If theres a good thing that came out of Cam Newton's departure from Carolina, it is that Carolina wasnt quick to trade Cam for a white quarterback. It's a good thing for where the league is headed that quarterback and leadership opportunities have opened up, that the captain doesnt have to look, think, or act a certain way. There is such a thing as people who didn't and still don't respect Peyton Manning, so whether or not people respect you doesnt determine who you are or what you do in life, even if it has an effect on you.
There havent been a lot of guys doing what Cam Newton is doing now, theres also teammates, opponents, fans, coaches, and the media he's had to try and get recognition and respect for what he's doing, and has the potential to do. It's not an easy road even if you make a lot of money, but it does still come with choices. Theres a world filled with criticism, it's going to be there anyway.
by Solid Mantis September 22, 2020
If theres a good thing that came out of Cam Newton's departure from Carolina, it is that Carolina wasnt quick to trade Cam for a white quarterback. It's a good thing for where the league is headed that quarterback and leadership opportunities have opened up, that the captain doesnt have to look, think, or act a certain way. There is such a thing as people who didn't and still don't respect Peyton Manning, so whether or not people respect you doesnt determine who you are or what you do in life, even if it has an effect on you. It's good the league hasn't given up on something because it's still new and unfamiliar. Just like you make new friends though, you keep the old, you dont abandon the old or trade the old for the new, and things would go the same way with what the league is doing now.
There havent been a lot of guys doing what Cam Newton is doing now, theres also teammates, opponents, fans, coaches, and the media he's had to try and get recognition and respect for what he's doing, and has the potential to do. It's not an easy road even if you make a lot of money, but it does still come with choices. Theres a world filled with criticism, it's going to be there anyway.
by Solid Mantis September 22, 2020
Cam Newton was the most successful Panthers quarterback so far by one season in terms of trips to the playoffs, and in terms of having the best record, and a few other mindless statistics for the people that actually have a desire to measure somebody, but in reality he wasn't the only quarterback to ever be successful in Carolina. Some people remember a guy named Jake Delhomme who wasn't bad at what he did. Statistics don't really make one guy better than the other, people loved them both for a while, then they disappeared, and that's how it goes. Most people don't put a lot of importance on statistics or measures, any more than they do status. The shoes of Cam Newton will be the hardest to fill of the Panthers recent quarterbacks, that is certain.
Cam Newton was an excellent quarterback while in Carolina, and not everybody would make a successful quarterback. You can do things other people can't, and they can do things you can't, that is reality. Nobody has to turn into or emulate Cam Newton to do well as a quarterback, that is the point. Cam Newton is Cam Newton, Jake Delhomme was/is Jake Delhomme, and the next guy is the next guy, that's it.
by Solid Mantis April 28, 2021
He won't be forgotten even if he disappeared, but he went with the prettiest team of the 2000s over the Cardiac Cats. That was fucked up.
by Solid Mantis April 28, 2021
If theres a good thing that came out of Cam Newton's departure from Carolina, it is that Carolina wasnt quick to trade Cam for a white quarterback. It's a good thing for where the league is headed that quarterback and leadership opportunities have opened up, that the captain doesnt have to look, think, or act a certain way. There is such a thing as people who didn't and still don't respect Peyton Manning, so whether or not people respect you doesnt determine who you are or what you do in life, even if it has an effect on you. It's good the league hasn't given up on something because it's still new and unfamiliar.
There havent been a lot of guys doing what Cam Newton is doing now, theres also teammates, opponents, fans, coaches, and the media he's had to try and get recognition and respect for what he's doing, and has the potential to do. It's not an easy road even if you make a lot of money, but it does still come with choices. Theres a world filled with criticism, it's going to be there anyway.
by Solid Mantis September 22, 2020
The day Cam Newton stopped having fun playing football was the day Cam Newton started thinking about winning and losing, and started blaming racism and all the outside stuff that didnt matter. Since racism doesnt define who and what somebody is, neither do slogans and phrases, or police incidents, even if theres a lot of focus on these things by the media. The media doesnt define all of what somebody is, it doesnt encapsulate somebody.
No team wants to lose, no team likes to lose, it's not human to enjoy losing. Still, theres not much of a point to winning if you're not having a good time, and when winning becomes more important to you than having a good time, youre missing the point of it all. The point is not to win sometimes, it's how you got to where you're going that you go back to if you get lost, or lose sight of what you were once trying to (or succeeding at) do(ing). People in Carolina didnt want to see Cam Newton go, but he did have a choice, he wasnt left with no choice.
by Solid Mantis September 17, 2020
The day Cam Newton stopped having fun playing football was the day Cam Newton started thinking about winning and losing, and started blaming racism and all the outside stuff that didnt matter. Since racism doesnt define who and what somebody is, neither do slogans and phrases, or police incidents, even if theres a lot of focus on these things by the media. The media doesnt define all of what somebody is, it doesnt encapsulate somebody.
No team wants to lose, no team likes to lose, it's not human to enjoy losing. Still, theres not much of a point to winning if you're not having a good time, and when winning becomes more important to you than having a good time, youre missing the point of it all. The point is not to win sometimes, it's how you got to where you're going (rather than what all you've accomplished or how long you've been doing something) that you go back to if you get lost, or lose sight of what you were once trying to (or succeeding at) do(ing). People in Carolina didnt want to see Cam Newton go, but he did have a choice, he wasnt left with no choice.
by Solid Mantis September 17, 2020