I was naive enough to think these Panther fans did not exist anymore

[Cary Kollins]

Last night I had an interesting back and forth with a guy we'll call Michael Procton. (@MichaelProcton)

 

 

He blurted into a discussion I was having with a PFF guy about Cam's 2013 improvement.

 

At first I assumed he was just some angry Alabama troll, or maybe a Saints fan.

 

After doing a quick twitter search, I found that the guy is a big Panthers fan.  Yet he has an eerie disdain for Cam Newton, going back before we even drafted him. 

 

Going back to Cam's rookie year, the guy actually made an argument that Clausen had a better preseason and should have been starting. He wishes we had drafted Dalton instead of Cam.  Even Darin Gant called him out on it.

 

 

So that brings me to the question: do you know any diehard Panther fans that despise our franchise quarterback?

[Cj72]

I know a guy from work like that. He likes the panthers but can't stand cam. He is a GIANT ecu fan so maybe that explains his lack of good judgment!

[Ricky Spanish]

I know a guy from work like that. He likes the panthers but can't stand cam. He is a GIANT ecu fan so maybe that explains his lack of good judgment!

 

Whoa now, there are dumbasses across all NC campuses... Specifically the athletes at UNC...

 

But not all ECU fans are that stupid. 

[Montsta]

Not a lot of Panthers fans around me, but there is an inordinate amount of unfounded Cam Newton hate from fans of every other team in my area.

Except my little brother, god bless him. He's this close to switching team alliances from the Raiders to the Panthers because he likes Cam Newton so much.

I even caught him playing as the Panthers on Madden. And not online either, as an offline franchise. Busted.

[SCP]

I've had a few twitter words with that same guy

[TheRed]

Yeah just read a comments section on any Panthers article, or check out the Panthers facebook page.

[PantherWake]

Bigots.....bigots everywhere

[Zod]

Yeah just read a comments section on any Panthers article, or check out the Panthers facebook page.

 

The great thing about the internet: Everyone has a voice

 

The bad thing about the internet: Everyone has a voice

[Cary Kollins]

I've had a few twitter words with that same guy

Yep I saw that. He's been on the crusade for a few years now.

He stopped responding to me after I called him a fatter version of Artie Lange.

[Guest Irv]

A lot of NFL fans can't accept the idea of the athletic quarterback and sometimes its sad to say but some don't believe in black quarterbacks still. These people believe that the traditional drop back statue quarterback is the only way to win games even with a guy like russell wilson proving them wrong.

[RoaringRiot]

One of my good friends decided he was going to boycott the Panthers after we drafted Cam because he felt like it was a wasted pick since we had just invested a 2nd on Clausen. He must have also been boycotting when Clausen was playing to think drafting another QB was a waste of a pick. I have not, and probably will not, ever let him forget about it. 

[Darth Biscuit]

That guy's been around for years on the Observer comment's section and other spots... never seen him here though, at least not under that name.

 

He's an idiot.

[Kettle]

During the playoff game last year someone at the same house said we would never be champions with Cam under center.  I don't really know the guy, and don't care to.

[Floppin]

My daughter's pre-k teacher is a cowboys fan that used to be a panther fan before they drafted Cam. She said to me once that she'd still be a panther fan if it wasn't for our quarterback. I literally just stared at her without saying anything and turned and walked out of the room. I talk to the teaching assistant instead if I ever need anything.