re: Greg McElroy, a Panthers fan, trashes Cam Newton

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I think some of the criticism of Cam is valid, but McElroy insinuating that Cam "quit" on the team and that his teammates will view him differently is at best conjecture and at worst saying shite to be controversial.

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He's thinking like a quarterback, which is what he's most qualified to do. I mean, I don't agree with him -- given that he was instrumental in getting them to the SB in the first place, I doubt Cam squandered all his teammates' trust and goodwill on a single play, even if that play was done at the worst time imaginable -- but McElroy is talking about the larger issue that's getting mostly lost in all the criticism of Cam himself. He's spelling out why it was worse for Cam to do that than, say, a random OL player. Anyone who has played football understands the subtleties of the QB's role on a team, but a huge percentage of football fans out there never played. I absolutely agree with his point in theory but, as I said, I disagree that the repercussions will be as bad as he's saying in reality.