rec yards
1 TDs
-6 rush yards
0 TDs
Week 16 - Dec 27
CAR 41 @ NYG 9
Week 17 - Jan 03
NO 10 @ CAR 23
vitals
RUSHING RECEIVING FANTASY
Rush Yards TD Rec Targets Yards TD Tot Pts Pts/Gm
2011 Stats 6 56 0 79 129 1394 7 187.0 11.7
2010 Stats 1 9 0 46 99 554 2 68.3 4.9
2009 Stats 5 22 0 65 129 982 7 142.4 9.5
2008 Stats 5 40 0 78 129 1421 6 182.1 13.0
(+) For the first time in his career, Steve Smith has a good QB throwing him the ball
(+) Had the second-most yards-per-catch in his career with 17.6 YPC in 2011
(+) Steve Smith won the PYRO All-Stars contest for best athlete at WR (podcast)
(+) Played all 16 games last year, so he can still take a lickin’ (durable)
(+) Steve is the most competitive player in the league at any position
(+) He has that feisty Napoleon Complex that makes him play angry and dole out punishment to defenders
(+) Carolina tends to play catch-up football with their defense as bad as it is
(–) 33-years old is getting up there for a skill-position player
(–) Carolina is still looking for a solid WR2 to help ease the coverage on smith (Maybe LaFell?)
(–) Not a big TD guy. In 2005, he had 12, but 2006 = 8, '07 = 7, '08 = 6, '09 = 7, '10 = 2, '11 = 7
(–) Never used in the red zone as he's a paltry 5'9"
(–) Just got paid $37.75 million over four years which will likely be the final contract-signing of his career
(–) Five 100-yard games in the first half of the season, yet only one 100-yard game the second half
(–) He has been an all first-half guy the last two years. He starts hot, then takes a dip

Steve Smith had a nice run among the top echelon of receivers for awhile, but it was cut short this past year after finishing 18th in the league with just 142.1 fantasy points (basic scoring system). Not only was it his lowest fantasy output over the past five seasons, but it was also the lowest amount of receptions (65) and fewest yards (982) he’d put up over that time period as well. What’s even more alarming about the drop-off is that he ended up sitting on the bottom rung of the NFLs Steve Smith totem pole! However, the good news in all this is that none of it had anything to do with Smith as a football player. The Panthers lack of even a decent WR2 left Smitty double-teamed for most of the year, while his QB for the first 11 games, Jake Delhomme, was about as useless as a one-armed trapeze artist with an itchy ass. Another bit of good news was that as soon as backup QB Matt Moore was inserted into the lineup, Smitty went right back to his dominating self by averaging just under 14 fantasy points a game.

Stevie may be on the undesirable side of 30 at this point (he turned 31 in May), but that doesn’t mean he’s poised for a downfall anytime soon… well, at least not this year. He doesn’t look to have lost a step in his “old age”, and after the down season he just had, you can bet he’s motivated as hell to show his critics where they can shove their cynicism. Smith’s always had a bit of an edge to him and takes these sorts of things personally, so you can bet your ass he’ll let QB Matt Moore know just how bad he wants the ball this year. He won’t climb back into the top-5 WRs like he was in the past, but despite his offseason flag-football mishap, expect him to end up as one of the better fantasy WR2s in 2010 with an upside of cracking the top-10.
~ Jake Delhomme is in Cleveland, which is far enough away from Carolina not to affect Smith’s numbers anymore
~ Steve and his new QB, Matt Moore, look to really be in sync
~ DeAngelo Williams and Jonathan Stewart will still force defenses to clog the middle, thus opening up the field for Smith
~ Will the Panthers continued lack of a solid WR2 affect Smitty the same way it has in the past?
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Back in May of '07, Stevie signed himself a six-year deal worth $43.85 million, with $9.3 million of it handed over as a signing bonus. $6 million more was shelled out as a roster bonus in the second year (already collected) and another $2 million more in the third (also already collected). The rest is as follows:
2010 - $5.75 million
2011 - $7 million
2012 - $7.75 million
2013 - Free Agent
It’s looking like rookie Brandon LaFell should be the handcuff to Smith this year
Smith tends to miss a game or two a year, but mostly due to his temper. He broke his arm playing football with friends this summer, but should be fine. I'll draft him like a green light, but feel the need to make him yellow here