NBC Sports Talk anchor: Panthers one of the 5 things he disliked last week

[Carl Spackler]

The guy said "I kept waiting for Cam Newton to drive them down for the win, and he never did."

Sadly, Mike Florio had to point out it was Steve Smith's holding "penalty" and Mare's miss that cost them the game, not Cam.

[Car123]

This proves that these so called analysts do not watch the games but look at the scoreline.

[Jangler]

Maybe I should do a thread on all the ways left to lose a game, a check list if you will.

[Dpantherman]

Well, he kind of DID drive the field...

[X-Clown]

Here comes a 15,000 word diatribe from panthersball/pantherfan4life. Hope y'all added him to the ignore list.

[Mr. Scot]

Unless Newton was also going to kick the field goal, he pretty much did what he needed/could.

[panther4life]

Nolan Nawrocki was the guest anchor

[Avacashay]

Did he not do that? Maybe I was watching the wrong game but I could have sworn Cam put the Panthers into position for a game winning TD (If not for the Penalty), then a 31 yd Game tying FG that was missed. Is Cam supposed to kick the FGs too? :confused:

[Herb]

The final drive was a great example of the highs and lows of being a sports fan. The 4th and 14 pass and run after the catch I was going insane with joy and on cloud 9. Then the holding call and subsequent missed FG I just wanted to jump off a bridge.

[CLG]

this is gonna be a long 2 weeks.

[Mr. Scot]

I'm comfortable with counting that final drive as a "game winning drive" on Newton's resume' given the wacky way the game ended.

No, the stats and records won't count it that way, but as a moment in his maturation process (or a sign of how far it's progressed; take your pick) it works for me.

[Swarly]

mike florio defended us?

[jtnc]

Florio doesn't like Smith so of course it was easy for him to defend Newton.

[thunderraiden]

I'm comfortable with counting that final drive as a "game winning drive" on Newton's resume' given the wacky way the game ended.

No, the stats and records won't count it that way, but as a moment in his maturation process (or a sign of how far it's progressed; take your pick) it works for me.

I'm not a Clausen fan by any stretch, but I just think it's funny no one counts his drive against New Orleans last year as one too when he got the team in field goal range at the Super Dome and D. Will loses 10 on a reverse.