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Why do the Panthers have only one Steve Smith? Because they passed over the Giants Steve Smith in the 2007 draft to take Dwayne Jarrett.

In hindsight, an obvious mistake but I remember some draft articles back in 2007 saying that the Giants got the better USC receiver.

Well I say it’s an obvious mistake. Some Panthers fans are saying Jarrett is fine and they have a QB problem instead. Could be a Jarrett not as good as our Steve Smith problem and a QB problem…

Is this guy a #1 receiver? Check out his 2009 stats through 4 games (vs. 2 good defenses and 2 bad defenses):

#1 Receptions: 34
#1 Receiving Yds: 411
#1 Receiving TDs: 4
#1 First downs: 22 (Amongst receivers)
#2(T) Plays over 20 yds: 6 (Manningham is tied for first)

A question emerging from the Jets preseason win over the Giants:

Hixon came up pretty big last year replacing Plax but he hasn’t looked great this preseason and that bobble turned interception was messy.

Steve Smith also looked strong last year. He’s been pretty reliable this preseason as well but when he missed that bomb from Eli Manning…

Manningham had a drop too, to be fair, but did anyone else think that he and Nicks looked as good as our other guys?

This article praises Sinorice Moss and Domenik Hixon. Since Steve Smith is already solid, if those 2 guys emerge as real weapons, and a case can be made that Hixon already has emerged, then the Giants receiving corps should be able to get the job done.

You might say that the same three guys plus Toomer didn’t get it done at the end of last season, but I blame Manning more than anyone for the playoff loss.