Josh Norman on Panthers Front Office - "Dictatorship"

[Vagrant]

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/17373089/josh-norman-rips-roger-goodell-backs-redskins-espn-magazine

 

Norman's franchise tag was rescinded by the Carolina Panthers this past offseason, and he then signed a five-year, $75 million deal with Washington in April. He told The Magazine that he felt constrained in Carolina, that he was asked to cut down on his trash talk but wouldn't because "I'm not a fake."

He said the team's conservative nature made him expendable.

"They kind of shunned me," he said. "They turned down a lot of stuff for me, interviews, sponsorship deals, stuff I didn't even know about. They wanted it to be about the two main guys, Cam [Newton] and Luke [Kuechly]."

In Washington, he said he thinks he can "grow."

"...t feels like everybody can say whatever they want," he said. "It's a free-flowing kind of place. It's like going from a dictatorship to freedom."

[PntherPryd]

pretty smart cat.

 

[panthers_fan_in_tx]

The one game where he was subdued a lot, (2nd atl game )we lost last year too, TBH.  The whole team seemed flat in that one.  

[therealmjl]

3 minutes ago, Vagrant said:

He told The Magazine that he felt constrained in Carolina, that he was asked to cut down on his trash talk but wouldn't because "I'm not a fake."

LOL yeah, okay Josh. Keep building your brand.

[Vagrant]

This makes me feel a lot better about the franchise tag ordeal. He wasn't willing to play football the Panthers way, So he'll go off to the Redskins and cash out the rest of his playing days with a franchise that has more money than sense. Have at it,

[Captain Morgan]

[therealmjl]

So let me get this straight- as an organization we let Steve Smith be Steve Smith but we handcuffed the almighty Josh Norman?

get real

[Cookie Lyon]

The Panthers did him a favor by turning down interviews because I could barely understand what he was saying.

[fieryprophet]

This decision just gets better the more he opens his mouth. Panthers are about team, Josh. Deal with it.

[CRA]

3 minutes ago, panthers_fan_in_tx said:

The one game where he was subdued a lot, (2nd atl game )we lost last year too, TBH.  The whole team seemed flat in that one.  

We built our franchise around Cam Newton.  We aren't conservative.  He is the most dynamic and showboating QB in the NFL

I think they wanted Norman to cut back on the stupidity more so than trash talk.  I mean, Thomas Davis had to make sure he wasn't getting flags on a routine basis. That crosses the line from trash talk to dumb and was a constant worry.

also, I don't buy the Atlanta Norman is what the staff wanted from Norman

[Nate Dogg]

When you realize the Panthers cut you...

 

 

[Chief Keek]

11 minutes ago, Vagrant said:

"They kind of shunned me," he said. "They turned down a lot of stuff for me, interviews, sponsorship deals, stuff I didn't even know about. They wanted it to be about the two main guys, Cam [Newton] and Luke [Kuechly]."

Now that is straight BS and he knows it. Cam and Luke are two of the leaders on the team, but they are part of a much larger collective of TD, Kalil, Olsen, and CJ. He's making himself look worse every day and he's setting up for a massive disappointment if he doesn't perform up to the standards of that contract. He's still got a lot of maturing to do.

[TheWiz]

"Keep your personality Josh."

http://www.espn.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/63189/panthers-coach-ron-rivera-to-players-keep-your-personality

Love JNo as a Panther... but it certainly wasn't a personal thing. You really just had to sign the Franchise tag. His bravado got him big bucks and out of the Panther's organization. Stop being a Kanye. 

[motocross_cat]

Lets see how that freedom he talks about works for him on the monday night stage.