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Of the 149 games played in this NFL season, I would wager not a single one has said more, about more significant things, than Green Bay 17, Seattle 0 in a Wisconsin snow squall Sunday, the first wintry day of the season. Sigh He wrote more words about a game where the QB didn't play than he did about a game where an entire team made a statement when a QB came back. at least he did write more than a paragraph about us this week (which is about a paragraph+ more than he usually spends on the Panthers): An 8-game sprint with Cam Newton? That certainly was cool, Cam Newton running for a touchdown on his first snap as a second-time Panther, and passing for a touchdown on his second snap. His role, Matt Rhule told me, wasn’t established till Sunday morning at the hotel in Arizona, when coaches asked him if he felt he could execute the few plays he’s practiced late in the week. “I sure can,” Newton said. Said Rhule: “Credit to Cam. That pass play, for you football historians, is sprint right option—that’s the Dwight Clark catch from Joe Montana in the NFC Championship Game.” P.J. Walker won his second start as a Panther, the 34-10 rout of Arizona. Maybe that gives Rhule cause to think he should keep using Newton as a relief pitcher for the time being, continuing with next week’s home game against Washington. We’ll see, but I doubt it. “Honestly,” said Rhule, “I am gonna go pass out on the plane. We’ll get Cam in on Monday, keep showing him new plays, we’ll see how much he is ready to play. I’m not to that point in my brain that I can make a decision like that.” Rhule also said the Newton signing “is just about today—just about this year. We wanted to do what we could to win this game, then win the next one. We’ll worry about next year next year.”

Anybody have a non-Facebook URL for that clip?

PJ said in his presser that he had prepared for today's game more than he had for previous games when he wasn't going in as the starter. PJ prepped, for sure, but it's like when you're on a road trip -- the person driving the car might spend a whole lot more time looking at the map than the person in the passenger seat; while your 2nd driver may know the way generally, they may not know the details of which exit is the best exit for cheap gas and easy access. He said that he as going to prep for next week equally hard. I liked what he had to say today after the game. His hard work paid off today

Even the seats around him look like they’re smiling

PJ deserves a lot of credit for today. Let’s not let that get lost in all the Cam talk

Same

PIE WITH CAM!!! PIE PIE PIE CAM CAM CAM lets ROLLLLLLLLLLLLL please sir, can we have some more?

To borrow a line from the Atlanta Braves this season….. “we ARE those Mother ___________’s”

There will be no sleeping on that plane back home

All Madden the documentary on Xmas day? I’ll watch that

Check the Riot

New fan, eh?

Looking at the ticker, this has to be one of the biggest overall scoring weekends in quite a while. Lots of 30+ differentials.

Don’t let the cards get garbage points. Let the D hold strong

We can’t give up 90 penalty yards. Most of those were avoidable

Anybody get a screenshot of tepper? It looked like even the seats around him were smiling…

CMC aim the blue tent?!?!?

Hate the halftime announcers, saying that this game has been 100% Cam. perhaps 100% Cam in spirit, but he’s only been on the field for what, four plays? Let’s give credit to all the other players on the field too, guys.

KEEP POUNDING!!!!!

I blame this post

She would.

It’s early, I get it. But….. if trends continue, Could cam be a contender for a comeback Player of the Year?