If we learned that Newton is indeed "sick of football"...

[rayzor]

1 minute ago, Jon Snow said:

I would say I'm just about there with him.

Same here.

The fun has been sucked out of it. Mismanagement of the team has played a huge role in that happening. The league showing partiality towards certain players and teams and refs showing blatant biases in their calling of games has been the biggest issue, but the way this team has been run is killing the last little bit of it. 

At this point if he's hurt and can't play I can't say I'd blame him. Finish out the year with the team, supporting it in any way he can and retire at the end like a pro.

[Jon Snow]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

Well there's "pro football" and there's the Panthers...

True, the Panthers are a mess and it's now up to Tepper to fix this crap of a football team.  It's time to exercise the curse that has been on this team since inception.  I'm tired of getting my hopes up.

[PhillyB]

where's he given any indication of this? these kinds of threads are as useless as asking if it's true cam newton is secretly four owls in a trenchcoat and far more damaging.

[SmokinwithWilly]

 I would have to ask him if he really sick of football or just the way this team is being run

[electro's horse]

Cam doesn't owe the team anything. They've got him killed for years. 

If he wants to retire, more power to him. Health is more important than anything else. 

[Zaximus]

I sometimes wonder how much I'd care if the team wasn't a hometown team, to be honest.    Anyone else ever think about that?

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, PhillyB said:

where's he given any indication of this? these kinds of threads are as useless as asking if it's true cam newton is secretly four owls in a trenchcoat and far more damaging.

Not saying there is other than speculation. I'm asking what your opinion would be if you found out that it was true.

And keep in mind, this doesn't necessarily point a negative finger at Newton. One of the perfectly valid options here would be "I don't blame him". 

 

[rayzor]

4 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

In general, but more specifically the Panthers.  Pro football is just not that much fun to watch anymore.

Again, same here. I've pretty much lost interest. Panthers are my last handhold of interest for the NFL. I've seen too much poo going on. 

[LinvilleGorge]

9 minutes ago, Jon Snow said:

In general, but more specifically the Panthers.  Pro football is just not that much fun to watch anymore.

Agreed. I'm watching less and less NFL football over the years. The level of officiating has a lot to do with it for me. In the past, even if the Panthers sucked I'd still watch a lot of NFL football as a casual observer. I don't know if the officiating really is that much worse or if the multitude of HD views from nearly every angle make it that much more obvious, but it's really starting to feel WWE-esque where it's just part of the storyline.

[mc52beast]

If he’s not mentally( or physically) capable of being a starting qb then put him on IR, let him retire., there’s no sense putting on the pads if you can’t do your job.

Not sure who gets the most playing time between Allen and Grier. If Allen starts and does well they may want to keep playing him but they obviously want to see what Grier can do as well.

[iamhubby1]

    Thread is bad, and OP is bad for starting it. But hey, you gots to get that pie. Am I right?

 

    Just a few weeks ago Cam said he felt like a rookie again. But all of a sudden he "Has lost interest". LOL I have said it before, but it bears repeating. You folks are killing me.

[rayzor]

4 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

where's he given any indication of this? these kinds of threads are as useless as asking if it's true cam newton is secretly four owls in a trenchcoat and far more damaging.

Cam hasn't looked like the same Cam for a few weeks. He was looking like he had a lot of his mojo back at training camp, but he doesn't look like he's got the same fire anymore.

I think luck retiring has probably done a lot to plant this seed in people's heads and could have given Cam reason to reconsider his commitment to the game. Him being hurt probably hasn't helped anyone jumping to this possibility either.

[mc52beast]

8 minutes ago, PhillyB said:

where's he given any indication of this? these kinds of threads are as useless as asking if it's true cam newton is secretly four owls in a trenchcoat and far more damaging.

The only thing I could justify this with is what he said about being tired of being injured and the fact that we aren’t seeing the same jovial Cam that we normally see

[SBiii]

2 minutes ago, mc52beast said:

If he’s not mentally( or physically) capable of being a starting qb then put him on IR, let him retire., there’s no sense putting on the pads if you can’t do your job.

The situation sure appears to be headed in that direction.