The Charlotte Observer pokes fun at Cam Newton?

[csx]

Remember that time the Tampa-Tribune start bashing Freeman profusely last year? Yeah, me neither.

Are you going to cry yourself to sleep over this?

[KendrickPanther]

It's a shame our fan base has to be associated with the decision makers that let this happen.

[Floppin]

Remember that time the Tampa-Tribune start bashing Freeman profusely last year? Yeah, me neither

Bucs Q&A: Is Josh Freeman still a franchise quarterback?

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Q: Anybody still think Josh Freeman is a franchise/elite quarterback? I think he's just more flotsam left in the wake of the Raheem Morris regime. And to think we traded up in the first round for RaheemMorris's Kansas State "homeboy." Even Vincent Jackson and Dallas Clark seemed disgusted with him during the game. What do you think?

~ Alan, Melbourne

A. Freeman turns out to be mediocre, the Bucs could be in serious trouble for years. He's still young, and he showed tremendous potential in 2010 before regressing last year. He definitely played poorly at Dallas, but Freeman's protection was suspect and I didn't see much separation for his targets. Still, he's got to do a lot better to prompt a long-term contract offer.

~ Ira Kaufman

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Just one example.

[csx]

Charlotte Observer picks on the pro bowl QB; instead of directing anything at Rivera or Chud, etc. Mcdermott.

B/c no one outside of Charlotte knows who those guys are. Thing is, they want to sell papers. SO it was a smart move. But the newspaper business is a slimy one as a whole. This is brutal

Nobody buys newspapers at all much less because of a satirical cartoon.

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Charlotte Observer picks on the pro bowl QB; instead of directing anything at Rivera or Chud, etc. Mcdermott.

B/c no one outside of Charlotte knows who those guys are. Thing is, they want to sell papers. SO it was a smart move. But the newspaper business is a slimy one as a whole. This is brutal

Yea but adding to the fire like that after all the criticizim cam has already been receiving this week is pretty weak. If anyone deserved that it should have been one if not all of the coaches.

[Ivan The Awesome]

They need to sell newspapers

This.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

Yea but adding to the fire like that after all the criticizim cam has already been receiving this week is pretty weak. If anyone deserved that it should have been one if not all of the coaches.

Totally agree. I'll never visit their site again and I unfollowed their twitter and all their reporters. F them.

[megadeth078]

You guys want this team, city, and fanbase to grow, but you can't handle the first taste of big bully media?

Grow a sack, guys.

[Brooklyn Bully]

When the people "picking" on him are the ones that are supposed to be supporting him then yes there is a problem with that. I don't care if the Observer were the ones that came up with the cartoon or not they still allowed it to be published that's bullshit.

LOL, never move to a big city then, you'll hate their media.

[TruCatzFan]

Oh word?

Remember my thread about how Charlotte media won't call out Hurney/JR

Let's hope that the Jimmeh can develop over the next 4 years... If I were Cam I'd surely not want to be here.

Fug the Observer!!!!

[beastson]

Nobody buys newspapers at all much less because of a satirical cartoon.

This.

[Mr Mojo Risin]

You guys want this team, city, and fanbase to grow, but you can't handle the first taste of big bully media?

Grow a sack, guys.

This team and city will not grow when the towns newspaper is insulting the franchise qb it's only going to make things worse. Why do we have to be like the Jets? Why can't we be more like Pitt? NE? Indy? Balt? I have never heard their media bad mouthing their franchise qb like Charlottes did to Cam Newton.

[csx]

You guys want this team, city, and fanbase to grow, but you can't handle the first taste of big bully media?

Grow a sack, guys.

This. Everyone was so excited to get all the headlines when things were good, we got a thread for every single Newton commercial, advertisement, pop culture reference, and people came in their pants for a freakin Gatorade bottle. Did nobody have the sense to realize this is the other side of that?

I wish they would do a Hurney satire one, that one is truly deserving.

This team and city will not grow when the towns newspaper is insulting the franchise qb it's only going to make things worse

Have ever seen a newspaper from a large city?

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

It's a low rent move no matter how its sliced