Lost a lot of respect for Cam Newton

Somehow I get the feeling you didn't like him before the game and that it isn't this one silly press conference that molded your opinion of him.

I didn't like how he acted during the run-up to the game. His arrogance was off the charts, even beyond the Nationals' Harper, and I didn't like how his teammates over-celebrated their first td when they were still behind. But Newton's press conference was nothing to criticize him for. He was obviously distraught and at a loss about the game and obviously had fallen enormously for a guy who thought he was unstoppable, practically a god before the game. He wears his emotions on his sleeve and when guys are going to tear up if they start talking, they clam up. I have no problem with that reaction at all. He cares about the game.

Good--let's just have reporters repeat those "correct" quotes after every game and leave the players and their actual feelings out of it.

What he should have said wrote:

What he should of said was:

He was proud of his team and the great season they had.

Denver has a great team and played well.

Denver's defense is especially strong and caused problems for them.

He looks forward to working with his team mates next season.

His team is young and has a lot to look forward to.

He looks forward to his coaching staff drafting some good players.

He learned something from this experience.

Instead he pouted like a 2 year old then walked off. Have to wonder if he thinks/feels any of the above.

I think its funny how the NFL tried to play this game as: the old face of the NFL and the new face of the NFL. But Newton sucked and was exposed for not being able to play under pressure. Then he acted like a total baby the whole game. Not the face the NFL was hoping for.

And then they also were trying to play this up as Mannings last game, but he wouldn't give it to them. I hopes he comes back for one more season just out of spite.

I am joyful that the NFL season is over and Newton's press conference is part of the reason.

Thank goodness the football season is over, seriously.

Celebrate good times wrote:

I am joyful that the NFL season is over and Newton's press conference is part of the reason.

Thank goodness the football season is over, seriously.

Why would you even pay attention to his press conference well after the game if you don't like football?

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Celebrate good times wrote:

I am joyful that the NFL season is over and Newton's press conference is part of the reason.

Thank goodness the football season is over, seriously.

Why would you even pay attention to his press conference well after the game if you don't like football?

Amen. I like football and didn't watch the press conference. What's the point? I'm sure Belichik would have handled it wonderfully if he'd been in Cam's position.

The amount people care about his kind of thing (and I realize I'm implicated by responding to a thread about it) is a little odd. The point of sport is to allow us to revel in the physical abilities and tactics of others, as well as to have a distraction from daily life.

I often consider what many of us would actually say in these press conferences as we all know there's only so many choices to the same questions.

What I find is that you really get to appreciate some of the members of each sport with true personality like Allen Iverson, Marshawn Lynch, and Greg Popovich.

Those guys show that even in the parameters of the standard press conference, you can set yourself apart.

The Donger wrote:

These interviews are pointless. Why interview the losing team at all. Talk to the coach maybe but leave the players alone.

In the end it's just a game. Losing doesn't feel good. What else are they looking for? Why keep him up there with stupid pointless questions?

While I agree with you, they do it because they know it will keep viewers around longer, and they hope that a player does exactly what Newton did so that they will have millions of people talking about it the next day and tuning into sports radio and television to hear what Chris and Chris have to say about it.

You're right about the point of 'sport' ... but the point of 'sports entertainment' is totally different of course.I completely agree though, about the Iversons and so forth making it interesting. I enjoy those guys. I don't see what's so 'entertaining' about a bunch of athletes sticking to a standard script and boring us to death. I don't know why people demand this.

Kenneth Davids wrote:

The amount people care about his kind of thing (and I realize I'm implicated by responding to a thread about it) is a little odd. The point of sport is to allow us to revel in the physical abilities and tactics of others, as well as to have a distraction from daily life.

I often consider what many of us would actually say in these press conferences as we all know there's only so many choices to the same questions.

What I find is that you really get to appreciate some of the members of each sport with true personality like Allen Iverson, Marshawn Lynch, and Greg Popovich.

Those guys show that even in the parameters of the standard press conference, you can set yourself apart.

primadonna wrote:

Walking out of a press conference is just poor class. Can't use emotions as an excuse, the guy comes across as a total sore loser, low-class player. Acting like a teenager

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P1-7o_V_M38

Agreed. There was another 26 year old star quarterback, last year, who lost his Superbowl but remained poised and respectful to his team and the game:

Belichick would not have walked out. He does all the press conferences he is asked to do. When reporters ask him redundant or obnoxious questions he gives boring answers.

He's actually a classy guy. Look at him after every Pats loss. First one out there to sincerely congratulate the other team. Sets a good example. He and Brady are class acts despite all the haters.

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asdfasdf wrote:

Belichick would not have walked out. He does all the press conferences he is asked to do. When reporters ask him redundant or obnoxious questions he gives boring answers.

He's actually a classy guy. Look at him after every Pats loss. First one out there to sincerely congratulate the other team. Sets a good example. He and Brady are class acts despite all the haters.

This. And I'm a Broncos fan.

Mac Demarco wrote:

Agreed. There was another 26 year old star quarterback, last year, who lost his Superbowl but remained poised and respectful to his team and the game:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmsYJ5XxCJ0

It's remarkable the difference. It's almost impossible to hate Russell Wilson. Yet Cam Newton makes it so easy.

Blahbaba wrote:

I think its funny how the NFL tried to play this game as: the old face of the NFL and the new face of the NFL. But Newton sucked and was exposed for not being able to play under pressure. Then he acted like a total baby the whole game. Not the face the NFL was hoping for.

And then they also were trying to play this up as Mannings last game, but he wouldn't give it to them. I hopes he comes back for one more season just out of spite.

I think he and Manning played very similar games, and in all actuality, Cam made some more plays than Manning did. They both threw an interception, they both lost a fumble as they were about the begin their throwing motion, and both had mediocre (at best) completion percentages. The real difference was that Cam's fumble was a bit more costly only because of the field position, resulting in the Denver TD. Remember, Cam had a somewhat long pass play ruled incomplete, when everyone watching knew it was a catch. Manning was just as ineffective, probably more ineffective as Cam; Manning's defense just put him in the better position.

Manning's QBR 9.9, Rating 56.6; Cam's QBR 16.9, Rating 55.4.

This game was only saved by the number of athletic defensive plays by both teams, and to a large extent, the story line of Peyton winning what might be his last game. I thought Denver's offense was pathetic most of the game, the exception maybe being the first drive. That being said, whoever said that the NFL is one step (I think small step) above WWE was spot on. The production of the NFL has turned this into a clown show. I am getting more and more turned off by the NFL, and football in general.

You had a lot of respect for Cam Newton? This is a guy who auctioned off his services to the highest bidder during his college recruitment. I guess I have more respect for him than the SEC schools that did the bidding, but that's not saying much.

Win with class. Lose with class. Newton does neither.

One of my thoughts during the game was how this game mirrored the one he played in while at Auburn versus Oregon for the National Championship.

In that game, it was the Oregon QB/offense that look completely dejected and frustrated starting in about the 2nd quarter. It was as if nothing they tried play wise was working and they had nothing left to show/run. They didn't know how to handle that and what to do. The Auburn defense was just that good (so too in that game was Oregon's).

Newton managed that game enough and made just enough plays to lead Auburn to a victory.

Last night was the exact opposite for him. Denver defense frustrated Carolina and Newton. Nothing Carolina tried was working. No running game, no passing game. Newton got frustrated relatively early on and tried to do it all.

Instead, Cam should have stuck around and told us what beer he was planning to drink.