Quest 4 The 3rd Division Crown w/ No One 2 Pass 2 On 3rd Down: 2015 Carolina Panthers Season Thread

[Corey Matthews]

This whole Norman Harrison exchange is hilarious

 

[WuDatWuDat]

:camscust: nikka if you don't get your Johnny come lately, ol bandwagon bytch ass out this fukking thread!! nikka you weren't around a year ago when our lack of weapons was a clear issue and with Benji going down it only made the point even more relevant. Cam's progression and elevation of play was an unforeseen blessing and no one knew Ginn, Crotch, Funch and Philly would represent the way they have. We went through the growing pains with these nikkas this year, and they haven't started shining like this til recently..... :camfdup:

I ain't no bandwagon bytch. I like the Panthers since I used them with D-Will on like Madden '06 but they sure as hell not my team. I just saw the title and thought that shyt was cray cray with a top 3 tight end and "Sure Hands" Ginn. Sorry for interrupting though. best of luck this year.

 

[Axum Ezana]

Remember before the season started when we all looked at that one part of the schedule like, "Just make it through this gauntlet "

Now the schedule this season was "weak"

man I don't even pay attention hardly.

people just gonna hate cause u beating they fav players n teams

comes with the nature of the game...they better get used to it cause cam going for 4 straight division titles

 

[Jparker]

:camscust: nikka if you don't get your Johnny come lately, ol bandwagon bytch ass out this fukking thread!! nikka you weren't around a year ago when our lack of weapons was a clear issue and with Benji going down it only made the point even more relevant. Cam's progression and elevation of play was an unforeseen blessing and no one knew Ginn, Crotch, Funch and Philly would represent the way they have. We went through the growing pains with these nikkas this year, and they haven't started shining like this til recently..... :camfdup:

Yooo I'm so serious the extra people jumping on pretending to be fans of the team is making me upset Stan Cam not the squad

to setting these fools straight


Ol wasn't shooting with me in the gym ass nikkas

 

[Corey Matthews]

I don't know how to embed tweets so they're missing but just go to Josh's Twitter

Josh Norman just might be the best corner in football right now, and is certainly the most visible player on a fantastic defense that hasn’t let the Panthers lose a game yet. But former NFL safety and NBC analyst Rodney Harrison is not quite as impressed as Norman thinks he should be. The two have been jawing back and forth for a week now, and it’s a truly multimedia feud, encompassing TV, Twitter, and the entirety of a Charlotte Observer column. Let’s catch up!

On TV last week, Harrison predicted that Julio Jones would get the better of Norman in their Sunday matchup, and said that the Seahawks are a more dangerous team than the Panthers entering the playoffs. Norman took both of those as signs of disrespect. (Athletes love signs of disrespect. They thrive on ‘em.)

So Norman took to Twitter, and didn’t mince words.

Norman then went out and largely contained Jones in the Panthers’ 38-0 extirpation of the Falcons. The Atlanta WR hauled in seven balls for 88 yards, but the majority of his production came when he wasn’t one-on-one with Norman.


Harrison could have taken the L right there, but he decided to bring us all lots of joy by keeping this thing going. In an interview with the Charlotte Observer’s Scott Fowler, Harrison blamed Jones’s quiet afternoon on Matt Ryan.

“If the entire situation was equal, with Julio Jones having a quality quarterback throwing to him, then I think Julio Jones wins that matchup because I just think he’s physically more superior than Josh.”

Norman’s response? “I will restate: You are horrible at your job.”

Fowler’s column is a great read—it was a lengthy interview with Harrison, followed by one with Norman giving the corner a chance to rebut, but it’s broken up into bite-sized chunks of disdain.

Harrison, on Norman freaking out on Twitter despite Harrison having said some very complimentary things about him:

“Before he sits there and he rips me and says I’m horrible at my job, which is very disrespectful, he needs to shut up and make sure he reads the entire quote. That’s what he needs to do. That’s being professional.”

Norman’s responses are all over the place, and they’re all brutal. A selection:

“Look, I respect what you’ve done. You went to the Super Bowl. You went to four, you got two (championship rings). I give you that. You went to the Pro Bowl. You were All-Pro. Cool. I give you that. ... But guess what? That is not your profession anymore.”

“I think he’s a bitter old guy, man. I’m sorry to say it, but it’s real. ... We don’t have to care for each other. I’m in Charlotte. You’re broadcasting wherever you’re at, wishing you could probably play again. I ain’t on that level. I’m trying to win a Super Bowl.”

That might’ve been the end of it, but last night, after the publication of Fowler’s column, Norman went to Twitter and fired off a couple of vicious retweets.


Rodney Harrison is a painfully boring Twitter user, so the next round in this beef is going to have to wait a while. We trust that Norman will still be ready to go.

[Charlotte Observer]

Former New England Patriots safety and current NBC Sports analyst Rodney Harrison seeks to offer his observations about football unvarnished and unfiltered, and while he's not trying to make any friends with his commentary, he's made at least one enemy.



Rodney Harrison on Josh Norman beef: 'Once I knock him out' I'll give him cold iced tea

To put it mildly, Carolina Pantherscornerback Josh Norman has taken issue with Harrison's position that while Norman is the best corner in the league right now, Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones is a superior physical being who would get the best of Norman all things being equal (i.e. if Matt Ryan wasn't playing poorly). Norman has said that Harrison "is horrible at his job."

Norman and Jones did battle on Sunday when Norman held Jones to only four catches for 33 yards (on six targets, per ProFootballFocus) in the Panthers' 38-0 thrashing of the Falcons.





This brings us to the latest salvo that came from Harrison during an appearance Tuesday morning on WEEI's show Ordway, Merloni & Fauria (emphasis added):





"Last night I got about 8 and a half hours of sleep" Harrison said. "I don't give a damn about Josh Norman or what he has to say about me. I don't give a damn about Josh Norman and what he thinks about me. He's playing football. Everything that he's trying to do, I've done. I've been All Pro. I've played in Super Bowls.


"If he wants to use [Harrison's position on Julio Jones] as motivation, that's fine," Harrison said. "I hope he goes on to have a successful career. I want to see young men make it. I want that. I don’t hate Josh Norman and I don’t care what he says. And yes he’s misinformed about the information that he’s talking about as well.


"So It doesn't matter to me. That’s the thing that he doesn’t understand. And like I said if he wants to make it personal, I’m not afraid of Josh Norman. We can always buckle up in the boxing ring and have a match and once I knock him out, then I’ll get up and give him a cold ice tea."



As for Norman, it seems he's doing exactly what Harrison has suggested: using the slight or perceived slight as motivation

Norman and Jones did battle on Sunday when Norman held Jones to only four catches for 33 yards (on six targets, per ProFootballFocus) in the Panthers' 38-0 thrashing of the Falcons.





This brings us to the latest salvo that came from Harrison during an appearance Tuesday morning on WEEI's show Ordway, Merloni & Fauria (emphasis added):





"Last night I got about 8 and a half hours of sleep" Harrison said. "I don't give a damn about Josh Norman or what he has to say about me. I don't give a damn about Josh Norman and what he thinks about me. He's playing football. Everything that he's trying to do, I've done. I've been All Pro. I've played in Super Bowls.



"If he wants to use [Harrison's position on Julio Jones] as motivation, that's fine," Harrison said. "I hope he goes on to have a successful career. I want to see young men make it. I want that. I don’t hate Josh Norman and I don’t care what he says. And yes he’s misinformed about the information that he’s talking about as well.





"So It doesn't matter to me. That’s the thing that he doesn’t understand. And like I said if he wants to make it personal, I’m not afraid of Josh Norman. We can always buckle up in the boxing ring and have a match and once I knock him out, then I’ll get up and give him a cold ice tea."





As for Norman, it seems he's doing exactly what Harrison has suggested: using the slight or perceived slight as motivation:


"You can insult my intelligence if you like," Norman told Scott Fowler of the Charlotte Observer. "You can even insult my little puppy. But please whatever you do, don't insult my talent level."


Norman's play has spoken for itself and so there's probably nothing he can do to change Harrison's mind. But if he so desires, Harrison has offered to box (and serve refreshments) and/or talk it out.

"If he has anything he wants to say to me personally," Harrison said. "I will give him my number. I will meet up with him.”

 

[Henry Orbit]

According to multiple sources, cornerback Charles Tillman has been dealing with a partially torn ACL. Both he and the Panthers have been tight-lipped about his status the past few weeks, but their fingers were crossed that he could return by the end of the season. With Benwikere done for the year, the Panthers may not have the luxury to wait.

Coach Ron Rivera said Monday the team wanted to see how Tillman's knee would respond during Wednesday's practice. Unless it improves greatly over the next 24 hours, the Panthers are planning to promote Lou Young from the practice squad with Tillman likely headed for injured reserve.

Panthers Planning to Add Two Bodies in Secondary

 

[Morose Polymath]

Panthers Planning to Add Two Bodies in Secondary

I knew Peanut was hurt worse than they let on. Time to see what the youngin Lou is made of. And what's the deal with Finnegan and Teddy Williams??

 

[Axum Ezana]

Panthers Planning to Add Two Bodies in Secondary

so till man wont be back until playoffs.

guess teddy Williams, Finnegan got to step up. but more importantly that pass rush has to be even greater.

I wonder if they go after anymore free agents like Cortland?

 

[Henry Orbit]

I knew Peanut was hurt worse than they let on. Time to see what the youngin Lou is made of. And what's the deal with Finnegan and Teddy Williams??

I know Finnegan just needs to round into football shape, he had issues with cramps last game.

Bradley Fletcher must be washed. They've worked him out twice this season; the last time with Finnegan and McClain two weeks ago.

so till man wont be back until playoffs.

guess teddy Williams, Finnegan got to step up. but more importantly that pass rush has to be even greater.

I wonder if they go after anymore free agents like Cortland?

Cary Williams is still out there, but mehhhhh

 

[IGSaint12]

I'm glad they are adding the secondary now, might as well test them against Eli and see what they can do before the playoffs.

 

[Bishop_BP_Jakes]

so till man wont be back until playoffs.

guess teddy Williams, Finnegan got to step up. but more importantly that pass rush has to be even greater.

I wonder if they go after anymore free agents like Cortland?

I'd personally go with Norman and Finnegan as starters and let Lou and Teddy rotate in the slot. Let Colin Jones cover tight ends or Fb's only

 

[Axum Ezana]

plus they signed Robert mclain.....

 

[Steezy]

 

[Axum Ezana]

heard that newton was out in the strip club with ross on Friday before game....doesn't look like he did much though.



Cam Newton and Rick Ross Party at The Strip Club (Videos)

 

[Millions]

So peanut out for the year or resting for playoffs his vet presense gone be needed but I feel fennegan gone be ok going fwd...our db the least of my worries ....

Like bro said we gone need Kony to step up and help CJ and Chiraq in da pass rush... Our D been the most balanced I've ever seen it

Norman ,bene , shaq, and Kurt Cobain gone hold it down...

wr workout is interesting ....

As far as Stew we need to rest him in NY and let fozzy ,Tolbert and CAP carry the load ....play him the first half vs Atlanta to keep his mojo going with no rust heading into the playoffs ...I'd do the same with Olsen. ..let my nikka dikkson get some more reps ...we can afford to lose either at this point