McCown finished the game 31-38 for 310 yards but had zero touchdowns and an interception. The first was a 12-play, 67-yard drive and took 6 minutes off the clock.
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I didn’t think you had to have seniority to get a personal foul or anything like that, ‘ ” Newton said in his postgame press conference.
It was the second straight week the Panthers needed a late stand from their defence to seal the victory. “Some of the miscues that can come up in a game – we’ve got to look to get those things corrected”. They gained 70 yards on Sunday, but averaged only 2.9 yards per carry.
“I saw the ball (so) I get the ball”, Norman said.
“I know that’s the perception and I think that’s something that people do believe”, Blandino said. We don’t teach who the player is, it’s what the posture is and was it a violation.
During the preseason, Cooks caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from McCown against Baltimore and had a 36-yard reception from McCown against New England.
A few plays earlier, the Saints tried to run the same play to Colston and felt they could exploit the way Norman defended the play.
“It just goes to show a lot about the guys we have here”, Olsen said. He was given the green light. “There’s a good chance at the corner of the end zone”. Their DB Josh Norman made a phenomenal play.
NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday that Brees is a “long shot” to play in Week 4 after suffering a rotator cuff injury. He was waiting for years for the opportunity he was granted Sunday. McCown’s start marked the first start by a QB from Louisiana since Jake Delhomme started vs. Dallas on December 24, 1999…
Going back to the tenuous relationship between Payton and Ryan: they were seen jawing back and forth at each other after a 12-men-on-the-field penalty in the third quarter.
“He said, ‘Hey, go have fun with it. No regrets”.
The Panthers played without All-Pro linebacker Luke Kuechly (concussion) for the second game in a row.
“I don’t know my situation this week. I was trying to be right next to him in the huddle”. In Josh McCown’s case, there was added frustration that he was named the starter in lieu of the newly competent Johnny Manziel. “I didn’t feel during the course of the game that there were certain things we were staying away from”.
It was a tough pill to swallow for both players. “We love what they do on the field, and they love what we do out in the field”. “I said sorry, and of course he handled it the way you’d expect”. No competitor likes that feeling. Carolina was credited with one sack in the game and that was a play that resulted in 0 yards lost.
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A healthy Brees would warrant fringe QB1/QB2 consideration vs. the Cowboys, but McCown isn’t more than a low-end QB2.
