Northern_Falcon Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) http://www.nfl.com/n..._content_streamDespite producing perhaps the greatest season in NFL history for a rookie quarterback, it sure looks like the honeymoon phase of Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton's career in Carolina is over. The Charlotte Observer pokes fun at Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton. (Kevin Siers/The Charlotte Observer) The Charlotte Observer ran a cartoon in their paper on Wednesday in which Newton is seen striking his "Superman" pose to reveal a T-shirt underneath ... with a "Hello Kitty" logo. Newton's thought bubble reads: "I like to pretend there's a big 'S' on my chest."This comes on the heels of Newton sulking on the Panthers bench to end last week's game, but this cartoon seems as out of touch as the existence of newspaper cartoons in general.Would we see an Indianapolis paper take on Peyton Manning in his second year or even a New York paper take on Eli Manning like this? Did the St. Louis Post-Dispatch mock Sam Bradford last year? All of those No. 1 picks did less than Newton as rookies.Newton's rookie season is the one that all rookies are now be measured by. Just three games into an up-and-down year, it's clear the locals expect a lot more out of him in 2012. Edited September 26, 2012 by Northern_Falcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethos Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 TATF? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trufant Island Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 TATF?inner divsion rival. ill take it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandiegofalcon Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Over/Under 5 interceptions for Cam this weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tandy Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Hey - it's not only a rival, but a team we are facing this week.I find it sad and funny all at the same time. It would be greatly funny if a rival fan paper did that, but the local paper - it's kind of sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern_Falcon Posted September 26, 2012 Author Share Posted September 26, 2012 TATF?I feel sorry for you, If this really bothers you. It's a rival that we are playing this week so of course it is relevant. Who knows this might make cam sad. That Carolina doesn't even support him, which means he plays terrible on Sunday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHBROWN3 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 http://www.nfl.com/n..._content_streamDespite producing perhaps the greatest season in NFL history for a rookie quarterback, it sure looks like the honeymoon phase of Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton's career in Carolina is over. The Charlotte Observer pokes fun at Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton. (Kevin Siers/The Charlotte Observer) The Charlotte Observer ran a cartoon in their paper on Wednesday in which Newton is seen striking his "Superman" pose to reveal a T-shirt underneath ... with a "Hello Kitty" logo. Newton's thought bubble reads: "I like to pretend there's a big 'S' on my chest."This comes on the heels of Newton sulking on the Panthers bench to end last week's game, but this cartoon seems as out of touch as the existence of newspaper cartoons in general.Would we see an Indianapolis paper take on Peyton Manning in his second year or even a New York paper take on Eli Manning like this? Did the St. Louis Post-Dispatch mock Sam Bradford last year? All of those No. 1 picks did less than Newton as rookies.Newton's rookie season is the one that all rookies are now be measured by. Just three games into an up-and-down year, it's clear the locals expect a lot more out of him in 2012.I love the way they compare cam to other 2nd year QB's who never said they aspire to being a Diva, never thought they were bigger than their teams, never put themselves ahead of their team, never flash the superman, me me me garbage, never handle losing poorly, never pout, etc. etc. etc. yet it's now somehow unfair to show him wearing a kitty t-shirt after he brought all this mess on himself and his team because he hasn't learned to be humble. I am sure that Giants game did him no good after he performed like a puzzy cat and then struck the SM pose while they were losing by at least 3 scores... Did i miss something here? Or is this an extension of the victimhood syndrome that is so popular today... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiViK_OuTkAsT™ Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Is this an attempt to channel LordDarkHelmet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muskokas finest © Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 TATF?Seems to be a lot more patience on the OT stuff when we're winning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Brasky Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 TATF?At least it's football related. Some of the other non Falcon things popping up here as of late on the other hand... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrfahaji Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I don't think it would be right for a local paper to be critical on an inexperienced QB, especially one who had the kind of season, and showed the potential that Newton did last year.BUT it was his arrogant and nonsensical actions of the last game that deserve criticism - when you're getting thrashed, you don't pretend to be superman when you score a consolation, and then sulk like a baby for the rest of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_sheff Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 The Panthers are going to come out fired up on Sunday. It seems like everyone has been trashing them all week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brewcrew Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Who cares about his rookie "stats", what did he win like 4 games? Show the world you can win before acting like a cocky ***** or you're going to find youself subject to much harsher cartoons than this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtybird56 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 The Panthers are going to come out fired up on Sunday. It seems like everyone has been trashing them all week.Yeah but I like where we're at going into Sunday. We stack up against them real well..btw Julio or roddy will be facing a 5th rd rookie cb..Deep passing game begins Sunday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tuggle'2 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 What makes this so great is its teams home news paper. His head is probably throbbing right now. This helps us this weekend with all his emotional problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Falcon Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 http://www.nfl.com/n..._content_streamDespite producing perhaps the greatest season in NFL history for a rookie quarterback, it sure looks like the honeymoon phase of Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton's career in Carolina is over. The Charlotte Observer pokes fun at Carolina Panthers QB Cam Newton. (Kevin Siers/The Charlotte Observer) The Charlotte Observer ran a cartoon in their paper on Wednesday in which Newton is seen striking his "Superman" pose to reveal a T-shirt underneath ... with a "Hello Kitty" logo. Newton's thought bubble reads: "I like to pretend there's a big 'S' on my chest."Newton's rookie season is the one that all rookies are now be measured by. Just three games into an up-and-down year, it's clear the locals expect a lot more out of him in 2012.You know I'd rather measure rookie QBs by their W-L record, but hey that's just me.We'll see if Cam has enough sense to listen to guys like Stve Smith that are trying to tell him how to be a man and a leader - or if he's another head case that cannot handle adversity like VY and Leaf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconstwopercentsized Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Awww Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmite Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 I love the way they compare cam to other 2nd year QB's who never said they aspire to being a Diva, never thought they were bigger than their teams, never put themselves ahead of their team, never flash the superman, me me me garbage, never handle losing poorly, never pout, etc. etc. etc. yet it's now somehow unfair to show him wearing a kitty t-shirt after he brought all this mess on himself and his team because he hasn't learned to be humble. I am sure that Giants game did him no good after he performed like a puzzy cat and then struck the SM pose while they were losing by at least 3 scores... Did i miss something here? Or is this an extension of the victimhood syndrome that is so popular today...I agree, very poor QBs to compare him to, those were team guys that caused no resentment with me first displays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjerry Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Some QBs would see this and use it an inspiration to go out there and dominate to prove all their naysayers wrong. Cam will probably see this and just pout some more.Oh, and you gotta love Rosenthal continuing to defend him no matter what. Go check what the "experts" voted this week in the power rankings. 10 out of 13 voted us #2, whereas Rosenthal voted us #5. He was joined by Heath Evans and Darren Sharper (voted #4), despite all three agreeing that the Texans were #1. I'm really starting to get tired of his "analysis".http://fanrankings.nfl.com/results/experts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconstwopercentsized Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Could this be jeff george reincarnate? Need to put some pads on people Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durrtay Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Sophomore Slump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHBROWN3 Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 Jeff George LOL. Not bad. I hope our players and fans all make sure he is well aware of the fact that he is a well known crybaby. I hope Asante has a pick six then puts a towel on his head in the end zone while he calls himself an Icon as he does the superman ya ya shuffle... what a dirt clod... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breaking Bad Posted September 26, 2012 Share Posted September 26, 2012 (edited) This will probably be Cam's favorite song after playing us. Edited September 26, 2012 by Breaking Bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconfreak1 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 Some QBs would see this and use it an inspiration to go out there and dominate to prove all their naysayers wrong. Cam will probably see this and just pout some more.Oh, and you gotta love Rosenthal continuing to defend him no matter what. Go check what the "experts" voted this week in the power rankings. 10 out of 13 voted us #2, whereas Rosenthal voted us #5. He was joined by Heath Evans and Darren Sharper (voted #4), despite all three agreeing that the Texans were #1. I'm really starting to get tired of his "analysis".http://fanrankings.n...results/expertsit doesnt matter where they rank us as long as we keep it going. i like it better when we are under the radar anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconfreak1 Posted September 27, 2012 Share Posted September 27, 2012 guys this game actually means alot. this is a game that we should win. great teams always win games that they should win. im interested to see if we just squeek by or if we blow them out. this game will show alot about our team character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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