Posted on 02/07/2016 8:48:25 PM PST by WilliamIII
Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton just gave his critics all the ammunition they need.
Already under fire for how he conducts himself on the field, Newton went silent after his team's 24-10 loss to the Denver Broncos on Sunday in Super Bowl 50, sulking at the podium and essentially refusing to answer questions.
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Obstruction of justice
Numerous unpaid traffic tickets, various offenses (70 in 45mph, no license, suspended license, 4 running red lights . . .)
Academic fraud
Oh yeah, and that pay for play thingie . . .you don’t think that happened or was it just couldn’t be proven? Absolutely no smoke there, huh? Maybe a racist conspiracy to get him and his old man?
26 yrs old and Super Narcissism
And that’s just the stuff we know
I had nothing close to this list by ages 18-26 . .so judge me all you want
Good point.
He's the perfect face of the NFL. Caught cheating 3 times in college, caught stealing a team member's laptop, took money to change schools, multiple motor vehicle violations and accidents, babies out of wedlock, doesn't show up for his own SB rally. He'll have all the cards if he's into dog fighting.
Peyton Manning is the Johnny Unitas of the X-generation.
Fixed it for you :)
Yes. I gained a huge amount of respect for Wilson last year, and also Sherman. They were both very humble and classy in defeat. They DO have character.
I am a Pats fan, and there are a lot of people (maybe even you two as well, for all I know) who knock him unmercifully (and unfairly, in my opinion) for being timid, weak, and a whiner.
But watching that game last night showed that while Cam Newton may someday be a good quarterback, he will never be a great quarterback. Brady got his butt kicked on the big stage a few times, both of the Superbowls against the Giants, and a couple of weeks ago against the Denver team that won last night.
In those games, even though he was being pounded, sacked, and intercepted, he never gave up. Ever. He can put on a negative face as all players do (When Peyton Manning has issues, we good-naturedly call it his “Peyton Face”)
But even when Brady, Manning, Brees, Rodgers, et al have games like that and put on a face, they don’t give up. In all of those games with Brady that I mentioned, he kept himself in the game, he kept leading, and he kept trying.
Last night, Cam Newton gave up. He stopped leading his team. He could be a “leader” when things were going his way, but who can’t? Anyone can be a leader when everything is going well. It is how you deal with adversity that defines your leadership, and Cam Newton failed as a leader in every way possible.
When he was rolling all over the sideline on a bad play, it was a disappointment to see, but not surprising. When he took a hit in the end zone and actually looked like a toddler having a temper tantrum, laying on his back pounding his feet and hands (it seemed to me) that isn’t leadership.
And when he pouted, sulked, and showed his true colors on the podium after the game, that wasn’t leadership either. ANYONE can win with dignity, grace and humility, but only true leaders can lose with dignity, grace, and humility.
I can abide and disregard some offensive lineman (Stork on the Pats) or a running back (Marshawn Lynch) being a jerk, because they aren’t considered to be leaders on a team in many cases, and there are all types.
But if you are a leader, no matter your position, you must lead. You must conduct yourself accordingly. Others take their cues from you. And that is what people like Brady, Wilson, Sherman, and others do.
That is why they are great players. Will Cam Newton change? Perhaps. But he is 26 years old now, and has had several seasons of intensive coaching to handle this aspect of his game. He reverted to his nature when the going got tough. Last night he had the look of a player for whom the moment was far too big for him.
I thought Carolina would win going into the game, but that was based on them getting out to a fast start, like in their previous two games.
But, I felt that if Denver could keep it close, Cam would get frustrated and ultimately the Broncos would prevail, and it turned out to be exactly what happened.
Brady cheats? In what way? Please educate us.
Brady isn’t exactly well liked in Denver? Really? Did Brady say something derogatory about the Broncos before? Did he trash talk the Broncos? Did he taunt them on or off the field?
Or do minds like yours just “hate” him because he has the temerity to play as hard as he can and try to win, instead of just rolling over and handing you the game ball?
Really. I am curious. Why, specifically is he so “unpopular” in Denver? Please provide some examples.
Or, will you just say it is all irrational emotion such as jealousy or envy?
I think most of us thought Carolina would win, but Denver showed that their defense was not a one-trick-pony.
Most of the fans I watched the game with last night (All Patriots fans) were somehow concerned most of all (humorously enough) whether they were going to give a charity MVP to Manning, or give it to Von Miller who we thought rightfully deserved it.
I had to laugh. It wasn’t that anyone actively disliked Manning, we just thought it would expose the Super Bowl MVP process as a total farce!
I thought that Ware and Von Miller would have been co-MVPs, until Miller got that late strip of the ball, which pretty much clinched it right there.
I thought Von was classy post-game, trying to reach out to his A&M teammate Johnny Manziel, and hoping he gets help. Von has had his episodes as well.
I don’t know anything personally about Von Miller, but boy, is he one hell of a player. I would still take J.J. Watt, but Von Miller is pretty good.
This game means quite a bit to every player who is fortunate enough to participate in it. Most take a bitter loss like men.
Jealousy and envy? We beat him twice this year. Once with our back up QB. Not much to be jealous of. The cheating by the patriots is well documented from deflate gate to the whole taping fiasco. Belichek runs dirty teams and Brady is embroiled in the deflate gate scandal. Sorry if your ox is gored.
OUTSTANDING!!!
Perhaps somebody else already addressed your comment here...Denver DID have 7 sacks...BUT Cam was only sacked 6 times...1 sack was on a trick play where WR Guinn was supposed to throw but ran out of bounds.
I enjoyed, too. Friend sent it to me. :)
Yeah. Jealousy and envy, because it sure isn’t logical or rational, that much is clear.
Funny, people here on FR are supposed to be rational and analytical, but there are people like you who display all the traits of liberalism, mental processes driven by pure emotionalism.
I am pretty sure you are one of those people who openly accept everything they hear on the news. Obviously, you are one of those, because the vast majority of thinking people (a group not including you) have looked at this malarkey about footballs and inflation and realized it was all a vendetta from the start. An embarrassment to the league.
Not surprising someone like you, who apparently has no knowledge of football whatsoever, would completely buy into that.
Dirty teams? Sure, a twit like you has room to criticize. Your team has a guy like Talib who nearly decapitated that guy with the ultimate of dirty plays, an intentional facemask designed to injure, and another guy who said he wanted to rub his nuts on the face of another player, but was gutless enough to let it be attributed to him. That is your idea of “clean”. Any other vapid analysis from you?
Pretty pathetic. Your ignorance is evident in your posts.
Well stated.
I see some of the sport talking heads are giving Newton a pass on his immature behavior, saying that it will soon be forgotten.
What will NOT be forgotten is his jumping away from his own fumble like a startled rabbit. That is unprecedented (as far as I know) in the NFL. It will forever be a Super Bowl highlight and an albatross around Cam’s neck. I think that may be the main reason for his post-game sulking...it runs counter to his pre-game (and season long) “I’m-a-black-superman-whom-white-people-fear” bravado.
Thanks. It was a dominating defense by the Broncos last night.
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