“I was going to drill it, no doubt in my mind”, Gano said. We may not have to wait that long to see him affect how the position is officiated. I’m always thinking he’s running it with a player like that.
Advertisement
Now, there’s a difference being physical and being reckless.
TAKE A KNEE: Marshall, a college teammate of Colin Kaepernick, kneeled during the national anthem. This isn’t the first time Rivera has faced questions about the way Newton was handled after taking a hard hit to the head.
Kubiak said leading up to the game that he wanted his players to play with emotion. Here’s what makes me cringe about the way Denver plays defense: If football really is a fraternity, why do NFL athletes treat the bodies of their brothers with such utter disrespect?
“Absolutely, they’re worth the consequences”, Marshall said. No matter the evaluations to come on Newton, Cam played about as tough as you could ask him to. (Hochuli denied it.) Newton wouldn’t say why he bit his tongue Thursday, but emphasized he knew people were going to be scrutinizing his interaction with the media after an infamous, abbreviated session with reporters following the Super Bowl. With 3:06 on the clock, Cam Newton and the Panthers’ offense had one timeout at their disposal. That’s what I do feel.
Are the Broncos a dirty football team? The union has questioned why Newton didnt undergo a cognitive exam on the sideline during the game. Rivera even went as far as to say the league’s reigning MVP should receive some preferential treatment. According to Rivera, Newton passed “several exams” postgame that if he failed, would have put in him the league’s concussion protocol. “This is why we have the new policy”, union spokesman George Atallah said Friday.
“It’s not my job to question the officials”, Newton said.
Stewart said after the game he felt like he led with his shoulder, not his head. “For me, really, I look at as I’m excited because of what I think we can be if we correct those things, and we’ll go to work on correcting those right now”. “I just took the shot, man”.
There was also the mysterious “offsetting” call in the fourth quarter when Broncos safety Darian Stewart blasted Newton in the head right as the QB was called for intentionally grounding the ball. All the energy that was in the stadium had been ripped out as Cam Newton danced in the end-zone after a 2 yard touchdown run with 3:01 left in the first half. He was also was less effective passing, completing just 7 of 16 passes for 83 yards with an interception after halftime.
CHIEFS: Running back Jamaal Charles is listed as doubtful for Sunday’s opener against the Chargers.
“The thing that we didn’t do and needed to do better, we should have shut the run down and forced the guy to win the game”.
If nothing else, it showed that Newton is subject to a different set of rules than the league’s other QBs.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – In case you missed it, Graham Gano missed a potential game-winning 50-yard field goal with nine seconds left, the defense gave up 148 yards rushing, the offensive line collapsed in the second half and the Carolina Panthers lost their season opener, 21-20, at Denver.
Advertisement
The NFL has weighed in on an uncalled helmet to helmet hit by Broncos linebacker Brandon Marshall. “But if the flag is not called, then it’s OK”, Newton said. “And sometimes we cross them but that’s part of the game”.
