Wall Street Journal's take on the Dark Knight

[CPF4LIFE]

3 hours ago, stankowalski said:

The history of this franchise shows they value the front 7 more.

History shows that the Panthers have paid whoever has stepped up and become top players in the league like any other team. That just so happens to be mostly front 7 players because most of our top draft picks have always been used on front 7 guys. So it makes sense thats where the priority specifically has been. Norman is a top player and they also drafted him so i dont think his situation is necessarily the standard we are accustomed too.

[bryn10]

Opponents have started to take notice of Norman’s unusual behavior. 

LOL

[KB_fan]

4 hours ago, Guenhwyvar said:

This helps explain so much.. Should have been figured out by our local writers

i was always confused about some of the things Norman would say in an interview. Him channeling a character helps understand what the crap he was saying. 

I still think he is borderline crazy but using a character to get mentally focused for a challenge is great.. 

There was a long profile piece on JNo done by a local reporter (but not one of the main Charlotte beat writers) which talked about J-Nos past - living on the couch at his brothers, and went into his love of acting, and how he had to give up acting for football.  I'll see if I can find the link.  But  yes, understanding J-No's passion for movies helps put a lot of what he says into context.

[KB_fan]

Here's the profile piece on Norman by Jack Flager in the Gaston Gazette:

http://www.gastongazette.com/article/20151007/NEWS/151009085

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“Josh when he first got there to Coastal he wanted to major in theatre, and he tried it,” said former Coastal Carolina coach David Bennett. “What he found out was that majoring in theatre was a full-time gig … He had to miss stuff playing football - when he changed his major, the football field became his stage.”

 

 

 

 

 

And from a Charlotte Observer article the same week:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article38118984.html

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Panthers coach Ron Rivera and others have noticed how much Norman likes the spotlight.

On Wednesday, Norman explained why: He minored in dramatic arts at Coastal Carolina, and would have majored in it but football practices kept getting in the way of the plays and rehearsals.  [...]

Norman gave up his acting aspirations in college but views the football field as a stage, not unlike the heroes in the gladiator movies he loves.

“Win the crowd,” Norman said, “you win the day.”

 

 

 

[d-dave]

2 hours ago, KB_fan said:

Here's the profile piece on Norman by Jack Flager in the Gaston Gazette:

http://www.gastongazette.com/article/20151007/NEWS/151009085

 

And from a Charlotte Observer article the same week:

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article38118984.html

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article38118984.html#storylink=cpy

Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article38118984.html#storylink=cpy

So not sure what's going on with these vertical lines of characters...

But this made me LOVE JNo that much more!  

On how we can afford to pay him, I'd ask can we afford not to?

Norman is a shutdown corner.  He's a home grown player.  He is a leader on the team.  He wants to stay here.  He would be comfortable becoming a face of the entire state.  He's very popular in the locker room, and he's paid his dues to the team.

If we let him walk, what does that say about how a players contributions are valued?  Everyone can understand if he get's a 10 year, $200 million from some insane team like Washington or other reckless spender.  But if we let him walk for fair market value, and we have the money to do it, that's going to be a blow to the locker room.

At worst, we franchise him this year, and see about another deal.  I do think Gettleman will make his best offer early and let Josh decide what he wants to do.  I'd love to see him come back for a few more years, but $20 million a year is awful steep.

[KB_fan]

Sorry about the veritical characters.  I forgot to take out the Observer's hidden embedded "read more" link.  It only shows up after you post the comment.  I remember 9 times out of 10 to go back and edit it out, or first copy into Word or something...., but this a.m. I forgot.    

It is SO annoying....

Apologies.

[Day_One]

this article answers so many questions..  dude is playing hungry as fug.  with just enough talent to pull it off.  that equals greatness ladies and gentleman.  now dude just needs to keep it up. and sign here next year for superbowl #2 

[Moorgan]

First comment after that excellent article is some guy suggesting Bruce Lee from Enter the Dragon. Awesome suggestion. Since we actually have a line to Josh through Jeremy, what other suggestions can you guys come up with? I'd also suggest maybe Scarface, but since Josh likes fantasy type movies I'm not sure what movie he hasn't already covered. Maybe Lord of the Rings but none of those characters really seem to fit.

[Zaximus]

I love this guy.  He's a character and is entertaining.  We'll keep him around and we better.   He's entertaining like Hardy but keeps it on the field.

[csx]

Whatever happens with him I am fine with. I trust our GMS judgement over anything. 

[KB_fan]

It's getting hard to imagine the Panthers without Josh.  He is such a character, and yet seems such a key part of this team.  Last year I didn't understand him and thought he was too immature.  This year he seems to have blossomed, and his personality adds so much to the character of the team.

PLEASE Get it done Getts.  If he were just some free agent I'd not feel so strongly, but as a home-grown Panther, this is a guy we need to keep.

[Peppers90 NC]

i love Josh, been a huge supporter since his rookie year, but I just can't see him keeping this level of play for seasons beyond this one.

[rayzor]

just when i think i couldn't be more entertained by this guy....

 

dude is hilarious.

[Raskle]

12 minutes ago, rayzor said:

just when i think i couldn't be more entertained by this guy....

 

dude is hilarious.

Are you NOT entertained?!?!