CardiacCats 377 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 Shoving a ref is supposed to be suspension. What a disaster that would be, I have a feeling RR fate is determined next week. A win and he'll probably be back and a loss he's done. But there's no way you could expect then to win without Cam, would be a disaster for JR/Ross in that decision making. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beastson 5,305 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 He didn't shove him though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mav1234 3,230 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 he accidentally bumped him, and the penalty wasn't for the bump. he WON'T get suspended (for that). I doubt he gets suspended for the kick, either. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CardiacCats 377 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 He didn't shove him though well, made contact with him Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarolinaPanthers8789 4,525 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 Short answer: No, for long answer; see below... No, the NFL is a business first, then it's a sport; it's the last week of the NFL season... so the last thing they want is to not have a star player in a game since a lot of games won't have starters anyway due to locking up a postseason birth. Secondly, the NFL wants ratings and they know that if they suspend Newton that a lot of the Panthers fan base and even NFL fan base won't tune in. Also contact with the official does not warrant an immediate ejection, it's actually at the discretion of the referee. Boger even said that the flag was not for contact (which he didn't believe was threatening) but it was actually for disrespect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beastson 5,305 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 Im looking at the gif look like barely touched him, maybe brushed him Definitely scared him though lol. Cam a pretty big dude Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LA_Panther 1,566 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 The ref clarified later that the penalty was for what Newton said to him and that the contact was accidental... Didn't like the kick on Kelly by Cam though. Who cares if they celebrate a sack? big deal. He can't let stuff like that get to his head....We're better than that. I hope someone on the team talks to him about that. I'll be surprised if he is not fined 4 that one too...deservedly Smitty punking a DT was pure awesomness though....worth the fine...lol Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtnc 3,667 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 well, made contact with him I guess Steve is getting suspended too....jesus, stop it with the fuging threads. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
philw5289 1,071 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 no suspension. he'll get a hefty fine though. whatever UA will pay it off. Cam really didn't do anything wrong, im glad he's showing emotion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
fieryprophet 7,042 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 Ya'll are taking this thing way too seriously. No suspension, and I'd be surprised to see more than a token fine. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
koolkatluke 474 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 The ref clarified later that the penalty was for what Newton said to him and that the contact was accidental... Didn't like the kick on Kelly by Cam though. Who cares if they celebrate a sack? big deal. He can't let stuff like that get to his head....We're better than that. I hope someone on the team talks to him about that. I'll be surprised if he is not fined 4 that one too...deservedly Smitty punking a DT was pure awesomness though....worth the fine...lol He didn't kick him for the celebration. Did you not see Kelly wrap both his hands around Cam leg and try to jam it into the ground? That's what Cam was reacting to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mage 1,692 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 If he did, I hope we just start Jimmy Clausen to see if he's gotten any better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Scot 41,594 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 Ya'll are taking this thing way too seriously. No suspension, and I'd be surprised to see more than a token fine. I have a feeling it'll be way more than a 'token' fine. But no suspension. That'd be overkill. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CRA 13,940 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 Shoving a ref is supposed to be suspension. What a disaster that would be, I have a feeling RR fate is determined next week. A win and he'll probably be back and a loss he's done. But there's no way you could expect then to win without Cam, would be a disaster for JR/Ross in that decision making. First he didn't shove a ref. Second, it is a ref's judgement call to throw him out of that game. Ref made the call not to. He will likely get fined though. Also, I think the decision of RR is already made. If he loses a game with a 3rd string C, 3rd string RG, 2nd string LG @ NO....it wouldn't be a big deal. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Scot 41,594 Report post Posted December 24, 2012 Also, I think the decision of RR is already made. If he loses a game with a 3rd string C, 3rd string RG, 2nd string LG @ NO....it wouldn't be a big deal. I think that's partially possible. Jerry may be saying "I won't fire him, but if the new GM wants to, it's his call." Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
