Carolina Panthers receiver Steve Smith has been hoping to get on the team another pass-catcher who can take some of the pressure off one of the best wideouts in the game.

Last year, the Panthers used a second-round pick on Dwayne Jarrett, a guy whom many expected to be a first-rounder, but who slid due to subpar pre-draft workouts.   The Panthers felt so strongly about Jarrett that they dumped Keyshawn Johnson. 

But Jarrett played in only seven games a year ago, catching only six passes for 73 yards for the entire campaign.

On Monday, Smith sounded off about Jarrett’s possible future, if he doesn’t turn things around.

Asked if Jarrett is due for a coming-out party in his second NFL season, Smith said, “You know, the party session is actually over.  This is the NFL.  You make plays.  You’re here to play football.  You do the party scene at your own discretion, but on Sundays, we’re here to play football.  If you can’t play football, you won’t be playing with the Carolina Panthers or any NFL team.”

And then Smith said that his comments aren’t “a poke at anybody.”  Even though he was responding to a direct question about Dwayne Jarrett.