Super Bowl Fiftyippieki-yay

[Tom Sawyer]

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[alphseeker]

NY Times nails it...

 

It was as if Newton were intent on taking his magical season, his jumping jacks and dabs and evident leadership, and poking a hole in its side. He let his charisma and leadership drain away, to be replaced by a soup of the sour and the petulant. And in doing so, he confirmed the judgment of more than a few Broncos defenders, who spoke afterward of trying to push him off his game psychologically.

The Panthers rookie wide receiver Devin Funchess took question after question. “It was playoff ball, man, they exploded off the ball,” he said. “It hurts.”And their big defensive end, Charles Johnson, spoke of not having “the energy we usually have. “We didn’t execute like we usually do,” he added.Over in the corner of the interview room, only the top-paid player on the team, the marquee man, came up short.So often we feed our perceptions through the desultory sausage maker of race, and Newton’s postgame performance is being treated on Twitter as a referendum on such questions. This is unfortunate, not to mention silly. Newton’s Panthers teammates and coaches who stood and answered questions, painfully, gamely, were black, white and Latino, veteran and rookie alike.

 

Grace in defeat observes no racial litmus test. The white Detroit Pistons center Bill Laimbeer was a graceless cad in defeat. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, to name two, were sterling gold. Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich has turned surliness into a shtick that should be beneath him. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady behaved well two weeks back, as did Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson the week before that.

 

And so on and on it goes. It’s simply pleasing to come across an athlete who in the face of, yes, inevitable and not terribly interesting questions, and on the heels of a tough defeat, carries himself well. And it can be a part of the elixir that constitutes leadership, as the Broncos defenders suggested.

 

http://www.nytimes.c...ewton.html?_r=0

Wow! The NY Times?? I'd thought they'd be all; "It's white peoples fault for criticizing him so much, if white people would just have embraced his theatrics he wouldn't have acted like this." :sarcastic: And apparently he's not interested in learning from his childish actions. Today Cam on ESPN said: “Show me a good loser and I’ll show you a loser,” “If I offended anyone, that’s cool … I don’t have to conform to anybody’s wants for me. I’m not that guy. I am my own person.” Edited February 9, 2016 by alphseeker

[Principled Man]

NY Times nails it...

 

It was as if Newton were intent on taking his magical season, his jumping jacks and dabs and evident leadership, and poking a hole in its side. He let his charisma and leadership drain away, to be replaced by a soup of the sour and the petulant. And in doing so, he confirmed the judgment of more than a few Broncos defenders, who spoke afterward of trying to push him off his game psychologically.

The Panthers rookie wide receiver Devin Funchess took question after question. “It was playoff ball, man, they exploded off the ball,” he said. “It hurts.”And their big defensive end, Charles Johnson, spoke of not having “the energy we usually have. “We didn’t execute like we usually do,” he added.Over in the corner of the interview room, only the top-paid player on the team, the marquee man, came up short.So often we feed our perceptions through the desultory sausage maker of race, and Newton’s postgame performance is being treated on Twitter as a referendum on such questions. This is unfortunate, not to mention silly. Newton’s Panthers teammates and coaches who stood and answered questions, painfully, gamely, were black, white and Latino, veteran and rookie alike.

 

Grace in defeat observes no racial litmus test. The white Detroit Pistons center Bill Laimbeer was a graceless cad in defeat. Dwyane Wade and LeBron James, to name two, were sterling gold. Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich has turned surliness into a shtick that should be beneath him. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady behaved well two weeks back, as did Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson the week before that.

 

And so on and on it goes. It’s simply pleasing to come across an athlete who in the face of, yes, inevitable and not terribly interesting questions, and on the heels of a tough defeat, carries himself well. And it can be a part of the elixir that constitutes leadership, as the Broncos defenders suggested.

 

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/09/sports/super-bowl-carolina-panthers-cam-newton.html?_r=0

 

This excellent essay can be summed up in one sentence. I think someone famous said it some 50 years ago:

 

"To be judged not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character."

[Rick N. Backer]

Denver is a bunch of Grinders apparently

#1 Defenses appearing in Super Bowls are now 10-2.

Yep My Buccaneers are 1 of those 10 as they had the number 1 defense vs the number one offense (Raiders) in Super Bowl 37... Man those were the daze :D

 

A dominant performance in that Super Bowl for sure. Played this century too.

Yeah, the Bucs defense had a ton more return yards and touchdowns than the Super Bowl MVP did the year before. Right in the middle of a five year stretch of QB mediocrity and defenses carrying their team at the big game.

 

Meaningless stats are everything. Just ask Dan Marino.

 

Because you are a Brady fan I can see why you would eschew measurements of individual accomplishment in favor of team results despite individual performance.

 

3 Super Bowl MVPs. The most TD passes in a season by someone not in a 'roid rage.

 

 

So you don't know what roid rage is either? Wow, it is always surprising when you reveal the true depths of your ignorance.

 

I thought you pot smoking burn outs were supposed to be silly and happy?

[Rick N. Backer]

Denver is a bunch of Grinders apparently

#1 Defenses appearing in Super Bowls are now 10-2.

Yep My Buccaneers are 1 of those 10 as they had the number 1 defense vs the number one offense (Raiders) in Super Bowl 37... Man those were the daze :D

 

A dominant performance in that Super Bowl for sure. Played this century too.

Yeah, the Bucs defense had a ton more return yards and touchdowns than the Super Bowl MVP did the year before. Right in the middle of a five year stretch of QB mediocrity and defenses carrying their team at the big game.

 

Meaningless stats are everything. Just ask Dan Marino.

 

Because you are a Brady fan I can see why you would eschew measurements of individual accomplishment in favor of team results despite individual performance.

 

3 Super Bowl MVPs. The most TD passes in a season by someone not in a 'roid rage.

 

Brady is one of two candidates for the best QB ever. Marino was in a very funny movie once.

Apparently, "Tom" doesn't even agree with your assessment. And since according to you he's incapable of lying, just go ahead and admit you're wrong now and save us a lot of time.

 

http://www.patspulpit.com/2016/2/8/10937342/tom-brady-doesnt-think-hes-one-of-the-best-ever-names-six-he

 

I expect this kind of stupidity from LedRush. He can't help it though. You're better than this.

[LedRush]

Denver is a bunch of Grinders apparently

#1 Defenses appearing in Super Bowls are now 10-2.

Yep My Buccaneers are 1 of those 10 as they had the number 1 defense vs the number one offense (Raiders) in Super Bowl 37... Man those were the daze :D

 

A dominant performance in that Super Bowl for sure. Played this century too.

Yeah, the Bucs defense had a ton more return yards and touchdowns than the Super Bowl MVP did the year before. Right in the middle of a five year stretch of QB mediocrity and defenses carrying their team at the big game.

 

Meaningless stats are everything. Just ask Dan Marino.

 

Because you are a Brady fan I can see why you would eschew measurements of individual accomplishment in favor of team results despite individual performance.

 

3 Super Bowl MVPs. The most TD passes in a season by someone not in a 'roid rage.

 

 

So you don't know what roid rage is either? Wow, it is always surprising when you reveal the true depths of your ignorance.

 

I thought you pot smoking burn outs were supposed to be silly and happy?

 

You're like Rubio talking about Obama knowing exactly what he's doing.

 

Repeating something stupid over and over again doesn't make you seem less stupid. And it get's boring. At least mix it up a little. Even a graduate of a TTT school should be able to handle that once in a while.

[lerxt1990]

Denver is a bunch of Grinders apparently

#1 Defenses appearing in Super Bowls are now 10-2.

Yep My Buccaneers are 1 of those 10 as they had the number 1 defense vs the number one offense (Raiders) in Super Bowl 37... Man those were the daze :D

 

A dominant performance in that Super Bowl for sure. Played this century too.

Yeah, the Bucs defense had a ton more return yards and touchdowns than the Super Bowl MVP did the year before. Right in the middle of a five year stretch of QB mediocrity and defenses carrying their team at the big game.

 

Meaningless stats are everything. Just ask Dan Marino.

 

Because you are a Brady fan I can see why you would eschew measurements of individual accomplishment in favor of team results despite individual performance.

 

3 Super Bowl MVPs. The most TD passes in a season by someone not in a 'roid rage.

 

 

So you don't know what roid rage is either? Wow, it is always surprising when you reveal the true depths of your ignorance.

He's not ignorant, he's trolling.

 

Brady MUST be great if he could convince MVP voters that someone who threw for 145 yards and averaged less than 5.5 yards per throw and a whopping 9 yards per completion that he was worthy of the honor. Just not at football.

lol wow - thats brutal...

[lerxt1990]

Broncos defense the stuff of legend!

 

Many said we wouldn't. I was confident we would!

 

World Champions!

 

Piss on you, Cam Newton. MVP of the league and he can't be a man and talk to the media. I knew we could rattle him! I was right!

Grow up boy

Ugh! This reminds of Rich Gannon! MVP of the League in 2002. Threw a million interceptions in the Stuper Bowl. Gruden knew everything going on in Gannon's mind. EPIC FAIL.

I really enjoyed Super Bowl 37 but for me the NFC Championship victory at Philadelphia was the Super Bowl for me. The Buccaneers exorcized so many demons that day. It truely was the launching pad to winning it all. A perfect retirement party for the old Vet :ebert: :D

 

BOOOOOOO! :) :)

[laughedatbytime]

Denver is a bunch of Grinders apparently

#1 Defenses appearing in Super Bowls are now 10-2.

Yep My Buccaneers are 1 of those 10 as they had the number 1 defense vs the number one offense (Raiders) in Super Bowl 37... Man those were the daze :D

 

A dominant performance in that Super Bowl for sure. Played this century too.

Yeah, the Bucs defense had a ton more return yards and touchdowns than the Super Bowl MVP did the year before. Right in the middle of a five year stretch of QB mediocrity and defenses carrying their team at the big game.

 

Meaningless stats are everything. Just ask Dan Marino.

 

Because you are a Brady fan I can see why you would eschew measurements of individual accomplishment in favor of team results despite individual performance.

 

3 Super Bowl MVPs. The most TD passes in a season by someone not in a 'roid rage.

 

Brady is one of two candidates for the best QB ever. Marino was in a very funny movie once.

Apparently, "Tom" doesn't even agree with your assessment. And since according to you he's incapable of lying, just go ahead and admit you're wrong now and save us a lot of time.

 

http://www.patspulpi...er-names-six-he

 

I expect this kind of stupidity from LedRush. He can't help it though. You're better than this.

So was "Tom" lying or correct regarding his comments in the article.

 

Pats Pulpit is a wonderfully ironic name for a publication following the team, by the way.

[Rick N. Backer]

Denver is a bunch of Grinders apparently

#1 Defenses appearing in Super Bowls are now 10-2.

Yep My Buccaneers are 1 of those 10 as they had the number 1 defense vs the number one offense (Raiders) in Super Bowl 37... Man those were the daze :D

 

A dominant performance in that Super Bowl for sure. Played this century too.

Yeah, the Bucs defense had a ton more return yards and touchdowns than the Super Bowl MVP did the year before. Right in the middle of a five year stretch of QB mediocrity and defenses carrying their team at the big game.

 

Meaningless stats are everything. Just ask Dan Marino.

 

Because you are a Brady fan I can see why you would eschew measurements of individual accomplishment in favor of team results despite individual performance.

 

3 Super Bowl MVPs. The most TD passes in a season by someone not in a 'roid rage.

 

Brady is one of two candidates for the best QB ever. Marino was in a very funny movie once.

Apparently, "Tom" doesn't even agree with your assessment. And since according to you he's incapable of lying, just go ahead and admit you're wrong now and save us a lot of time.

 

http://www.patspulpi...er-names-six-he

 

I expect this kind of stupidity from LedRush. He can't help it though. You're better than this.

So was "Tom" lying or correct regarding his comments in the article.

 

Pats Pulpit is a wonderfully ironic name for a publication following the team, by the way.

 

So he's "lying" if he shows humility? Ask LedRush to explain the concept. You won't find a more humble guy on this board.

[Digital Dad]

http://i.imgur.com/tcHAC7e.jpg

Fricken HILARIOUS!!!!

My son & I were like did he just jump back from the football??? At this point of the game Denver's D had him so rattled he was done!!

 

Did he think #67 was going to smash his head charging for the ball? Did he even see him? Really looks like the one holding the strings pulled him back from the ball.

[lerxt1990]

http://i.imgur.com/tcHAC7e.jpg

Fricken HILARIOUS!!!!

My son & I were like did he just jump back from the football??? At this point of the game Denver's D had him so rattled he was done!!

 

Did he think #67 was going to smash his head charging for the ball? Did he even see him? Really looks like the one holding the strings pulled him back from the ball.

:pussy:

[Digital Dad]

http://i.imgur.com/tcHAC7e.jpg

Fricken HILARIOUS!!!!

My son & I were like did he just jump back from the football??? At this point of the game Denver's D had him so rattled he was done!!

 

Did he think #67 was going to smash his head charging for the ball? Did he even see him? Really looks like the one holding the strings pulled him back from the ball.

:pussy:

 

Yeah. It looks bad. Especially for the team leader. Oh well maybe he gets a chance to redeem hkmself. His comments sure have t done him any favors though. Great dont conform, dont be what they want you to be. But when the chips are down are you a leader or are you a lemming?

[laughedatbytime]

Denver is a bunch of Grinders apparently

#1 Defenses appearing in Super Bowls are now 10-2.

Yep My Buccaneers are 1 of those 10 as they had the number 1 defense vs the number one offense (Raiders) in Super Bowl 37... Man those were the daze :D

 

A dominant performance in that Super Bowl for sure. Played this century too.

Yeah, the Bucs defense had a ton more return yards and touchdowns than the Super Bowl MVP did the year before. Right in the middle of a five year stretch of QB mediocrity and defenses carrying their team at the big game.

 

Meaningless stats are everything. Just ask Dan Marino.

 

Because you are a Brady fan I can see why you would eschew measurements of individual accomplishment in favor of team results despite individual performance.

 

3 Super Bowl MVPs. The most TD passes in a season by someone not in a 'roid rage.

 

Brady is one of two candidates for the best QB ever. Marino was in a very funny movie once.

Apparently, "Tom" doesn't even agree with your assessment. And since according to you he's incapable of lying, just go ahead and admit you're wrong now and save us a lot of time.

 

http://www.patspulpi...er-names-six-he

 

I expect this kind of stupidity from LedRush. He can't help it though. You're better than this.

So was "Tom" lying or correct regarding his comments in the article.

 

Pats Pulpit is a wonderfully ironic name for a publication following the team, by the way.

 

So he's "lying" if he shows humility? Ask LedRush to explain the concept. You won't find a more humble guy on this board.

That would be false humility. Which isn't humble at all, in a very real sense, it's the ultimate conceit. So is he lying, accurate, or unable to assess his own skills as well as you;

Edited February 10, 2016 by laughedatbytime

[RUSHHEAD666]

I really like Newton but his "True Colors" really showed. He is Scam Newton.

 

Signed,

 

Cyndi Lauper

[treeduck]

I really like Newton but his "True Colors" really showed. He is Scam Newton.

 

Signed,

 

Cyndi Lauper

In other words he's a TWATT!

[lerxt1990]

I really like Newton but his "True Colors" really showed. He is Scam Newton.

 

Signed,

 

Cyndi Lauper

In other words he's a TWATT!

 

What a chance to show class, inspire young people, and justify his on field theatrics - lost.

[treeduck]

I really like Newton but his "True Colors" really showed. He is Scam Newton.

 

Signed,

 

Cyndi Lauper

In other words he's a TWATT!

 

What a chance to show class, inspire young people, and justify his on field theatrics - lost.

He can't help himself.

[goose]

I really like Newton but his "True Colors" really showed. He is Scam Newton.

 

Signed,

 

Cyndi Lauper

In other words he's a TWATT!

 

What a chance to show class, inspire young people, and justify his on field theatrics - lost.

Cam Newton triples down on being a clown

 

http://www.orlandose...0210-story.html

 

"Who's to say your way is right? Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser...I'm not here to win a popularity contest..."

 

From the article:

 

Nobody ever asked him to be perfect. But roughly 94.6 percent of observers, as well as most NFL veterans who cared to weigh in, expected him to be professional.

It’s easy to be a pro when the good times are rolling. True character comes out in defeat. Then it was reinforced two days later when you triple down on your persecution complex.

Edited February 11, 2016 by goose

[goose]

I really like Newton but his "True Colors" really showed. He is Scam Newton.

 

Signed,

 

Cyndi Lauper

In other words he's a TWATT!

 

What a chance to show class, inspire young people, and justify his on field theatrics - lost.

He can't help himself.

MVP...

 

The League's Most Verified :pussy: .

[goose]

Panthers coach Ron Rivera said he would have preferred for Newton to handle the situation differently, but added that he believes some players need more time to get control of their emotions.

"There are a lot of young people out there looking at who we and we are role models for them and I think again we know who he is and he does take it hard," Rivera said. "Quite honestly if he is going to take it hard, as a public service, we should avoid having him talk right away. People take losses, not just football losses, but personal losses different ways. Time is probably the best thing."

:pussy: Verified.

[Tick]

The Panthers' OC should walk the plank. He made no effort to adjust to what Phillips had the Denver D doing. I don't see how he stays.

Meh, I don't buy that. That had no answers for a defense that schooled them. They had no problem scoring up till facing the Broncos.

[Ancient Ways]

The Panthers' OC should walk the plank. He made no effort to adjust to what Phillips had the Denver D doing. I don't see how he stays.

Meh, I don't buy that. That had no answers for a defense that schooled them. They had no problem scoring up till facing the Broncos.

I'll disagree. Called runs for Newton and more sprint options would have been smart. The one time they ran a true pitch option play it hit big. Mike Shula has never impressed me though.

[laughedatbytime]

I really like Newton but his "True Colors" really showed. He is Scam Newton.

 

Signed,

 

Cyndi Lauper

In other words he's a TWATT!

 

What a chance to show class, inspire young people, and justify his on field theatrics - lost.

Cam Newton triples down on being a clown

 

http://www.orlandose...0210-story.html

 

"Who's to say your way is right? Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser...I'm not here to win a popularity contest..."

 

From the article:

 

Nobody ever asked him to be perfect. But roughly 94.6 percent of observers, as well as most NFL veterans who cared to weigh in, expected him to be professional.

It’s easy to be a pro when the good times are rolling. True character comes out in defeat. Then it was reinforced two days later when you triple down on your persecution complex.

Unless it's 97%, you haven't proven anything to anyone. It's a simple matter of science.

[Principled Man]

It’s easy to be a pro when the good times are rolling. True character comes out in defeat.

 

Yes, Yes, a thousand times YES. :ebert:

 

It's easy to be a good person when times are good. When times are bad, your true character is revealed.

Edited February 12, 2016 by Principled Man