In recent reports, Steve Smith of the Carolina Panthers broke his arm during a flag football game. Smith is expected to be ready to suit up for the season opener against the New York Giants, but this is still a devastating blow to the Panthers.
This is now the second time in six months that Smith has broken his left arm. Being a top wide receiver in the league and one of the main scoring options for the Panthers, Smith needs to be healthy for the team to win. Smith’s injury may not just affect his performance on the gridiron, but the quarterback’s as well. With an inexperienced quarterback in Matt Moore and recently drafted Notre Dame QB, Jimmy Clausen, the Panthers need Smith at training camp in order to develop chemistry. The Panthers already lack in depth at receiver, so Smith will be deeply missed at the start of training camp.
Carolina still has the explosive duo of Jonathan Stewart and DeAngelo Williams running the ball, but you can’t be one-dimensional in this league. The NFL has evolved since created and a majority of the teams in the league primary option is air rather than ground. Even though the Panthers were a run first team, Smith still added that diversion factor. Smith is a stud receiver, so I’m not going to doubt what his performance will be, but it doesn’t look too good so far. Hopefully, the Panthers will be able to improve from a .500 season last year.
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