You don’t spit into the wind.

You don’t pull on Superman’s cape.

You don’t start a land war with Russia in the winter.

And you don’t talk shit about Steve Smith’s pants.

That last adage is a new one that Michael Irvin may soon learn, but it may be the most important of them all.

With a national audience watching, Irvin cracked one joke too many, drwing out Smith’s patented anger and hate.

If you look closely at the video, you can see the exact moment that Smith wishes death upon the Pro Football Hall of Fame member.

I’m not sure if Michael Irvin thought he and Smith were much tighter than that or if he was naive enough to believe he would receive some sort of special treatment, but he almost assuredly forgot about Ken Lucas.

He fought Aqib Talib, got charged with assault after fighting teammate Anthony Bright in a film session, got into a scuffle with teammate Lardarius Webb — who was smart enough to send a peace offering to end get off of Smith’s bad side — at practice, and the Michael Jenkins-led Saints defense, to name a few.

This man bullied one of the leaders of arguably the most ferocious defese of the decade and walked through a sea of Seahawks with no fear right after, basically daring them to do something.

They didn't.

Irvin joins Mike Mitchell on Smith’s legendary hit list, a tome that will one day be thought of as iconic as the Dead Sea Scrolls and JFK files.

I was worried that retirement would mellow out Smith, as it has so many other people, but I sort of forgot that Smith is no ordinary person. His rage is untethered and knows no bounds.

And that’s bad news for Michael Irvin.