Racism Quiz

[TheRealDeal]

Mallett has been questioned and ridiculed to a degree for his off-field concerns (the Combine Q&A deal), but we, as an audience of the media, are not getting hit in the head repeatedly with where he's at, what he's doing, why he's doing it or any other stories detailing what happened that made him have to answer all these questions. The reason I think people keep jumping to defend Cam is because stories keep coming up about him for pointless reasons (the radio guy, Real Sports piece, etc.) re-hashing the same stuff we already know. It's like a smear campaign. Mallett isn't dealing with that amount of coverage.

Mallett also isn't getting the praise that he deserves. He's not getting the chance to answer those questions as it seems people have already written him off due to those allegations.

Like has been said before, you will look harder and scrutinize a $50mil investment closer than you would a $10mil investment.

Has nothing to do with color

[Proudiddy]

Mallett also isn't getting the praise that he deserves. He's not getting the chance to answer those questions as it seems people have already written him off due to those allegations.

Like has been said before, you will look harder and scrutinize a $50mil investment closer than you would a $10mil investment.

Has nothing to do with color

I've heard Mallett get plenty of praise. I've said myself, I thought Mallett was the best natural passer out of the guys who have been mentioned as potential 1st rounders in terms of accuracy and arm... Mayock had said the same thing IIRC, as well as McShay. So, I think he is getting the praise, and all we've heard is about the possible drug use, at least that is all I've heard.

My point with Cam is that we are hearing crap everyday about him that is either re-hashed stuff to keep the "pay for play" alive, things taken out of context targeting his character, or pointless updates on what he's doing in his downtime that leave us to infer he's irresponsible or prone to trouble.

Mallett, I thought, handled the questions about the drug use as good as he possibly could, and he must have because we still brought him in for a private workout after the combine. I don't think he has to keep answering them, and from what I've heard and read, a lot of the talk about his incident has died down recently.

Yet, the Auburn pay-for-play story just popped up a few days ago, as well as the "clubbing" report.

And as for the bolded part, I wanted to emphasize that because you're right - BUT, it's the team's investment, not the media's. So why are things getting put out there like they are? The media aren't the ones drafting him and the team's can find all the information they want independent of the media, so the media is putting what they want out there for mostly public consumption.

[Mr. Scot]

He was also rough on Bomar

And deservedly.

[TheRealDeal]

Why did you put "clubbing" in quotes? Do you not think he was actually clubbing?

The media likes interesting stories. For better or worse, Gabbert, Locker, and Mallett have stayed away from the attention. You could say that Cam was grasping to get it and no longer wants it. He did the media only workout, he wanted the hype, he wanted all eyes on him, now it's the medias fault bad things have come out?

If you don't want a report that you are out clubbing, DON'T GO OUT CLUBBING. It's not that fuging hard. He has a month to go before the biggest day in his life. Lay low.

Like I said, everything that has been put on Cam Newton was brought on by himself and no one else.

[Mr. Scot]

I get the impression that following Gabbert around would be about as interesting as following the Jonas Brothers.

Good or bad, you're not gonna get a whole lot of media attention if you're boring.

There's a reason why more reporters chased after Gary Hart than Michael Dukakis.

[Proudiddy]

Why did you put "clubbing" in quotes? Do you not think he was actually clubbing?

The media likes interesting stories. For better or worse, Gabbert, Locker, and Mallett have stayed away from the attention. You could say that Cam was grasping to get it and no longer wants it. He did the media only workout, he wanted the hype, he wanted all eyes on him, now it's the medias fault bad things have come out?

If you don't want a report that you are out clubbing, DON'T GO OUT CLUBBING. It's not that fuging hard. He has a month to go before the biggest day in his life. Lay low.

Like I said, everything that has been put on Cam Newton was brought on by himself and no one else.

No, I put it in quotes because it's a slang term :lol: Not because I didn't think he went. I'm sure he did. But, I'm also sure he didn't invite media to come watch him club, lol.

And I can't knock him for the media-only workout, he was trying to show how much progress he made working privately and he wanted there to be a buzz about it.

So, yes, some stuff he did bring on himself, but not all of it... But, he's not asking them to take words he says out of context and trash him as a person.

[TheRealDeal]

So, yes, some stuff he did bring on himself, but not all of it... But, he's not asking them to take words he says out of context and trash him as a person.

He should probably strive to be a better person then, right?

This is not unique to Cam no matter how much you guys want it to be. Clausen got this much attention as well. Remember when Carolina was on ESPN for those few seconds after we drafted him?

The media is going to report on stories and people that other people listen to. No one cares what Ryan Mallett is doing nor do they care what Gabbert is doing because they are seen as boring. No one cares what is going on in Washington with Locker.

They care about Cam because it's the name everyone knows, just like Clausen was last year.

[Proudiddy]

He should probably strive to be a better person then, right?

This is not unique to Cam no matter how much you guys want it to be. Clausen got this much attention as well. Remember when Carolina was on ESPN for those few seconds after we drafted him?

The media is going to report on stories and people that other people listen to. No one cares what Ryan Mallett is doing nor do they care what Gabbert is doing because they are seen as boring. No one cares what is going on in Washington with Locker.

They care about Cam because it's the name everyone knows, just like Clausen was last year.

I think we've each beat our horses to death several times over.

I'm not saying it's unique to Cam in getting negative coverage, I'm talking about the amount of negativity and the angles that are being taken on it. And Real Sports didn't do a segment on the guy who punched Clausen in a bar a week before the draft. And Nawrocki didn't say "Face hurts teammates feelings, looks like a bridge troll" on Clausen's analysis. So I don't equate it. But, Cam is high-profile so he will be under scrutiny but I think this is more than routine.

I'll just have to respectfully agree to disagree on this.

As a side note though, I have to say, rumors of snorting coke are a lot more interesting than throwing a laptop out of a window lol, although both are hilarious.

[TheRealDeal]

As a side note though, I have to say, rumors of snorting coke are a lot more interesting than throwing a laptop out of a window lol, although both are hilarious.

It should be noted that one is fact and one is still a rumor though.

[top dawg]

When all is said and done, which of the two do you think is going to have the bigger bank account, Newton or Nawrocki?

Tell me why I should feel sorry for Newton again?

Nawrocki doesn't need me to defend him. Now, if I were in his place, I'd call Moon out on his comments and challenge him to back them up, same as what I've done with guys here. And to be clear, it is people here I'm talking to, as much for my own amusement as anything else.

See, even within this post, you tell me you've never read anything Nawrocki's written, but then you go on to make assumptions that he "probably brings a certain amount of ignorance, ambivalence, and/or apathy when it comes to racial matters, racial sensitivity and racial understanding in this country". Guess what? That is a statement of prejudice, the very thing which you're trying to tell me you're against.

"I don't know him, and I've never read what he's written before, but this is what I know about him anyway."

See? It goes both ways.

Basically, you guys are proving my point for me.

Bullshit! This is just the reality that we live in. I didn't say the man was a racist, I am just speculating as to his state of mind, or lack thereof. For you to even bring this so-called racism quiz to the Huddle, and then egg it on after you have been repeatedly asked to stop in a repsectful manner, and given a reasonable explanation why is indicative of a certain amount of racial insensitivity as well, the same as many people. As you recall, I said that I didn't know if the man was akin to Jim Crow or Jimmy Carter. I can only speak to my own experience. I can also speak to his ripping of Cam Newton, and though I didn't necessarily find the piece racist, I did find it beyond the pale of professional football analysis. Like I said, you can feign ignorance and put your head in the sand all you want. I am not surprised by such an attitude. Your attitude is proving my point as well, which is that some people are not smart enough to even think about taking a look from the other side of the tracks. Moreover, it proves my point that igorance abounds!

[Mr. Scot]

You really wanna tell me that thinking you know all that stuff you said about him when you don't know him and admit yourself that haven't bothered to investigate any of the facts about it...that's not prejudice?

Sorry. Sure sounds like "prejudging" to me.

[chef17]

It's pretty funny that the people who want the thread to end are the ones who are keeping it going.

[Mr. Scot]

It's pretty funny that the people who want the thread to end are the ones who are keeping it going.

Weren't you one of the people KT pegged as a racist? :eek:

Your opinion is automatically invalidated :mad:

[chef17]

Weren't you one of the people KT pegged as a racist? :eek:

Your opinion is automatically invalidated :mad:

Yeah well can't help my racist views :D