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The reason Cam Newton walked out on the press conference

widmerseyebrow : 2/8/2016 1:21 pm
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Most figured it was just Newton in a bad mood.

But now we know the real reason why Cam bailed: He heard Denver's Chris Harris explain close by that their gameplan was to make Carolina prove it could throw the football (which obviously the Panthers did not do well on Sunday).

Here's what Harris said: "Load the box, force y'all to throw the ball. Can you throw the football? That was the gameplan."

Now watch this video of Cam listening to Harris' words before walking off.


It doesn't excuse his behavior but puts it in a slightly different light.
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So what possible reason was there then  
montanagiant : 2/9/2016 12:33 pm : link
To not make an attempt on that fumble, and instead pirouette away from it?
RE: So what possible reason was there then  
Dunedin81 : 2/9/2016 12:34 pm : link
In comment 12807798 montanagiant said:
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To not make an attempt on that fumble, and instead pirouette away from it?


Who knows, but he's bigger than most of the guys trying to corral it. Might just have frozen.
The way I see it, and I've said this before,  
Matt M. : 2/9/2016 12:36 pm : link
is that the only guy injecting race into the conversation about Cam Newton (good or bad) is Cam Newton himself. Nobody has been talking about him as a Black or African-American QB, outside of himself. He has been praised and criticized as a QB, a teammate, a person, etc. without race being involved.
The other thing with him is that this is not new  
Matt M. : 2/9/2016 12:42 pm : link
All the things that he is being criticized for after the Super Bowl are things he was being criticized for before this season. He was deemed selfish, immature, unable to deal with adversity, a bad teammate, etc. The difference is, at 15-1, this team had little to no adversity to deal with this year, so there was nothing to criticize except his ego.
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montanagiant : 2/9/2016 12:42 pm : link
In comment 12807800 Dunedin81 said:
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In comment 12807798 montanagiant said:


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To not make an attempt on that fumble, and instead pirouette away from it?



Who knows, but he's bigger than most of the guys trying to corral it. Might just have frozen.
He did not freeze, he jumped away from it
RE: The way I see it, and I've said this before,  
Moondawg : 2/9/2016 12:43 pm : link
In comment 12807802 Matt M. said:
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is that the only guy injecting race into the conversation about Cam Newton (good or bad) is Cam Newton himself. Nobody has been talking about him as a Black or African-American QB, outside of himself. He has been praised and criticized as a QB, a teammate, a person, etc. without race being involved.


There are tools in the media who have made a big deal of this, too. The usual suspects.
RE: RE: So what possible reason was there then  
Chris in Philly : 2/9/2016 12:47 pm : link
In comment 12807800 Dunedin81 said:
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In comment 12807798 montanagiant said:


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To not make an attempt on that fumble, and instead pirouette away from it?



Who knows, but he's bigger than most of the guys trying to corral it. Might just have frozen.


Stop.

Btw today he admitted to not diving for the ball was he didnt  
GMAN4LIFE : 2/9/2016 12:48 pm : link
want to get hurt..


yikes
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Go Terps : 2/9/2016 12:48 pm : link
Long story short, Cam Newton is a punk. If Ron Rivera had Newton's character he'd call Newton out for being unable to consistently hit an open receive or feel a pass rush. Or he could have called him out for flat quitting at the end.

Newton is a punk, and I hope he never gets back to this stage.
RE: RE: The way I see it, and I've said this before,  
Matt M. : 2/9/2016 12:51 pm : link
In comment 12807813 Moondawg said:
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In comment 12807802 Matt M. said:


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is that the only guy injecting race into the conversation about Cam Newton (good or bad) is Cam Newton himself. Nobody has been talking about him as a Black or African-American QB, outside of himself. He has been praised and criticized as a QB, a teammate, a person, etc. without race being involved.



There are tools in the media who have made a big deal of this, too. The usual suspects.
But, really because he injected it into the conversation. And, he did so without even making a point about.
The douche...  
Chris in Philly : 2/9/2016 1:27 pm : link
that keeps on giving.

As players were clearing out their lockers on Tuesday, Newton said, "If I offended anybody that's cool, but I know who I am and I'm not about to conform nor bend for anybody's expectations because yours or anybody's expectations would never exceed mine."

Newton went on to say, "Who are you to say that your way is right? I have all of these people who are condemning and saying this that and the third but what makes your way right."

As Newton talked, teammates walked behind the media assembled and shouted, "We love you, Cam."

Newton said he believes things were "blown out of proportion" by the media.

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Cam is gonna lose his fan base  
exiled : 2/9/2016 1:51 pm : link
You'd think his agent would be having a conversation with him. (Or the organization, maybe?)

This kid is a dick.
I like Cam  
WideRight : 2/9/2016 2:22 pm : link
too lazy to read all the "criticism". None of it changes the fact that he's an awesome talent who has fun playing a game he loves. More power to him.
The press conference stuff is just noise  
DieHard : 2/9/2016 4:14 pm : link
I'd be way more concerned with this:

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"I didn’t dive on one fumble because the way my leg was (positioned)," Newton told reporters in Charlotte on Tuesday. "It could have been contorted in a way. You say my effort? I didn’t dive down. I fumbled - that’s fine. That’s fine. We didn’t lose the game because of that fumble.”


I'm sure Thomas Davis, among others on the Panthers, appreciate Cam's decision to not risk injury on the deciding play of the Super Bowl.
I like Cam, he's clearly a great talent,  
Section331 : 2/9/2016 4:18 pm : link
but he's got some growing up to do. He walked off because of something a Bronco said nearby? That's pathetic.
"We love you Cam"?  
AP in Halfmoon : 2/9/2016 4:20 pm : link
I have a feeling we're really going to miss Eli when he's gone.
RE: a certain segment of BBI is so either incredibly: a) predictable  
Beezer : 2/9/2016 5:21 pm : link
In comment 12807123 Sonic Youth said:
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b) ignorant, or c) idiotic.

Cam coming off as a spoiled loser/baby and still having racial factors play into the over the top criticism of him are NOT even CLOSE to mutually exclusive things.

OBJ has shown up the opposing team far, far, far, far, far, far, worse than Cam EVER has, yet nobody seems to give 1/10th of a shit, either on this site or a national level.

Brett Favre was just "a kid having fun out there" - which is exactly what Cam looks like, since he doesn't really show up his opponents - and while Cam may have a little more swagger or come off as more cocky, I do think the fact that one seems to celebrate in a more urban/streetball fashion plays a large part in why so many people seem to despise him.



I've never thought badly of Cam for celebrating. I've thought badly when he's been a dick, or as he appeared after the Super Bowl, a petulant child. I'd have said the same thing if he had skin the same color as mine (pink, most times of the year, for the record).

I've been irritated with OBJ numerous times and openly have wished he'd just hand the football back to the official, get to the huddle, etc. We know it's a fucking first down, dude. Stop showing your ass and get to the next play.
RE: I like Cam  
LakeGeorgeGiant : 2/9/2016 5:23 pm : link
In comment 12807995 WideRight said:
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too lazy to read all the "criticism". None of it changes the fact that he's an awesome talent who has fun playing a game he loves. More power to him.


Ah yes, "fun", the millenial explanation for players that act like children.
IMO Cam encapsulates  
David in LA : 2/9/2016 5:25 pm : link
all the things I like and dislike about Lebron James.
RE: it's simple  
Sonic Youth : 2/9/2016 5:26 pm : link
In comment 12807782 Greg from LI said:
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If you're going to prance around and pose when you're winning, don't pout when you lose. It makes you look like you have the emotional maturity of a six year old.

Great is so spot on with this. It reeks of just being fairweather "leader". I have no doubt that the Panthers and their fans love Cam when the going is good, but he acts like a tool when the going gets tough.
RE: I like Cam...  
Sonic Youth : 2/9/2016 5:27 pm : link
In comment 12807792 Dunedin81 said:
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I gained a lot of respect for him as a QB this year and I don't think it gets much better than him handing off footballs to kids in the endzone. And this notion that he was too much of a pussy to dive on a fumble is ridiculous, this is a guy who (stupidly) went headfirst dozens of times this season to gain a first down or a TD or an extra few yards. But his yanking out the race card to deal with criticism, his walking off the stage rather than answer questions, if he wants to be the face of the franchise he needs to figure out how to handle that stuff.

Is it a "race card" if he truly believes that? Did playing the "race card" really make him escape any criticism?
RE: The douche...  
Sonic Youth : 2/9/2016 5:30 pm : link
In comment 12807880 Chris in Philly said:
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that keeps on giving.

As players were clearing out their lockers on Tuesday, Newton said, "If I offended anybody that's cool, but I know who I am and I'm not about to conform nor bend for anybody's expectations because yours or anybody's expectations would never exceed mine."

Newton went on to say, "Who are you to say that your way is right? I have all of these people who are condemning and saying this that and the third but what makes your way right."

As Newton talked, teammates walked behind the media assembled and shouted, "We love you, Cam."

Newton said he believes things were "blown out of proportion" by the media. Link - ( New Window )

I don't even see what's really that bad about this statement. I still think Greg from Li has it nailed though - if you're going to dance around and be demonstrative when you're killing it, fine, but don't act like a sore loser after you lose. Face the music.
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Sonic Youth : 2/9/2016 5:33 pm : link
In comment 12808272 Beezer said:
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In comment 12807123 Sonic Youth said:


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b) ignorant, or c) idiotic.

Cam coming off as a spoiled loser/baby and still having racial factors play into the over the top criticism of him are NOT even CLOSE to mutually exclusive things.

OBJ has shown up the opposing team far, far, far, far, far, far, worse than Cam EVER has, yet nobody seems to give 1/10th of a shit, either on this site or a national level.

Brett Favre was just "a kid having fun out there" - which is exactly what Cam looks like, since he doesn't really show up his opponents - and while Cam may have a little more swagger or come off as more cocky, I do think the fact that one seems to celebrate in a more urban/streetball fashion plays a large part in why so many people seem to despise him.





I've never thought badly of Cam for celebrating. I've thought badly when he's been a dick, or as he appeared after the Super Bowl, a petulant child. I'd have said the same thing if he had skin the same color as mine (pink, most times of the year, for the record).

I've been irritated with OBJ numerous times and openly have wished he'd just hand the football back to the official, get to the huddle, etc. We know it's a fucking first down, dude. Stop showing your ass and get to the next play.

Oh absolutely, and I can agree with a lot of your post. But like I said, I do believe there's a lot of people who dislike him more due to other factors, which are tangentially related to race (since race and culture are so intertwined), but not really directly related to him being black.

That's why I said in a thread (either this one or the other Cam thread) that the way he boiled it down to being a black QB was far too simplistic as well.
I don't really care that much about the press conference  
Rob in CT/NYC : 2/9/2016 5:42 pm : link
Yeah, it's immature and he could have handled it a lot better, and I am sure he will going forward.

But I don't know how you sit and watch a replay of that fumble with your teammates, as they dive after their last chance to try and win the Super Bowl, on record with how your leg might get contorted if you lent a hand. That's pretty fucking awful.

And so odd - Cam sticks his head in people's chests, his own head into the end zone, he's a fearless runner - I just think he checked out after the beating he had taken.

RE: The douche...  
BigBluDawg : 2/9/2016 6:30 pm : link
In comment 12807880 Chris in Philly said:
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that keeps on giving.

As players were clearing out their lockers on Tuesday, Newton said, "If I offended anybody that's cool, but I know who I am and I'm not about to conform nor bend for anybody's expectations because yours or anybody's expectations would never exceed mine."

Newton went on to say, "Who are you to say that your way is right? I have all of these people who are condemning and saying this that and the third but what makes your way right."

As Newton talked, teammates walked behind the media assembled and shouted, "We love you, Cam."

Newton said he believes things were "blown out of proportion" by the media. Link - ( New Window )


I think the guy has embarrassed himself enough without people lying and misquoting him, He never once said if I offended anybody that's cool. I watched the whole interview.
RE: I don't really care that much about the press conference  
PaulBlakeTSU : 2/9/2016 6:40 pm : link
In comment 12808297 Rob in CT/NYC said:
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Yeah, it's immature and he could have handled it a lot better, and I am sure he will going forward.

But I don't know how you sit and watch a replay of that fumble with your teammates, as they dive after their last chance to try and win the Super Bowl, on record with how your leg might get contorted if you lent a hand. That's pretty fucking awful.

And so odd - Cam sticks his head in people's chests, his own head into the end zone, he's a fearless runner - I just think he checked out after the beating he had taken.


I was actually willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that the reason he didn't dive into the pile was because perhaps he was waiting to see what the ball was going to do. Often, players will all dive into a pile, and the ball will squirt out and a free player can scoop it up.

Turns out he just didn't want to get hurt.
The race angle is horseshit  
Go Terps : 2/9/2016 7:16 pm : link
At some point to Newton's defenders being black somehow became conflated with being an asshole. I recall it being said that there is a "cultural" element to Newton's celebrations.

Being an asshole isn't a culture, and if I were black I'd be insulted to be lumped into any category with such a lousy person.
RE: RE: a certain segment of BBI is so either incredibly: a) predictable  
JOrthman : 2/9/2016 7:18 pm : link
In comment 12808272 Beezer said:
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In comment 12807123 Sonic Youth said:


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b) ignorant, or c) idiotic.

Cam coming off as a spoiled loser/baby and still having racial factors play into the over the top criticism of him are NOT even CLOSE to mutually exclusive things.

OBJ has shown up the opposing team far, far, far, far, far, far, worse than Cam EVER has, yet nobody seems to give 1/10th of a shit, either on this site or a national level.

Brett Favre was just "a kid having fun out there" - which is exactly what Cam looks like, since he doesn't really show up his opponents - and while Cam may have a little more swagger or come off as more cocky, I do think the fact that one seems to celebrate in a more urban/streetball fashion plays a large part in why so many people seem to despise him.





I've never thought badly of Cam for celebrating. I've thought badly when he's been a dick, or as he appeared after the Super Bowl, a petulant child. I'd have said the same thing if he had skin the same color as mine (pink, most times of the year, for the record).

I've been irritated with OBJ numerous times and openly have wished he'd just hand the football back to the official, get to the huddle, etc. We know it's a fucking first down, dude. Stop showing your ass and get to the next play.


Why would you be ok with Cam celebrating, but cringing when OBJ does?
He was acting like a sore loser from the moment he sat down  
steve in ky : 2/9/2016 7:49 pm : link
Maybe overhearing that is the excuse he is telling himself to justify walking out but he was clearly looking for any excuse.

Embarrassing behavior for the leagues MVP
if the worst thing  
bc4life : 2/9/2016 8:53 pm : link
you can say about the guy is that he acted like a sore loser after losing the biggest game in sports, he's doing okay.

should have handled it better, but really how friggin important is it?
The guy simply has very little emotional control.  
Cam in MO : 2/9/2016 9:27 pm : link
It doesn't make him a horrible person. By all accounts he is a great guy. It's pretty obvious that his celebrations when things are going good and his pouting when things go bad have the same root cause. It's not exactly the best trait to have when it comes to being the top of any profession, much less one where the spotlight is going to on you in both good and bad times, and one that it is guaranteed that over the course of your career you will suffer heart wrenching failures.

As for the race factor: I think Sonic hits it, although I also think that for this particular set of circumstances, personal biases about "ghetto ball"'(or whatever you want to call it) merely exascerbate the criticism to a small degree. It's more a matter of his almost complete lack of emotional control that folks are interpreting as an insult to the game and profession.

RE: if the worst thing  
steve in ky : 2/9/2016 9:35 pm : link
In comment 12808470 bc4life said:
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you can say about the guy is that he acted like a sore loser after losing the biggest game in sports, he's doing okay.

should have handled it better, but really how friggin important is it?


Sure in the big scheme of things it isn't very important but to use the oppositions answers in an interview as a valid reason for his behavior is just plain silly. He was assuredly a sore loser and will probably be embarrassed by his behavior one day when he grows up a little.
Most of us don't judge a player's personality and character  
Ira : 2/9/2016 9:52 pm : link
by how he behaves in a certain moment or even a certain game. Cam Newton has a smugness that permeates his behavior - win or lose. Is this a racial thing? Of course not. You don't see anyone getting on Russell Wilson or Tyrod Taylor for this.
I think the majority here has a decent take on this  
David in LA : 2/9/2016 9:54 pm : link
but man, some of you are REALLY ecstatic about getting a chance to bury the dude. It's like the opposite of when Dave Chappelle said black people celebrated the OJ trial too hard.

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Cam is a punk bitch
Dave in Hoboken : 2/8/2016 3:42 pm : link : reply
who is made that he couldn't celebrate every 1st down last night like the clown that he is. So happy the right team and QB won.

Enough about Cam......
Dry Lightning : 2/8/2016 6:13 pm : link : reply
It has all been settled. He is overrated. He is a coward. He is a piece of shit. There is no doubt about it!!!!!

Cam......
Dry Lightning : 2/8/2016 6:15 pm : link : reply
Icon. Entertainer. Loser. Coward. Demon.

RE: RE: The douche...  
Chris in Philly : 2/9/2016 11:11 pm : link
In comment 12808328 BigBluDawg said:
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In comment 12807880 Chris in Philly said:


I think the guy has embarrassed himself enough without people lying and misquoting him, He never once said if I offended anybody that's cool. I watched the whole interview.


I just saw him say it on the NFL Network. You must have missed that part...
And I didn't mean...  
Chris in Philly : 2/9/2016 11:13 pm : link
to sound douchey (it just comes naturally!). The article put stuff in a different order than he said them.
He's a bitch.  
Geomon : 2/9/2016 11:14 pm : link
That's really all that needs to be said about him at this point. Talented for sure, but he's a bitch.
RE: I think the majority here has a decent take on this  
Dave in Hoboken : 2/9/2016 11:15 pm : link
In comment 12808517 David in LA said:
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but man, some of you are REALLY ecstatic about getting a chance to bury the dude. It's like the opposite of when Dave Chappelle said black people celebrated the OJ trial too hard.



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Cam is a punk bitch
Dave in Hoboken : 2/8/2016 3:42 pm : link : reply
who is made that he couldn't celebrate every 1st down last night like the clown that he is. So happy the right team and QB won.

Enough about Cam......
Dry Lightning : 2/8/2016 6:13 pm : link : reply
It has all been settled. He is overrated. He is a coward. He is a piece of shit. There is no doubt about it!!!!!

Cam......
Dry Lightning : 2/8/2016 6:15 pm : link : reply
Icon. Entertainer. Loser. Coward. Demon.



The truth hurts. If he took the loss like a man in the post game press conference; that would be respectable for sure. But he didn't. *shrug*
keep in mind  
bc4life : 2/10/2016 5:32 am : link
what many players are giving you in that situation is an act, somewhat of a false front of graciousness.

IMO, his reaction should have been better, but the reaction to his reaction is way over the top. People burying guy who by most reports is great off the field based on 30 seconds of his life and on the field celebrations just seems excessive to the point of silliness.
RE: RE: I think the majority here has a decent take on this  
Sonic Youth : 2/10/2016 9:00 am : link
In comment 12808603 Dave in Hoboken said:
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In comment 12808517 David in LA said:


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but man, some of you are REALLY ecstatic about getting a chance to bury the dude. It's like the opposite of when Dave Chappelle said black people celebrated the OJ trial too hard.



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Cam is a punk bitch
Dave in Hoboken : 2/8/2016 3:42 pm : link : reply
who is made that he couldn't celebrate every 1st down last night like the clown that he is. So happy the right team and QB won.

Enough about Cam......
Dry Lightning : 2/8/2016 6:13 pm : link : reply
It has all been settled. He is overrated. He is a coward. He is a piece of shit. There is no doubt about it!!!!!

Cam......
Dry Lightning : 2/8/2016 6:15 pm : link : reply
Icon. Entertainer. Loser. Coward. Demon.





The truth hurts. If he took the loss like a man in the post game press conference; that would be respectable for sure. But he didn't. *shrug*
yes. The oh so obvious tRuth that cam Newton is a "demon" (lol)
RE: RE: I don't really care that much about the press conference  
Dunedin81 : 2/10/2016 9:08 am : link
In comment 12808340 PaulBlakeTSU said:
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In comment 12808297 Rob in CT/NYC said:


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Yeah, it's immature and he could have handled it a lot better, and I am sure he will going forward.

But I don't know how you sit and watch a replay of that fumble with your teammates, as they dive after their last chance to try and win the Super Bowl, on record with how your leg might get contorted if you lent a hand. That's pretty fucking awful.

And so odd - Cam sticks his head in people's chests, his own head into the end zone, he's a fearless runner - I just think he checked out after the beating he had taken.




I was actually willing to give him the benefit of the doubt that the reason he didn't dive into the pile was because perhaps he was waiting to see what the ball was going to do. Often, players will all dive into a pile, and the ball will squirt out and a free player can scoop it up.

Turns out he just didn't want to get hurt.


Same. I assumed he froze or there was some other reason he didn't do it because he has sacrificed his body (sacrificed his head a few times) but he flat out said he didn't want to get hurt.
RE: The press conference stuff is just noise  
Shecky : 2/10/2016 9:20 am : link
In comment 12808168 DieHard said:
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I'd be way more concerned with this:



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"I didn’t dive on one fumble because the way my leg was (positioned)," Newton told reporters in Charlotte on Tuesday. "It could have been contorted in a way. You say my effort? I didn’t dive down. I fumbled - that’s fine. That’s fine. We didn’t lose the game because of that fumble.”



I'm sure Thomas Davis, among others on the Panthers, appreciate Cam's decision to not risk injury on the deciding play of the Super Bowl.


That quote contrasted to Davis playing through injury - that should sum it up for anyone defending Newton.
'We didn't lose the game because of the fumble'  
GMenLTS : 2/10/2016 9:24 am : link
heh, maybe not directly lost it but it sure as shit played a big role. In fact Cam, you had two fumbles that directly led to 14 points.

oops
Could you imagine the shit storm if this was Eli?  
montanagiant : 2/10/2016 10:47 am : link
There was a bunch of crap over him not smiling enough in a picture taken with 3 mins left in the game. The media slam on him if he had pussified on a fumble recovery, then stormed out of a PC while admitting the next day that he did so out of fear of getting hurt would be unbelievable and make the storm Cam is dealing with pale in comparison.

He admitted to not going for the ball  
madgiantscow009 : 2/10/2016 2:24 pm : link
to prevent the chance of injury. I am surprised he admitted it, so that's a positive in a way.
Here's the thing...  
Milton : 2/10/2016 2:38 pm : link
TV angles can be deceiving. My first impression was that he was right over the football and it's not easy for a 6'5" individual to "dive" directly down. It places your body in an awkward very vulnerable position compared with players diving "horizontally" for the ball.

But other angles made it look not as problematic for him, so I don't know. If you freeze the below link at the one second mark it definitely looks like nobody has a better shot at the ball than Newton
"It was out of my reach, what do you want me to do, dive for it?" - ( New Window )
Reminds me of a great movie  
Shadow : 2/10/2016 5:25 pm : link
Old Yellow Stain.
Is anyone really surprised that a guy who wallows in his immaturity...  
Torrag : 2/10/2016 6:44 pm : link
...put it on display for all to see after losing the biggest game of his life?
RE: Here's the thing...  
eclipz928 : 2/10/2016 8:29 pm : link
In comment 12809561 Milton said:
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TV angles can be deceiving. My first impression was that he was right over the football and it's not easy for a 6'5" individual to "dive" directly down. It places your body in an awkward very vulnerable position compared with players diving "horizontally" for the ball.

But other angles made it look not as problematic for him, so I don't know. If you freeze the below link at the one second mark it definitely looks like nobody has a better shot at the ball than Newton "It was out of my reach, what do you want me to do, dive for it?" - ( New Window )

When I was watching it live I thought he was in an awkward angle to actually "dive" for it. Watching the replay it looks like he instinctively moves to go recover the football as if unaware that there were other players diving for it, and then reacts at the last minute when he sees them around his knees. Regardless, Cam Newton has sacrificed his body more than any other QB this season - it's a silly argument to make that he's not willing to take a hit to help his team.
RE: RE: Here's the thing...  
montanagiant : 2/10/2016 9:18 pm : link
In comment 12809954 eclipz928 said:
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In comment 12809561 Milton said:


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TV angles can be deceiving. My first impression was that he was right over the football and it's not easy for a 6'5" individual to "dive" directly down. It places your body in an awkward very vulnerable position compared with players diving "horizontally" for the ball.

But other angles made it look not as problematic for him, so I don't know. If you freeze the below link at the one second mark it definitely looks like nobody has a better shot at the ball than Newton "It was out of my reach, what do you want me to do, dive for it?" - ( New Window )


When I was watching it live I thought he was in an awkward angle to actually "dive" for it. Watching the replay it looks like he instinctively moves to go recover the football as if unaware that there were other players diving for it, and then reacts at the last minute when he sees them around his knees. Regardless, Cam Newton has sacrificed his body more than any other QB this season - it's a silly argument to make that he's not willing to take a hit to help his team.

Yeah, why would any player want to actually go for the ball in the biggest game of the year. This is exactly what you want your QB to do, bail out when there is still a chance to win the game right???
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