Vikings at Panthers Running Gameday Commentary 12/20/09

Well yeah, that was kind of unnecessary.

 

That's why you never see Panthers interviewed on the sideline. Got to think those two interviews were done without the organization's approval.

 

I'm not so sure he does.

 

If he is a team leader it is no surprise that they had defensive backs talking shit after a loss last week.

That team has suffered through enough embarrassments over the years without guys talking shit after every game, win or lose.

 

I think its an NBC Sunday night game thing. Most likely they are required to allow the interviews.

 

The team has to provide NBC with as many as three players of the network's choosing for the postgame interview, I believe.

Smith's interview was embarrassingly horrible. I thought Peppers interview was actually one of his better ones, which I guess explains why he doesn't do a whole lot of them.

 

What did Smith say? At least he's understandable - when he first started making a name w/the team he mumbled so badly I couldn't understand anything he said.

 

This doesn't do it justice
Andrea Kremer: "Thanks very much, Bob. Well, Steve, coming in at 5-8, what does a win like this mean for the Carolina Panthers?"
Steve Smith: "You know, first, you know, I just gotta thank my Lord Jesus Christ, you know, without him we wouldn't be here. But, 5-8 or 8-5, you gotta play. This is why I feed my family. This is why I grew up on the B. You know, I wanna be on this field, I play for keeps. And so, it's just an opportunity to display my God-given ability, and also, uh, the whole team, and, uh, what our fans mean to us. That's our job, and we gotta play no matter what the score is or what the record.
Andrea Kremer: "You were fired up. I mean, after the third quarter, you were just going nuts on the field, on the sidelines. What was going through your mind?"
Steve Smith: "You know, uh… [smiles] You know, #22 [28-year-old Vikings cornerback Benny Sapp] had something to say to me on the field. So, little youngster…
Andrea Kremer: "What did he say?"
Steve Smith: "Ah, you know, just telling me who he is, so I had to establish the rules and regulations of the game…"
Andrea Kremer: "Which were?"
Steve Smith: "Which was 89."
[pregnant pause]
Steve Smith: "Bottom line. That's why he going home."
Andrea Kremer: "You know, it's funny because coming into this game, the thought was you had to run to win this game. But why was the passing game so effective, obviously, led by you."
Steve Smith: "Ay, you still gotta run to win this game, you know, you gotta have runs after the catch, and the bottom line is, is team with the most, most points at the end or the most yards. The team that makes the least amount of mistakes."
Andrea Kremer: "Thanks a lot for your time, Happy Holidays."
Steve Smith: "Appreciate it."

 

I chuckled myself. Just Smitty being Smitty.

 

It's not as ridiculous as Ochocinco using Chris Henry's death to draw attention to himself.