Did Anybody See Travis Kelce Dance?

[CRA]

1 minute ago, fitty76 said:

Not a 1 to 1 comparison.  Cam Newton is a MVP candidate and the QB for an undefeated team.  Nobody knows or cares who Travis Kelce is.    

If Tom Brady or Aarron Rogers did a dance and nobody said anything, then you would have a point.  

Tom Brady does all kinds of stuff on the field....it hasn't been questioned.  Aaron Rodgers has too...and simply gets annoying commericals as a result.

So no, those 2 don't dance.  Those 2 do however act out on field....in ways that get Cam in the newsfeed  

 

[Omega Atrocity]

Travis Kelce is awesome, his celebration from week 1 (Texans I think?) is one of my favorites I've ever seen.

[fitty76]

4 minutes ago, CRA said:

Tom Brady does all kinds of stuff on the field....it hasn't been questioned.  Aaron Rodgers has too...and simply gets annoying commericals as a result.

So no, those 2 don't dance.  Those 2 do however act out on field....in ways that get Cam in the newsfeed  

 

Oh God, I'm so sick of Panther fans acting like Cam Newton the most vilified person in the history of sports.   

[CRA]

 

4 minutes ago, fitty76 said:

Oh God, I'm so sick of Panther fans acting like Cam Newton the most vilified person in the history of sports.   

meh, fact is Cam was one of the most scrutinized players ever in a college season.  That same hate/hype followed him into the NFL.  It simply is what it is.  It is comical.  Not sure why people can't just accept that fact.

Cam certainly has been under the microscope in a very unusual manner dating back to college and that trend hasn't stopped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Anybodyhome]

16 minutes ago, stankowalski said:

Are you saying they are intentionally being racist?  Sure there are fans of other teams that are blatantly racist but I doubt anybody that gets paid for their opinions for ESPN or any other "news" outlet would intentionally be racist.  They might as well paint a sign that says "Fire me please" and hang it around their neck.

If Stephen A. Smith isn't intentionally racist, he might be the dumbest SOB to ever get a job in journalism. 

[fitty76]

1 minute ago, CRA said:

 

meh, fact is Cam was one of the most scrutinized players ever in a college season.  That same hate/hype followed him into the NFL.  It simply is what it is.  It is comical.  Not sure why people can't just accept that fact.

Cam certainly has been under the microscope in a very unusual manner dating back to college and that trend hasn't stopped.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sports radio in this town doesn't help either.  I have to turn it off sometimes when Mac and Kroger act like Cam should be made a Saint by the Pope.  

[MadHatter]

15 minutes ago, Omega Atrocity said:

Travis Kelce is awesome, his celebration from week 1 (Texans I think?) is one of my favorites I've ever seen.

After watching him dance, I am even more depressed.

I thought it was just a white guy thing about having no swag nor rhythm.....but after watching him break it down, I have come to the realization that it is just ME that has no swag nor rhythm. 

Damn those genes.

[fitty76]

7 minutes ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

He kinda is the most vilified athlete to never have an off-the-field issue in the NFL. 

In what way?  I must hear different things from the national media.  Beside the dancing (which only a handfull of people had a problem with) I only hear good things about Cam.  

[CRA]

13 minutes ago, fitty76 said:

The sports radio in this town doesn't help either.  I have to turn it off sometimes when Mac and Kroger act like Cam should be made a Saint by the Pope.  

I just think society likes to pull for people to fail...

That started in college.  His scandal made people want him to fail.....and he countered w/ one of the greatest individual seasons of all time under a crazy microscope of hate.  That grew the hate.  The group wanting him to fail grew.  He had immediate hate entering the league.....and then rewrote the rookie record book.  That made more people angry. 

I don't think it is a pure race thing.  I think it started in college.  People wanted him to fail.....as we in society do w/ public figures.  People we want to fail having great success just throws gas on the fire.  Newton's Auburn run, coupled w/ his historic NFL rookie season was just a nuclear bomb.  People got so dug in on him.   His personality just is a steady kick in there ribs.

I don't think it is a Carolina Panther issue.  It is Cam centric.  Cam gets it for lots of reasons.  Most are bogus...

[LA_Panther]

I am bored with the race discussion, but I just love the fact that Flores went for the Jugular. That is a man with balls hahaha. 

[Chaos]

Got damn, he went all the way there. 

[Reynman]

29 minutes ago, CRA said:

I just think society likes to pull for people to fail...

That started in college.  His scandal made people want him to fail.....and he countered w/ one of the greatest individual seasons of all time under a crazy microscope of hate.  That grew the hate.  The group wanting him to fail grew.  He had immediate hate entering the league.....and then rewrote the rookie record book.  That made more people angry. 

I don't think it is a pure race thing.  I think it started in college.  People wanted him to fail.....as we in society do w/ public figures.  People we want to fail having great success just throws gas on the fire.  Newton's Auburn run, coupled w/ his historic NFL rookie season was just a nuclear bomb.  People got so dug in on him.   His personality just is a steady kick in there ribs.

I don't think it is a Carolina Panther issue.  It is Cam centric.  Cam gets it for lots of reasons.  Most are bogus...

If you are a Gator fan...you hate Cam (warranted...he left your program)

If you are an SEC fan (other than Auburn) you hate Cam (warranted...he beat your azz)

If you are a racist...you hate Cam (unwarrated...grow up)

You hide it behind:

Laptops

Payola

Dancing

Celebrating when behind

Celebrating when ahead

How he dresses

Moping and towels over his head

Smiling and having too much fun

 

A guy I was talking to started with Cam and the dancing...I told him to go fly his confederate flag elsewhere.

 

Just so tired of this poo!

[saints4lifeagain]

God damn. Are people really this stupid?

What about all of the black skill players and defensive players that have been dancing for years? It has nothing to do with color and everything to do with the position he plays.

People feel like QBs should be held to a higher standard. I'm not saying that's right, but it has nothing to do with him being black. That's foolish.

[saints4lifeagain]

1 minute ago, Promethean Forerunner said:

Not really. Look at the comparisons for black QBs. It's never a white comparison. Russell Wilson, Colin Kaepernick, RG3, Aaron Brooks, Steve McNair, Randall Cunningham, Donte Culpepper, Warren Moon, Michael Vick, etc are all compared to one another from era to another.

Instead of Cam being compared to Steve Young or Big Ben or John Elway, he was compared to Michael Vick, JaMarcus Russell and Vince Young because he was 'athletic' and 'troubled'. I mean, there is so much taboo on this topic.

I completely agree in that sense. Just not in the dancing one. Black guys dance every week. QBs do not. That's the biggest issue.