The Rise and Downfall of Josh Norman

[@mr.explosives7693]

Honestly a perfect video. Sure it’s a little biased, but the Chanel is called “all sports Carolina” for a reason 😂 Keep up the great work!

[@allsportscarolina]

Thank you, that really means a lot!

[@brandonnorris5996]

10 years in the nfl is never an embarrassment he had a long career any player would be proud of

[@allsportscarolina]

Yeah you are very right, but talking from his 2015 numbers he was definitely a letdown in his future career. Nonetheless, a late round pick playing for that long is very impressive.

[@jacobbelury3417]

@@allsportscarolina *correction* playing in the nfl is impressive

[@jacobbelury3417]

@@allsportscarolina why do you watch it lol

[@allsportscarolina]

@jacob belury Wdym why do I watch it?

[@jacobbelury3417]

@@allsportscarolina idk how that wasn’t put first it was rhetorical

[@Texansfan59]

Norman was a beast for like a year after that superbowl loss everything fell apart in carolina

[@Steve_R418]

I think some of the criticism is a bit unfair. One thing you don't mention is that he was a 25 year old rookie so by the time he went to Washington he was already 29 and basically at the end of his prime. He certainly did not live up to the hype but imo Washington just made a mistake in overpaying for the 30 year old corner. To go from 5th round draft pick at 25 years old to an All-pro and having 10 year career is hardly a failure.

[@diontaedaughtry974]

As a Washington fan I was excited when we signed him but after the first year I didn't think much of him. I'll never forget the game against the Saints Drew Brees tore him a new one. Great commentary and video 👍👍

[@0maj0hns0n3]

I feel like him getting benched for the year for a botched play was the first sign of a problem. Most players might get benched for a few plays, maybe even a game. To be pretty much benched the rest of the season is a statement.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Excellent video but surprised you don’t have more about how he left Carolina. Younger ppl who weren’t tuned into the Panthers back then might not remember how Norman was franchise tagged & made some statements that he was going to hold out & get a good contract at the advice of his agent. Panthers GM Dave Gettleman reacted by rescinding the franchise & releasing Norman!! He’s from that area & wanted to stay & wanted to accept the franchise tag but listened to his agent. It wasn’t a distraction yet because it was offseason. Norman even fired his agent & asked the Panthers to let him come back & play under the tag but Gettleman refused & basically said that Norman was more of a product of the “Hog Mollies” Gettleman assembled for the defensive line. He said a good D-Line pressures QBs to get rid of the ball which helps the DBs get INT & credit for defending passes. It was a big deal when it happened so it’s kind of a defining moment of press coverage in Norman’s career. Again I understand that it’s very hard to describe a player & give viewers a feel for who he is & the context of how he fit into the NFL landscape of the time. You’ve done a great job here accurately describing Norman’s career on the field. Honestly, if you’re a fan of Norman, you might enjoy doing a video on the drama of his release by the Panthers. It built up a little bit, was making sports headlines & Norman seemed to be feeling himself BUT it was all an act on his agent’s advice & it cost him playing on his home market team for the rest of his career. Then he instantly rebounded with Dan Snyder throwing, I believe a contract for like 5 years at $15M per season for $75M. That was when QBs were making $15-$24M. I think Brady made around $16M in 2014. Norman got to Washington & was kind of full of himself with media at times. He was interviewed after each game & he would pontificate & he even called out a specific ref by uniform number once. Of course this was at the height of when sports media would get a CB & opposing WR chirping at each other during game week. Norman & Dez Bryant were making noise. I believe the NFL finally saw asked reporters to stop going back & forth & building up the matchups to the point that they were almost ready to fight by game day. Things got out of hand & with player safety being a reason for some to not watch the NFL it realized that escalating insults was going to end up badly if someone got hurt. Eventually Norman was no longer as brash as he once was as he never duplicated that 2015 season. Sorry this is so long. Hope you decide to make a video just about the drama of Norman’s release & how he was with media from 2015 until the end of his career. He’s an interesting guy & IMHO a beneficiary of the short era in the 2010s when sports media promoted upcoming matchups of CBs & WRs like prize fights. Enjoy. Thanks for a cool video.

[@Feindflieger1]

After his prime he became litteraly Josh "the walking DPI" Norman.

[@Mrrumblejason]

I agree the language you using to describe him is out of bounds the internet really got some of chumps talking outta pocket

[@Bbknuckles]

I remember when we (the 49ers) got him. Everyone thought we finally got a lockdown corner 🥴🥴 that was a big crock of 💩

[@thomashayes7321]

Tell us you hate Josh Norman without saying it. You spent the whole Video trashing him and breezed past anything positive. You got it wrong about him wanting too much money and him leaving the panthers. Gettleman withdrew the franchise tag, which Norman said he was gonna sign, and Gettleman ran off another talent Carolina had. Gettleman ran him off

[@allsportscarolina]

Well Gettleman made the right call because his career collapsed.

[@3_Mjr]

Are you his boyfriend? Quit sucking his dick he's come and gone and nobody misses him. Everyone's replaceable

[@marvingriffin3]

@@allsportscarolina we can tell you never sniffed a football field, tf do you know

[@allsportscarolina]

@marvin Griffin I played 4 years of high school football and started 2 on varsity, come on man! I’ve been a football fan since the day I was born.

[@allsportscarolina]

Also, he had an extreme drop off of talent after he left the panthers so it definitely was the right call. How could you even argue it wasn’t? Would you pay 20 million for a mediocre corner?

[@Joshjohnson.]

That was honestly a good video will you do more of these in the future like a retrospective of cam newton or Steve smith?

[@allsportscarolina]

Yeah for sure man! Thanks for the comment.

[@Joshjohnson.]

@@allsportscarolina ofc man anytime I haven’t seen videos like these in a long time

[@thatz2699]

Dude I didn’t know about the long lost DJ lol Anyways keep up the good work can you do the ride and fall of DeAngelo Williams I have his jersey and I wanna know more about him

[@allsportscarolina]

I know right I had no idea the panthers had another DJ. Apparently there was also some safety named Cam Newton on our team too 😂 Yeah sure man I’ll make a DeAngelo Williams video! Thanks for the idea.

[@r.williamcomm7693]

Norman was good but not great. He overplayed his hand at Carolina but the GM was stupid to just release him without getting something for him. But once he didn’t have a great D-Line & LB corps to help him intercept passes thrown under pressure. He was made for that defense. But kudos to Norman he cashed in & got a great contract from the Washington franchise. Can’t blame him for accepting the money. He got a little full of himself at times after that but he’s a smart man & had some interesting things to say. He’s not malicious & has done well for himself financially so hopefully when he’s done with football he’ll have a great life.

[@jpart3526]

He relied heavily on a good pass rush. If the pass rush is there, expect your secondary to be pretty good. The same goes for Richard, BIG MOUTH Sherman. There was a reason why both these cocky ass corners went in the 5th round.

[@kingsleepy5794]

Hey this is a good video and a well written video essay. Good work! Just some constructive criticism, work on your cadence when you speak. It can be difficult but using jump cuts in editing can also help.

[@allsportscarolina]

@king Sleepy I really appreciate the advice, I am legitimately gonna take this to heart. Thank you!

[@emileproductions6907]

Great video man keep up the work👍

[@patrickegan6203]

Who’s here after the panthers signed him

[@briananderson9650]

Hype

[@georgeclintoncosbytochina4556]

Great video!

[@briananderson9650]

Couple nice one handed catches and Odell was the height of the league

[@bigjermboktown6976]

I would say he had flashes of being pretty good and yeah if you can be in the NFL for 10 years it's obviously better than most. But you can't have a mouth that big and talk that much s***and then just get slammed in the dirt by Derrick Henry because that's all anybody's ever going to remember... Video was really spot-on

[@PhilAndersonOutside]

Thanks for sharing. I wondered what happened to him.

[@theshield8744]

I can tell You what happened. He was a one hit wonder who they let hang around too long. The reason why he was so successful at first was because he was playing with the best Defense in The League. I am a Senior Citizen & if I was playing with that same defense I ‘d be the best corner back in the league. You said that he developed into a Mediocre player, he was already Mediocre to begin with before he really got exposed.

[@Baker_prod6]

BUCS ALL DAY

[@cornerlizard1629]

Great video keep up the great work!

[@allsportscarolina]

@cornerlizard Thank you so much! Any suggestions or anything?

[@ethanreed8400]

Like every other noisy corner he faded into obscurity

[@ghettobillybullies3628]

He did the best he could he earned a starting spot 😂😂😂

[@lilty8359]

At no point was josh Norman the best db in the NFL and in jay cutler fashion he stole money he has a great agent foh

[@redpilledcovfefe]

I'm from Mt. Airy N.C. and saw two Super Bowl teams, TTampa Bayone and The Carolina that went for my 1st NFL game I went to! It was awesome because we busted their asses! We should have won that Super Bowl against the Patriots damn it!!

[@allsportscarolina]

We really should’ve won that superbowl. The Cardiac Cats deserved it! I saw a really cool documentary about the season, here’s the link if you want to see it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYLOl619brlosLs

[@santosjones6186]

Josh Norman got paid!!!!!!!!! Period!!!!!!!! End of story

[@allsportscarolina]

Can’t argue, the man did make bank.

[@kurttaylors1996]

good vid yo

[@allsportscarolina]

Thanks man, appreciate it!

[@KennethColeman-ke1mh]

Derrick Henry has done that too a many players

[@babarazamsucks]

Now DJ Moore the wide receiver got traded to the Panthers.

[@allsportscarolina]

@Ayad Ali I know right! Crazy how that works

[@swaggedout696]

He's back bro this video definitely didn't age well🤣🤣 #keeppounding

[@allsportscarolina]

I know man, I feel terrible now!!

[@briannovak7651]

He lead the NCAA in interceptions his last year at ccu*

[@timmytwotone6826]

You call him wash Norman nobody else that Derrick Henry play is nothing he does that to everyone it's like Michael Jordan dunkin on you

[@kasheem1747]

As long as you make it to the nfl who cares what collegiate school you attended! Football is not that complicated 😅

[@allsportscarolina]

@Kasheem I don’t know man, I’ve always loved college football too. Important to add to a video in my opinion to build character. The fact that Norman clawed his way up from the FCS says a lot about the guy.

[@Follows_Jesus]

Look who is back at Carolina 🤣

[@101therealest]

Seahawks will pick him up

[@iceredkolaid3046]

My big cousin

[@allsportscarolina]

Fr? That’s awesome. Edit: sorry I was disrespecting your family 😂

[@iceredkolaid3046]

@@allsportscarolina u good he just old

[@nyarhuyt9081]

not even a fan but i know one thing... Skins/Manders was/is so baaddd... how you expect a corner to thrive when he gotta be on the field all the time 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@203PDiddy]

Great video but respectfully you need an editor

[@allsportscarolina]

@Preston honestly fair, I definitely do. Appreciate the comment.

[@203PDiddy]

@@allsportscarolina Thank you for understanding it as criticism and not an attack on you or the channel, keep up the good work fr I'll throw you a sub cuz i feel like you really deserve to get big

[@minfamous5841]

Let’s be honest he was never close to the best corner in the league he got his moment for the Odell situation be clear Odell had 76 and a TD that game and was burning him regularly but he had 2 bad drops

[@iglives7234]

Bro just say you don’t like Jodi Norman

[@Mauifrmda717]

Embarrassment?! Damn you smoking smoking… if you think a person is supposed to stay at peak level forever is crazy

[@briananderson9650]

He sure shutdown OVERRATED ODELL.

[@hollyharasyn1402]

One question do you play football?

[@allsportscarolina]

@Holly Harasyn yeah I used to thanks for asking!

[@davidr6750]

Well he’s coming back to Carolina to replace Jaycee Horn 🤦‍♂️ this can not be good

[@allsportscarolina]

Well I hope he proves me wrong, that would be amazing 😂

[@Bitedown140]

Only 2 good years

[@caido__.]

He’s my cousin lol😂

[@fr0st_byte_]

This didn't age well

[@allsportscarolina]

Not at all 😂

[@matthewvalenti1348]

System player. Useless outside of that system. Called it for many years as a saints fan, dude was overhyped.

[@allsportscarolina]

@Matthew Valenti I never thought I’d agree with a Saints fan (just kidding 😂) but you hit the head on the nail with this one. It truly was just the system.