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RickyTick wrote:

I live in the Charlotte area, and most people here are pretty excited about the pick.

cass wrote:

RickyTick wrote:

I live in the Charlotte area, and most people here are pretty excited about the pick.

Are you excited about paying 3-4% property tax to subsidize the new stadium for him to play in?

RickyTick wrote:

What new stadium? BOA Stadium is about 15 years old, and there are no plans on building another one any time soon. Plus it was privately financed with the help of PSL's.

derFunkenstein wrote:

So if there's no season, does everyone drafted this year get dumped back into the draft pool?

LicketySplit wrote:

Id think they get to keep their picks...its the owners eh But...i would betcha Carolina may want to sign up for that option. I see no upside for Jamarcus 2! Which begs the question...has he surfaced anywhere other than the local dive in Cabo? He is/was on a par with that draft dudette from Wa State Cougars a few years ago...hehe...poor ol Ryan isnt gettin much love either.

LicketySplit wrote:

He already has IMOHO...stolen laptop and dad shopping his services..."I knew nothing about that" isnt quite good enough for me...if he does well thats fine. I have no problem with that...its us..the owners ...college..NCAA that are to blame for these kids...a good majority havent passing grades yet get through with help...when its in fact not help. Get millions of dollars and fall deep into culture that theve created. I hope he succeeds...honestly i do. But he has a long tough road ahead..with lots of choices to make...lets hope he isnt the proverbial instant millionaire who stumbles under the pressure. Too much emphasis is placed on sports and winning...NCAA makes huge bucks off football and basketball. They should police the athletes and when they fail..let them fail early not later.

Sunburn74 wrote:

Meh...the cam newton story is what it is. the guy is a winner though and you can't argue against that. off the field issues are off the field issues. the guy isnt brought in to be a role model or a babysitter for your kids. he's brought in to throw a football which believe it or not he does darn well (a junior college national championship and a ncaa division 1 championship. say what you want, no way in hell auburn goes 14-0 with blaine gabbert or locker at the helm). Newton is no jamarcus russell, just look at his abdomen or his biceps. He's probably a lot closer to josh freeman to be honest, booed by his own fans on draft day (freeman was bitterly bitterly booed. where are the boo birds now?) only to be loved and adored when he brings his team to a playoff game in 2 years. Not saying that carolina is going to the playoff. just that black, atheletic qbs are frequently booed on draft days, have good to great careers, and rarely get the respect for their on the field accomplishments that they should.


bigger story to me this weekend was atlanta trading a 2x 1st round, 1x 2nd round, and 2x 4th round picks for julio jones. And the cincinnati bungles rejecting that trade and deciding to stick with AJ Green. The fans in cincinnati are just finding out this morning that atlanta offered a similar if not better deal to cincy and was rejected and they are HOT about it.

FroBozz_Inc wrote:

With Fairley and Suh the Lions will have an identity: Great defensive line / We will hurt your QB
Hope so cuz the secondary still blows. Maybe we can get someone in free agency?

JustAnEngineer wrote:

The bad ones like Cam Newton give "student athletes" a bad name. Thugs, thieves and worse... they're getting free college educations. Most of us had to scrimp and save and work our butts off to get the same.

JustAnEngineer wrote:

The bad ones like Cam Newton give "student athletes" a bad name. Thugs, thieves and worse... they're getting free college educations. Most of us had to scrimp and save and work our butts off to get the same.

FroBozz_Inc wrote:

With Fairley and Suh the Lions will have an identity: Great defensive line / We will hurt your QB.