Who Would You Start vs. Browns: Cam or DA?

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The Playoffs are on the line this Sunday vs. the Browns.  This is a must win, people!  With it all on the line, who are you rolling with and why?  Here's a case for each:

• DA threw for 277 yards last week and is 2-0.  He had great chemistry with Olson and Benjamin.  And don't forget his extra motivation for playing the Browns.
• Now for Cam:  If he plays like he did two weeks ago vs the Aint's, he gives us the best chance to win.  His mobility and the simple threat of him running diversifies our Offense so much more that having DA back there.  But if he takes a shot to that back, could there be long term implications??

If the call were up to you, who are you rolling with?  And why?  Leave your comments below and I'll tweet them out.

Mel Mayock

The Only Time Derek Anderson Ever Clowned Charles Johnson

It’s not every day that Derek Anderson gets to clown an NFL defensive end, let alone a quarterback eating monster like Charles “Big Money” Johnson. Anderson made the most of a rare opportunity yesterday when he joked on Panther defensive stud, Johnson, about being a fat running back that ate his way from the offense to the defense.

Big Money posted this video of his days as a high school running back to Instagram yesterday:

Anderson jokingly asked his teammate: 

@randywattson ate ur way from rb to lb to putting ur hand on the ground?
— Derek Anderson (@DAnderson314) May 22, 2014

Twitter hasn’t been all that forgiving of Anderson as of late.  He’s had some callous exchanges with fans after lambasting a police officers as having short man syndrome when he was ticketed for illegally tinted windows.  #C3 ran a piece on Anderson’s tweets, not because were trying to take advantage of one of those Twitter rants that we all have had and didn’t really mean or wish to stick, but because of the interchange with fans that followed.  #C3 is fan-focused Panthers site, one where we always strive to keep the fan perspective at the core of what we do.  In this case, fans responded negatively to Anderson’s comments, and we wanted to highlight the fan reaction, rather than featuring the rant.

I know there are some fans out there who didn’t like Anderson’s Twitter comments about the police and the psychology behind their actions. I didn’t think it was a big deal, but I was a little surprised he stuck with the comments and bantered back against fan criticism.  I got to argue that in this exchange with Johnson, in immortal words of Dumb and Dumber, Anderson “totally redeemed” himself.   This was funny, and Big Money thought so too.

Kudos to Anderson for clowning Charles Johnson.  As a QB you have to strike back when you can, because it’s guys like him that turn QBs into backup QBs.  

Carolina Panthers’ Derek Anderson Vents about Prick Cop on Twitter

“I’m so salty” Derek Anderson said after being ticketed for what looks to be too dark of window tint.  It broke with this tweet by the Panthers backup quarterback:

Anderson’s comments were quickly noticed by Panther fans who were either cops themselves or worked within the realm of law enforcement or the military. 

@Das_Busch well navy guys that a different story..
— Derek Anderson (@DAnderson314) April 16, 2014

@CollinTaylorInc @Das_Busch this prick was just board. My window was down when I went by him. Now way he could even see my window.
— Derek Anderson (@DAnderson314) April 16, 2014

Things looked to lighten as Anderson backtracked a bit, complimenting Charlotte PD for being cool enough to let people run red lights without penalty (still wonder how I feel about this as being cool) and deferring to the military as a topic above reproach.  I mean everyone has limits right?

If it wasn’t intended lighten the mood, Jimmy “joke” Clausen chimed in, stating that he had been annoyed by petty tickets lately and didn’t plan on paying his most recent traffic ticket.  This is when I laughed aloud.  I guess the backups tend to stick together. 

@DAnderson314 I hear ya buddy gotta ticket for no license plate on the front of my car when it was parked! Not paying it I promise you
— Jimmy Clausen (@JimmyClausen) April 16, 2014

I mean, Clausen is the guy who used to tweet pics of himself at Colorado ski resorts and at his insanely luxurious California family home.  There’s a real disconnect here.  A guy who comes from a well to do back ground and got paid to go away in Carolina is pissed that he has to pay traffic fines that frankly we all get perturbed about.  But seriously, who can just not pay traffic tickets?  Panthers Armond Smith found it entertaining, tweeting:

@JimmyClausen @DAnderson314 only white ppl get tickets like that ha ha ha 😭😭😭
— Armond Smith (@Djfoodstamps36) April 16, 2014

Then Clausen took the opportunity to remind public servants that they owed their livelihood to his overpaying of taxes.

@DAnderson314 haha they have to get their money some how like we don't already pay enough in taxes
— Jimmy Clausen (@JimmyClausen) April 16, 2014

Now I’m not really interested in having a conversation about the current state of American taxation, but damn Jimmy, I guess you forgot all that money you took from us Panther fans to well, not be good.  Until this point, I didn’t say anything about that $110 bucks I dropped to watch Carolina get pummeled by 30 points in 2010. Maybe you can send me a ten spot back for that one, since you collected the revenues directly like this cop collects the fine from you ticket directly.  It doesn’t work that way?

Things looked to be fizzling out at this point, but Anderson fired back at some fans who were critical of his public “saltiness.” He defended his right to be upset and to voice his criticism of the occurrence.

@trippposke im sure the dude in street clothes is prob just as normal as me. But he puts the badge on and he's a different person..
— Derek Anderson (@DAnderson314) April 16, 2014

@trippposke bud I have a right to an opinion. I don't think that dude was a good dude. I know I'm not perfect nor am I above laws.
— Derek Anderson (@DAnderson314) April 16, 2014

This isn’t really all that big of a deal.  I found it entertaining more than anything.  I was surprised it carried on as long as it did, and I am always stunned when I see ole Jimmy Clausen.  I find Clausen complaining about anything a little lame.  Not picking up the ticket, well that’s just spoiled Jimmy. 

One fan really sought to lighten the whole mood of this incident stating: 

@DAnderson314 although I don't agree with ur generalization of police, there are few bad ones. I won't hate. #KEEPPOUNDING# GET US A SB!
— Chris Caicedo (@ChrisCaicedo2) April 16, 2014

Bud, hate to tell you, Derek Anderson isn’t going to get anyone a Super Bowl.  Cam will though!