Cam Newton: Super Bowl 50

Cam Newton is the star quarterback for the Carolina Panthers that is now playing for the Super Bowl. His recent statement is that African-American QB like him is confusing to White people because they’ve never seen anything like him. Sort of true. He’s a superstar. He would also be only the second full Black QB to win the Super Bowl, if he wins. The other being Doug Williams. I think Russell Wilson is part Black. But that is EXACTLY the issue to which we’re so..divided. Why add to the conversation of being a African-American QB? Oh well. If your asked a question, it’s nice of him to be so honest.

When I first saw Cam play in college, I thought he was brash and arrogant. He was really brought back to Earth in his first two years. That Superman stuff is really garbage. The celebration piloting a shitty team, really gets on your nerves. Well, fuck me, because if you win…I don’t care if you slather yourself in mustard and hump the goal post, YOU DESERVE IT. Yes, excessive celebration is irritating. However, if you’re the other team, this should only mean you beat this fucker. If you can’t, he should be able to dance a jig on your grave. You’re paid to be a professional, so the spoils go to the victors.

If you think about the Panthers, I think you’d find it difficult to name another player. To me, that’s pretty amazing. A team that plays like…a unit. No one player should really pop except for the QB. Hell, they get the blame, so I like the fact that QBs are starting to get more brash. They should. The fucking position has GOT to be stressful. The other thing is that the Panthers have only lost one game in the regular season. My God, that is impressive beyond words. Let’s be real here. Winning a football game in the NFL is an event. Tens of thousands of people have paid a LOT of money to watch you play. Millions others watching at home. What else can you say allows that? So the pressure is ten fold. To win 15 games is ridiculous. Especially playing a position which has been dominated (in the past) by White guys. Does it mean he should be a showboat? It’s never really been a norm yet, so in that sense, hard to decide. But you probably should cut Newton some slack since there really isn’t a precedence.

Okay, so now what happens if he does win? Is he on the mountain with Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, or Tom Brady? Not quite. He himself has admitted as representing the face of Black QBs, he does have a responsibility. He’s essentially taken on this duty. And it doesn’t appear he shies away from it. Which is why it seems we are where we are.

The experts do have Carolina Panthers winning this one. To me the bigger story is that another team that’s never won a Super Bowl gets crossed off the short list (yeah, my shitty Bengals still remain). I think that’s a much bigger reason to celebrate.