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Can you imagine Brett Favre and Steve Smith playing together? Boy, I sure can. Do not get me wrong, I like Jake Delhomme as much as the next, but Favre sure would make things in Charlotte much more interesting this season...

Brett Favre and Steve Smith: A Dream Union Made in Heaven

by Steve Earnhardt (Scribe)

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July 23, 2008


Can you imagine Brett Favre and Steve Smith playing together? Boy, I sure can.

 

Do not get me wrong, I like Jake Delhomme as much as the next, but Favre sure would make things in Charlotte much more interesting this season. 

 

When I think to myself about this very plausible possibility, it truly brings back memories of a young Brett Favre hooking up with an explosive Sterling Sharpe on countless fantastic plays. Steve Smith may not be the same type of receiver as Sterling was, but he is certainly one of the most prolific receivers in the game today.

 

Likewise, Brett Favre is not the young man he once was, but he can still sling it with the best of them. The guy passed for 4,155 yards on 535 attempts, and completed 66.5 percent of his passes this past season.

 

Moreover, Brett chalked up 28 touchdowns while throwing only 15 interceptions, and earned a QB rating of 95.7. Let’s face it; those numbers are not too shabby for an old man. 

 

Other than playing with Steve Smith, why would Favre like to play with the Panthers this year? Well, how about a bolstered offensive line and running game?

 

This offseason the Panthers went out and acquired some beef with the signings of three free agent guards in Keydrick Vincent, Milford Brown and Toniu Fonoti, who weigh in at an average of 332 pounds. They also drafted bruising running back Jonathan Stewart, who is 5'10" and 235 pounds, to complement the talented DeAngelo Williams.  

 

Now this may be some wildly concocted dream, but maybe not. The Panthers could feasibly acquire Favre for the price of say, a couple of third rounders and taking on his gargantuan contract. 

 

Is it worth it? Probably not, when considering all things, but I would love to see it happen anyway. 

 

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3 comments Last one added 11 months ago — Leave a Comment

  1. ryan none 11 months ago

    Wow!
    Favre in Panthers gray...
    Jonathan Stewart is a stud.

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  2. Brandon Heshee 11 months ago

    I would kill to have Favre in a Panthers' uniform. Good read, Steve. Keep it up.

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  3. Mike 11 months ago

    There is no upside to having Farve in Carolina he is a 2 yr rental at best

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