In the final minutes of the Panthers' 36-7 loss to the Giants on Thursday, veteran wideout Steve Smith lit into quarterback Cam Newton on the sideline and told him to get off the bench and stop sulking, Joseph Person of the Charlotte Observer reports. After Newton threw his third interception with 6:36 remaining in the game, backup quarterback Derek Anderson began warming up on the sideline. Anderson came in with about a minute left for the final series. “I watched D.A. and Jimmy (Clausen), they don't play in 20-something games last year. And they get up and they observe and learn and get those mental reps,†Smith said. “I told him, 'You can get some mental reps or you can sit on that bench and sulk.'†Smith, a team captain, said he used some “unchoice words†with Newton, who was criticized last year for putting a towel over his head and sitting on the bench at the end of losses. “Cam Newton has a very unique opportunity to be a franchise quarterback to an organization that needs one,†Smith said. “Statistics don't lie. Athletic quarterbacks, they either excel or they fail. And I told Cam that. “This is an opportunity for him to learn – at that time they were benching him – and observe. They put D.A. in. You can sit there, if this is the worst is going to get you're in for a long day and this is not what it's about.†Source: The Redzone
after watching last nights game I think our defense is worse than I thought. Yes, they beat us but Cam needs to grow up.
