Cam acted like a total POS no doubt, left his team hanging by not diving on the ball.
Regardless of how you feel about Cam, that schit by Talib has no place in professional sports. If you condone that crap you're just as bad as him. Grabbing someone by the face mask and attempting to throw them 10 yards is a dick move at best. Talib is just as big a POS as Cam is on the field. Don't know about off the field but I can say that Cam does do a lot for the greater Charlotte community with kids. He has a lot of maturing to do, hopefully sooner rather than later.
The difference in today and back in the 70s is that the guys are much bigger, faster and stronger. The league has realized they will be paying through the nose for future lawsuits if they didn't step up and give some protection to players. When you have 280 lb monsters that run 4.5 40s, it's a dangerous game despite the best equipment available.
Got his azz handed to him tonight. He was beat up before they even got to halftime.
His athletic talent is off the charts; but question his maturity and toughness.
Jesus, Bart Starr, Roger, Terry, Joe and even Brett got hit more in one quarter than these guys today do in several games. The Phil Simms commentary cracked me up.
There are some real Barney Badasses out there physically, but many don't hold up when getting hit.
If we're going to play this PC BS, give me Doug Williams over the Scam in a SB any day.....
I still harbor respect for our shrapnel; he' pretty in tune to nonsense and horschidt. Perhaps Iron Mike is just pimpin' for the bosses or just lovin on his former player....]
Here's some unadulterated, unpaid view on Scammy...
"But later, when Butkus answers questions in front of the Touchdown Club, he says he does not like Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, and imitates Newton pointing after he picks up a first down. His audience laughs nervously. Butkus is an icon. Newton is their quarterback, a quarterback undefeated six games into this season. Butkus says his wife, Helen, walked past the television when Newton was celebrating and asked what he was doing. Butkus told her. She kept walking. Helen isn’t a fan, either. Butkus comes from a time when, if a good play was celebrated, it was celebrated after a game. He comes from a time when a concussion was a headache. He comes from a time when a team’s best players played on special teams."-The Charlotte Observer 10-30-15
I'm not a Broncos fan but my MIL is - she's 84 and in very poor health. She doesn't see or hear well so I've been watching the Bronco games with her this year to explain what's going on. She's been in the hospital since before Christmas and I thoroughly enjoyed the game today. At one point I told her the Broncos defense was handling things well but needed to knock that smart ass grin off Cam's face. Not two plays later, the camera zoomed in on him and that big grin was long gone. Truly made my day
American football is morphiing into non violent European football ( soccer)
Here ya go....
Anyways, I am happy the Superbowl turned out to be a game after all, and not a walkover.
And Mr Newton and those who would idolize him learned a useful lesson.
Kudos to the Broncos, and congrats to Peyton Manning, what a great way to close out a career
Birdwatcher
"...if the gentlemen of Virginia shall send us a dozen of their sons, we would take great care in their education, instruct them in all we know, and make men of them." Canasatego 1744
He covered, he tackled. A complete corner; complete football player...
Still can't believe players like Deion Sanders garner mention in the same sentence.
Deion Sanders is the best cornerback to have ever put on cleats. You know nothing of football if you think otherwise. What happened did he destroy your team all by himself. On and Off the field total class.
Super Bowl is nothing but a commercial enterprise born in the days that athletes were actually looked up to and boys wanted to emulate. I have never been much of a spectator, but on rare occasions when my leg is on ice and there are no rabbits, I find myself watching this spectacle.
I also grew up singing patriotic songs in school and reciting the pledge of allegiance. The Super Bowl starts with the "Star Spangled Banner" which represents everything great about America and that Puke of a Cam Newton can't even pay attention to the song and hold his hand over his pathetic heart. I hope he gets his ass kicked...
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