Cam Newton wouldn't trade MVP Award for Super Bowl Ring

[BrianS]

It's interesting that the SB fumble keeps coming up.  I saw an interview recently with one of the Panthers DB's in that SB who said that he felt more responsible than Cam.  He apparently dropped what he viewed as an easy pick 6 very early in the game.  The guy felt that would have completely changed the game . . . and he's not wrong.

[Daddy_Uncle]

It's harder to win mvp than a superbowl. Many no name bums have super bowl rings 

[scpanther22]

Cam is media now, you have to tune out 50% of what he says because its just hot takes lol

[CanadianCat]

46 minutes ago, Mike2.0 said:

Are we really surprised that Cam Newton would take an individual award over a collective one? Nope, because that is Cam Newton down to a tee.

I was scrolling through and was surprised that people here didnt take the headline bait...then I read this.. 

 

[Joe Bear]

Say he jumps on that loose ball. Yay! It's 4th and 17 for an offense that couldn't convert 2nd and 4 the whole game.

[PNW_PantherMan]

Stephen As reaction is hilarious.  He seems genuinely surprised.

[mrcompletely11]

Cam is now in the "getting clicks, staying in the news cycle" phase of his career.  Him saying this shouldnt shock anyone.   He wants people talking about him.  Hence this comment and the money comment

[CRA]

2 hours ago, t96 said:

Flashy headline but what he said in the full context of what he said isn't wrong. winning a SB is a team accomplishment and requires multiple players, coaches, etc. doing their jobs. Cam did his job in 2015 and the MVP is evidence of that (no he wasn't perfect in the SB but the OL and refs fuged him, he didn't lose us that game by any means). I've said the same thing too -- to judge an individual player in a team sport like this, awards like MVP, all pro, etc. are more important and say a lot more than SB rings.

reality is, winning his MVP is a team accomplishment he gets all the credit for. 

I mean I get what he was attempting to say.  I think Jonathan Jones pretty much nailed why Cam wasn't exactly right in his argument.  Not saying he is really wrong though. 

[PNW_PantherMan]

9 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Cam is now in the "getting clicks, staying in the news cycle" phase of his career.  Him saying this shouldnt shock anyone.   He wants people talking about him.  Hence this comment and the money comment

Yep.  He was already talking on his podcast.  ESPN just realized he would be good on the show and paid him for it.

[Mike2.0]

55 minutes ago, CanadianCat said:

I was scrolling through and was surprised that people here didnt take the headline bait...then I read this.. 

 

Incorrect, I’ve not taken the bait. I listened to what he said and I can appreciate his standpoint. He would rather have an MVP and made the impact he did than have a career like Brad Johnson or Nick Foles, both of whom won super bowls but would never been considered hall of fame or MVP caliber quarterbacks. However, that is a very ‘me’ orientated way of thinking, though I guess swapping it for a Super Bowl ring could be considered in a similar way. 

Like I said, I don’t blame him for his point of view, but his reaction doesn’t surprise me and shouldn’t surprise anyone else.

[frankw]

1 hour ago, BrianS said:

It's interesting that the SB fumble keeps coming up.  I saw an interview recently with one of the Panthers DB's in that SB who said that he felt more responsible than Cam.  He apparently dropped what he viewed as an easy pick 6 very early in the game.  The guy felt that would have completely changed the game . . . and he's not wrong.

Exactly. But at the end of the day one play is one play. The Panthers were still in that game late. They just picked the absolute worst time to have their worst game of the season. It was a collective loss. Sh*t happens. It's in the past. Only numbskulls hone in on the fumble in a vacuum.

Edited January 30 by frankw

[Candler Cat]

31 minutes ago, mrcompletely11 said:

Cam is now in the "getting clicks, staying in the news cycle" phase of his career.  Him saying this shouldnt shock anyone.   He wants people talking about him.  Hence this comment and the money comment

[djp14]

2 hours ago, Mike2.0 said:

 When he struggled, he sulked and put a towel over his head

 

[pantherclaw]

Many quarterbacks that have played in the NFL  point to Dan Marino as the best to ever play the game. 

 His talent was off the charts, and undeniable in an age when the NFL was NOT passing league, and was VERY difficult to put up those kind of numbers on a consistent basis. Is too bad he never had a complete team around him.