The article talking about it...
The second-year Carolina Panthers quarterback was the subject of a scathing editorial cartoon in Wednesday's edition of The Charlotte Observer. He's depicted performing his patented Superman touchdown celebration only to reveal a Hello Kitty logo on his chest.
CAPTIONKevin Siers, Charlotte Observer
The cartoon appears six days after the Panthers' 36-7 loss to the New York Giants. Newton was roundly criticized for emphatically celebrating a touchdown with his team down 23-0 in the third quarter against the defending Super Bowl champions. Later in the game, veteran wide receiver Steve Smith reportedly had "unchoice words" for Newton after the quarterback sulked on the bench following his third interception.
Newton's behavior in the postgame press conference was similarly sulky.
On Sunday, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported Newton was seeing a "mind coach" to help him deal with the pressure of being an NFL quarterback. Newton denied the report.
The 2011 No. 1 overall draft pick, Newton shattered a number of NFL rookie quarterback records last season, including those for most passing and rushing yards. But his record as a starter is a middling 7-12 and this, evidently, is a cause for the Observer to jump ship on the Panthers quarterback three games into his second season.
Chill out, Charlotte. Cam is under contract for two more seasons after this one. There will be plenty of time to make fun of him if he continues to lose (which I don't think he will).
Also, if you're going to rip the team's starting quarterback, do it the day after the game, not in the middle of the next week. With timely humor like this, I expect to see a cartoon in Thursday's edition poking fun at Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign.
The second-year Carolina Panthers quarterback was the subject of a scathing editorial cartoon in Wednesday's edition of The Charlotte Observer. He's depicted performing his patented Superman touchdown celebration only to reveal a Hello Kitty logo on his chest.
CAPTIONKevin Siers, Charlotte Observer
The cartoon appears six days after the Panthers' 36-7 loss to the New York Giants. Newton was roundly criticized for emphatically celebrating a touchdown with his team down 23-0 in the third quarter against the defending Super Bowl champions. Later in the game, veteran wide receiver Steve Smith reportedly had "unchoice words" for Newton after the quarterback sulked on the bench following his third interception.
Newton's behavior in the postgame press conference was similarly sulky.
On Sunday, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported Newton was seeing a "mind coach" to help him deal with the pressure of being an NFL quarterback. Newton denied the report.
The 2011 No. 1 overall draft pick, Newton shattered a number of NFL rookie quarterback records last season, including those for most passing and rushing yards. But his record as a starter is a middling 7-12 and this, evidently, is a cause for the Observer to jump ship on the Panthers quarterback three games into his second season.
Chill out, Charlotte. Cam is under contract for two more seasons after this one. There will be plenty of time to make fun of him if he continues to lose (which I don't think he will).
Also, if you're going to rip the team's starting quarterback, do it the day after the game, not in the middle of the next week. With timely humor like this, I expect to see a cartoon in Thursday's edition poking fun at Newt Gingrich's presidential campaign.
This is Stephen A.'s take. He's a moron, but here it is...
Can someone explain this to me?
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8431403
Can someone explain this to me?
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=8431403
He was definitely talking out of his ass. Nothing racist about that cartoon at all. I think Stephen A. Smith was venting his frustrations about the perceptions of black QB's of the past and trying to apply it here.
One thing I have noticed in the NFL is that there is a lack of back up black QB's in the league. It seems like if you are a black QB in the league you better be elite or else there is no room for you on a roster. Are you telling my Dante Culpepper couldn't linger around the league for a few more years as a $5 million dollar back up QB? Or Vince Young and David Garrard couldn't get the David Carr treatment?
One thing I have noticed in the NFL is that there is a lack of back up black QB's in the league. It seems like if you are a black QB in the league you better be elite or else there is no room for you on a roster. Are you telling my Dante Culpepper couldn't linger around the league for a few more years as a $5 million dollar back up QB? Or Vince Young and David Garrard couldn't get the David Carr treatment?
This might sound like a reach but in the case of a guy like VY and some of the other black QBs, you really do have to tailor the offense around them and play to their strengths. They aren't really the type of guys you would get as a solidly reliably-but-hope-you-never-have-to-use-him backup.
I think that has something to do with it.
