Yas: Panthers didn't luck out on Newton

[footballisasport]

Delete or merge if already posted. Just shoring up some nuthugger credentials

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/28500/panthers-didnt-luck-out-on-cam-newton

The fact that those in the media are still trying to act all shocked at how great of a QB turned out to be so far shows how full of it they were in the first place. Jamacus Russell +Vince Young = Cam Newton in the eyes of the media..Gee I wonder why.

[footballisasport]

What still pisses me off today is the way Cam was so comfortably sterotyped by the sports media. Since when did we go back to the belief that being black automatically meant you didn't have "great intangibles". They did the same thing to Josh Freeman when it appear as if he was a threat to go off the board high than the so called draft experts wanted him too.

Yeah, it seems like the new way of hiding one's true colors is to do it behind by labeling and raised "questions" about certain NFL players despite the contrary. The fact that Cam was instantly associated with Jamarcus Russell and Vince Young, to black QBs who went off the draft board high as QBs and in the eyes of the media failed, said to me the media knew what not so subtle message they were sending.

[rayzor]

What still pisses me off today is the way Cam was so comfortably sterotyped by the sports media. Since when did we go back to the belief that being black automatically meant you didn't have "great intangibles". They did the same thing to Josh Freeman when it appear as if he was a threat to go off the board high than the so called draft experts wanted him too.

Yeah, it seems like the new way of hiding one's true colors is to do it behind by labeling and raised "questions" about certain NFL players despite the contrary. The fact that Cam was instantly associated with Jamarcus Russell and Vince Young, to black QBs who went off the draft board high as QBs and in the eyes of the media failed, said to me the media knew what not so subtle message they were sending.

get over it.

right now he's getting lumped in with The Golden Calf of Bristol.

[King Taharqa]

What still pisses me off today is the way Cam was so comfortably sterotyped by the sports media. Since when did we go back to the belief that being black automatically meant you didn't have "great intangibles". They did the same thing to Josh Freeman when it appear as if he was a threat to go off the board high than the so called draft experts wanted him too.

Yeah, it seems like the new way of hiding one's true colors is to do it behind by labeling and raised "questions" about certain NFL players despite the contrary. The fact that Cam was instantly associated with Jamarcus Russell and Vince Young, to black QBs who went off the draft board high as QBs and in the eyes of the media failed, said to me the media knew what not so subtle message they were sending.

Itll be interesting to see if future prospects like Robert Griffin III are subjected to the same treatment and racial bias. If so then we really havent learned anything from a Cam Newton. Hopefully this process and the NFL will continue to catch up to the rest of society and evolve.

[NorthTryon]

Itll be interesting to see if future prospects like Robert Griffin III are subjected to the same treatment and racial bias. If so then we really havent learned anything from a Cam Newton. Hopefully this process and the NFL will continue to catch up to the rest of society and evolve.

I don't think RGIII will get the same treatment, the media loves him. Smart kid (graduated early), married man, no off-the-field baggage. Only thing you could probably nitpick at is his size, he's not that big. Makes you wonder if he'll have similar durability issues like Vick, who's a similar size to him. But if anything, I think Cam and Freeman's success will help him avoid that type of scrutiny

[BigSyke]

rg3 married that white woman. lol will they see him as their own kind. lol

idk but people seemed to like him way more. but he didnt have scandal but still every running qb gets shafted by the media hard EVEN The Golden Calf of Bristol got it BUT NO one says anything bad abput rg3.........

rg3 looks quicker than newton but thats it DUDE is going to get BROKE just like vick. might be good qb but will not be able to stay on the feild......sorry!

[tiger7_88]

get over it.

Just because you don't like and/or are uncomfortable hearing it doesn't mean what he wrote was any less true. It wouldn't have surprised me in the least last January-April if the commentators had just gone ahead and come out and labeled him "uppity" (along with his "fake smile").

right now he's getting lumped in with The Golden Calf of Bristol.

That's now.

[rayzor]

Just because you don't like and/or are uncomfortable hearing it doesn't mean what he wrote was any less true. It wouldn't have surprised me in the least last January-April if the commentators had just gone ahead and come out and labeled him "uppity" (along with his "fake smile").

uncomfortable? :lol: whatever.

i just don't care.

why does it matter? actually...don't answer that. i don't care about that either.

it's water under the bridge.

get over it.

or don't. just quit whining about it.