ITPV » Much has been made about the Panthers beating the Giants on Sunday

Graham Gano‘s 63-yard last-second field goal. Little has been made about the fact that Gano’s field goal wasn’t actually “last second.”In reality Carolina Panthers Hats , there was one second left on the clock after Gano’s field goal, which means the Panthers had to kick off. And the Giants nearly returned that kickoff for a touchdown.It hasn’t been talked about much this week, probably because most people watching the game switched to another game (or had it switched for them by the local affiliate), but the Giants had a real chance at using a multiple-lateral, “Stanford band” type of play and turning it into a touchdown.The kickoff (video here) went deep into the end zone and was initially fielded by Odell Beckham, who brought it out from the back of the end zone and got to about the 20-yard line before he lateraled to Elijhaa Penny. Penny quickly pitched it to Sterling Shepard, who ran it past the 40-yard line before flipping the ball to Jawill Davis. Davis looked like he had quite a bit of room to run along the left sideline, but he couldn’t get a handle on the ball when Shepard pitched it to him Carolina Panthers Womens Hoodie , and the ball went out of bounds to end the game.The play was unusual in that Gano kicked it deep into the end zone, and that Beckham decided to bring it out of the end zone. Usually in that situation teams prefer squib kicks, and if the ball goes into the end zone the receiving team usually settles for a touchback and tries to score on a multiple-lateral play on offense from the 25-yard line.It didn’t work, but it was a fun play that deserved a little bit of attention. Which it didn’t get on Sunday. The Carolina Panthers managed to chase away victory yet again on Monday Night Football against the New Orleans Saints despite certainly the best defensive effort of the entire season. It was entirely a problem on offense, as running the football was difficult, the protection was bad, and turning the ball over on two prime scoring opportunities absolutely murdered this team’s chances.Beyond that though, it was clear to the entire country that something isn’t right with Cam Newton. Though the dreadfully bad Monday Night Football announcing crew didn’t have a lot to say about it Womens Customized Carolina Panthers Jerseys , it’s clear to anyone who watched Cam play the first half of the season that he is playing injured. At this point, the extent of his injury is so bad that he really can’t fire the ball effectively beyond ten yards, and by the final drive was struggling to get it out at all. That final possession saw an unreasonable amount of wobbly wounded ducks leave his hand with barely any velocity, and certainly not any range.The shame in all of this is that with an exceptionally low mathematical chance to make the playoffs, and definitely an even lower one to do anything of note once there, is that Cam Newton should not be playing at all. I believe that the defense played well enough last night that even Taylor Heinicke, or really any functioning non-injured arm, could have managed us to a victory last night.That is not the passing chart of a guy whose shoulder is okay.I’m sure Cam Newton lobbied like hell to play in this game despite the pain in his shoulder. That is who he is Authentic Christian McCaffrey Jersey , and who your leaders ought to be. Professional athletes will try to play as long as they can move around, part of being who they are is that belief that they can overcome pain in big moments. However, it is the job of the coaching staff and team management to keep everything in perspective and think about the long term. You have to have the guts as a coach to tell your star quarterback what is best, and to sit him down if you need to. Last night, it couldn’t have been more obvious that Cam Newton should already be resting or receiving medical treatment instead of playing an NFL football game.I know Ron Rivera and his staff are playing for their jobs supposedly, but in this case those interests are aligned. Do what is best for the team and your franchise quarterback, and maybe you end up winning that game last night. I’m not saying Taylor Heinicke is nearly the quarterback Cam Newton is, we dont really know much about him at all in fact... but I am saying that at a minimum http://www.pantherscheapshop.com/cheap-authentic-christian-mccaffrey-jersey , he is fully healthy and able to execute throws mechanically. If you continue to force Cam Newton into action in a lost season, you endanger his long term prospects as the quarterback to lead this franchise. As it is right now, I am starting to wonder whether the damage is already done, and the Panthers need to consider the future come free agency and the draft.Ron Rivera was non-committal in his post game press conference about whether Cam will play in Week 16 against the Falcons with the Panthers still technically possessing a less than 1% chance at making the playoffs. I seriously hope he isn’t that stupid. This is not the time to be the alleged “Riverboat Ron” and go against the odds. Keep your quarterback off the field, and start thinking about when you’ll really have a shot at making a splash in the playoffs...NEXT. YEAR.