Thread: Cam Newton's sideline celebration costs Panthers TD

The ol' "point of emphasis" got Cam Newton on Thursday night.

Late in the first quarter of the first preseason game, Carolina Panthers linebacker A.J. Klein picked off a bobbled catch attempt by Ravens receiver Darren Waller and sprinted 95 yards with a convoy of blockers for a touchdown.

The TD would not stand.

The score was wiped out by a penalty on Cam Newton. Officially it goes down as an "illegal substitution" because Newton ran on the field celebrating prematurely as Klein streaked for the score. Instead of a touchdown, the Panthers got the ball at the 26-yard-line.

"I just got too excited," Newton told reporters after the 22-19 loss, per ESPN. "I was hoping they would give a warning."

rest - http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...ts-panthers-td

Couldn't let someone else have the spotlight for a second....

Idiot.

That's hilarious.

But not as hilarious as this hat:

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

That's hilarious.

But not as hilarious as this hat:

Lol @ the pimp suit.

Such a stupid rule. Cam looks foolish, but the anti-celebration rules are just lame.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

Such a stupid rule. Cam looks foolish, but the anti-celebration rules are just lame.

It wasn't any anti-celebrating rule, it was illegal substitution rule. Its my understanding that he came on to the field of play before the play was over. So the stupidity was all Cam's.

Originally Posted by MOtorboat

That's hilarious.

But not as hilarious as this hat:

This was far more hilarious, IMHO. Winners can wear wings or any other fool thing they like, but Cam remains the posterchild for "act like you've been there before." He's an STD and a dog fight away from being Michael Vick. Not because he's black, not because he's a dual-threat QB and not even because he's a playmaker; Donovan McNabb was all those things and infinitely classier than Vick or Cam, as were Warren Moon and Randall Cunningham.

Cam's problem is that he can't seem to grasp a distinction between dual-threat and douche-threat.

Originally Posted by Joel

This was far more hilarious, IMHO. Winners can wear wings or any other fool thing they like, but Cam remains the posterchild for "act like you've been there before." He's an STD and a dog fight away from being Michael Vick. Not because he's black, not because he's a dual-threat QB and not even because he's a playmaker; Donovan McNabb was all those things and infinitely classier than Vick or Cam, as were Warren Moon and Randall Cunningham.

Cam's problem is that he can't seem to grasp a distinction between dual-threat and douche-threat.

*Winners eat wings.

Originally Posted by FanInAZ

It wasn't any anti-celebrating rule, it was illegal substitution rule. Its my understanding that he came on to the field of play before the play was over. So the stupidity was all Cam's.

It stops players from running into the field to celebrate when it's an obvious TD.

Let the boys celebrate

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

Such a stupid rule. Cam looks foolish, but the anti-celebration rules are just lame.

It's still needs to be followed.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

It stops players from running into the field to celebrate when it's an obvious TD.

Let the boys celebrate

I disagree king, there is no such thing as an obvious touchdown. You could always have a situation like when DeSean Jackson celebrates too early and lays the ball down at the 1,then the other team could pick the ball up and start running it back the other way. Situations like that are why you can't have guys running onto the field during the play, no matter how obvious a touchdown looks.

Originally Posted by BroncoWave

I disagree king, there is no such thing as an obvious touchdown. You could always have a situation like when DeSean Jackson celebrates too early and lays the ball down at the 1,then the other team could pick the ball up and start running it back the other way. Situations like that are why you can't have guys running onto the field during the play, no matter how obvious a touchdown looks.

Your point isn't unfair, but those plays should just be scored a touchdown as well. The game needs more celebrations and fun.

Originally Posted by Von Kinger

Your point isn't unfair, but those plays should just be scored a touchdown as well. The game needs more celebrations and fun.

Ok, then what about a Leon lett type play where a guy gets chased down and has the ball knocked out of his hands? There are just too many fluky things that can happen on what look like "sure" touchdowns to let guys be running off the bench onto the field.

I'm ALL FOR guys being able to rub it in and showboat as much as possible, let em strut into the end zone backwards while doing an air jerk-off motion at their opponent. But in the case of guys on the sidelines, I'm fine with making them wait until the play is actually over before they come on the field to celebrate. Like I said, you never know what type of fluky thing could turn what looks like a sure touchdown into a play going the other way.