CB/WR Chris Gamble (All B1G, All-American, National Champion)

[BUCKYLE]

Despite losing 20-10, Chris definitely felt it was necessary to tell the Boston Globe that Randy Moss is a quitter, and that he respects Wes Welker's game more than he respects Moss'.

Let's hope he doesn't rouse Moss' ire the next time they meet. I love Chris, but Randy is a HoF wide receiver who is capable of torching anybody on any given Sunday. No reason to make a guy like that upset.

Randy Moss struggles as Pats fans boo him, Panthers DBs question his effort - ESPN Boston

Fuck that. Chris Gamble has the balls to say it out loud. Randy Moss is a fucking pussy. A child. A bitch. So he torches Gamble the next go-round...it's more likely that the fucking baby takes the day off again.

Fucking NFL. I don't know how people watch that shit.

 

[Flocka]

Fuck that. Chris Gamble has the balls to say it out loud. Randy Moss is a fucking pussy. A child. A bitch. So he torches Gamble the next go-round...it's more likely that the fucking baby takes the day off again.

Fucking NFL. I don't know how people watch that shit.

Randy really reminds of the NFL version of Kevin punk ass Garnett.

 

[BUCKYLE]

Randy really reminds of the NFL version of Kevin punk ass Garnett.

I flip the fuck out on lazy people at work. I can't imagine how I'd act if my job were important, like a pro athlete.

 

[FrancisSoyer]

[censored] that. Chris Gamble has the balls to say it out loud. Randy Moss is a [censored]ing pussy. A child. A bitch. So he torches Gamble the next go-round...it's more likely that the [censored]ing baby takes the day off again.

[censored]ing NFL. I don't know how people watch that [censored].

Can't say it much better than that. Especially since the Browns are worse than usual. :tongue2:

 

[Buckskin86]

Chris Gamble video interview- Panthers.com

 

[Buckskin86]

Gamble takes on leadership role in Carolina Panthers secondary
August 3
Charlotte Sports Examiner
Greg Jones

Chris Gamble (left) is talking with Richard Marshall (right) about something really important.
Greg Jones

Cornerbacks Chris Gamble and Richard Marshall walked on the practice field at Wofford College with their helmets stuck halfway on their heads and a swagger as big as T.O. and Ochocinco

Marshall, who has missed consecutive practices due to back spasms, would say a few words to his buddy.

Gamble would say a few words back.

Then Marshall would nod his head forward. Gamble would smile and do likewise.

Whatever was said and agreed upon had to be important because Gamble has been executing his plan of doing more talking than in previous years. The seven-year pro realizes communication will be the key to maintaining a strong pass defense because the secondary can no longer depend on ex-Panther safety Chris Harris, now a Chicago Bear.

?Harris was like a leader back there,? Gamble said. ?He was always talking, so I feel like it?s my time this year to step up and be a leader and do a little bit of talking because we have young guys back there? I think we can do it with Charles (Godfrey) and Sherrod (Martin). They are capable of doing that (making plays), and I think they are ready to do that.?

Gamble relishes his new leadership role. He said he used to talk in college at Ohio State, and he believes it is vital to the pass defense.

Gamble takes on leadership role in Carolina Panthers secondary

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWV8aF6_Bo8]YouTube - Chris Gamble 073110[/ame]

 

[Buckskin86]

Panthers' Gamble is waiting for big payoff
By JOSEPH PERSON - McClatchy Newspapers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Chris Gamble is on the cusp of making Carolina Panthers history, although he's been perched there a long time.

With his next interception, Gamble will tie Eric Davis as the franchise's all-time interceptions leader with 25 a record Gamble says should be his already.

Gamble, a former two-way star at Ohio State, has gone 12 games without an interception, the longest drought in his seven-year career. He's had several slip through his hands during that stretch, an embarrassing fact for a cornerback who says his "first love" in football was catching the ball as a receiver.

Besides the handful of drops, Gamble says there are other reasons he's yet to snag an interception this season. The biggest factor: It's hard to get your hands on a ball when so few are thrown your way.

"They throw a lot of screens. They run the ball," Gamble said this week. "But I really don't get too many deep balls."

Gamble leads the Panthers with eight pass breakups five more than Richard Marshall, Carolina's other starting cornerback. But Gamble, 27, knows corners are judged on interceptions, and suggested he needs to play more aggressively as he did early in his career.

"I haven't really been taking chances like I should. Just playing sound technique, not trying to jump everything," Gamble said in a rare interview. "There's been some times I should have jumped (routes) and I tell myself, 'Man, that was a play I should have jumped.'

"But I really didn't go off my instincts. I've got to get back to that just playing football and having fun."

Taking a Gamble

Gamble was more of a risk-taker when he entered the league as a first-round draft pick in 2004. His gambling style often led to big plays for both teams.

While Gamble picked off 13 passes his first two seasons, receivers took advantage of his over-aggressiveness.

"Coming out of college I was more of a jump-the-route type guy, so they used to give me a lot of double moves. So I learned from that," Gamble said. "I know a lot of teams are going to try to attack me with the double moves. You've just got to know the offensive coordinator, how they're going to try to attack you. And you've got to know your weakness. That was my weakness. I just tried to watch film and stay focused, and know that it was going to come."

Cont..

Read more: http://www.kentucky.com/2010/11/20/1533877/panthers-gamble-is-waiting-for.html#ixzz15v1uXLn4

 

[Buckskin86]

Mum's the word on Gamble
By Darin Gantt
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Posted: Monday, Nov. 29, 2010

CLEVELAND Considering he's struggled a bit lately, and that his replacement could have been the hero of the day, you might be tempted to minimize the Carolina Panthers benching of cornerback Chris Gamble.

Then you remember he's one of the longest-serving and highest-paid players on the team, and you realize it's kind of a big deal.

Gamble, who signed a six-year, $53 million contract extension in November 2008, played only in the nickel package in the Panthers 24-23 loss at Cleveland. When reporters were allowed into the locker room, he was gone, only an iPhone and a pair of headphones remaining in his locker.

Panthers coach John Fox would only say that not starting Gamble wasn't health-related, or anything to do with his absence from practice Wednesday, which was termed for personal reasons.

"I'm not going to get into evaluating Chris Gamble other than he did not start the game," Fox said.

Gamble was pulled for a series last week against Baltimore, after he was beaten for a long touchdown by Ravens wideout T.J. Houshmandzadeh. On that play, he squatted on what he thought was going to be a short route trying to make a play on the ball, but wasn't there to cover when Houshmandzadeh turned it into a deep post.

"He's struggled a little bit," Fox said. "You might have missed this last week, but he actually left in the second quarter for a few plays a week ago. He did play today. It's a competitive league and a competitive position. We had Captain start in his place today."

Cont...

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/11/29/1873656/mums-the-word-on-gamble.html#ixzz16g5hQsT7

 

[CharlotteBuckeye62]

I've watched almost all of Gamble's game sense he has been a Panther.
I've concluded he will have at least a 20 year pro career, assuming the Panthers don't dump him.
Why do I say that, because he has NEVER delivered a solid hit on anybody thus he will never get hurt. His bump them with his ass method of putting an opposing player on the ground is all he has got.
Now, he might have one of his fingers torn off because it got tangled in a jersey. It could happen as he grabs a jersey every time the receiver goes flying by him. Which is vertually every time a pass is called in his direction.
Sorry, I loved him as a Buckeye but dislike him as a Panther.

 

[Buckskin86]

December 01, 2010
Teammate says Gamble benched for missing practice; Martin fined $40K

The first signs ? or at least the first visible signs ? of the frustrations of a lost season are coming to the surface for the 1-10 Carolina Panthers.

Three days after cornerback Chris Gamble was benched at Cleveland ? a decision coach John Fox said was performance-related ? one of Gamble?s defensive teammates indicated the benching was related to Gamble?s absence at a mid-week practice last week.

Panthers DE Everette Brown said Gamble apologized a day after he was a no-show for practice on Nov. 24.

?That?s one of those things where he made an out-of-mind decision, I call it that,? Brown said Wednesday. ?He came back the next day and apologized and that?s been the end of it since. He?s been out working every day and getting better and getting ready for the Seahawks.?

Gamble, a seven-year veteran who is the Panthers? third-highest paid player, saw action as a nickel back against the Browns while Captain Munnerlyn started.

Gamble has not spoken to the media since his benching. He was limited at Wednesday?s practice with a hamstring injury.

Gamble has not had an interception in 14 games, the longest drought of his career.

?It?s easy to come in and come to work and be chipper everyday when you?re winning. But when things aren?t going your way, sometimes those things happen where you act out of character,? Brown said.

?But being the team that we are and having the character that we have on the team, we all hold each other accountable. (Gamble) was disciplined for his actions and that was the end of it.

?It?s not anything we hold a grudge against a guy or say, ?Aw man, he?s a quitter. He backed out on the team.? He was back at practice the next day working hard. So you?ve got to commend him for that and for the team holding together.?

http://blogs.charlotte.com/panthers...ed-for-missing-practice-martin-fined-40k.html

Did skipping practice get Gamble benched?
By Joseph Person - [email protected]

The frustrations of a 1-10 season are coming to the surface for the Carolina Panthers.

Three days after cornerback Chris Gamble was benched at Cleveland - a decision coach John Fox said was performance-related - one of Gamble's defensive teammates indicated the benching was tied to Gamble's absence at a practice last week.

Panthers defensive end Everette Brown said Gamble apologized a day after he failed to show up for practice on Nov. 24.

"That's one of those things where he made an out-of-mind decision, I call it that," Brown said Wednesday. "He came back the next day and apologized and that's been the end of it since. He's been out working every day and getting better and getting ready for the Seahawks."

Gamble, a seven-year veteran who is the Panthers' third-highest paid player, saw action as a nickel back against the Browns. Captain Munnerlyn started.

Gamble has not spoken to the media since, although he sent word through a team spokesman that he would meet with reporters today.

He was limited at Wednesday's practice with a hamstring injury.

Gamble, the Panthers' first-round pick in 2004, needs one interception to tie Eric Davis as the franchise's career interceptions leader. Gamble has gone 14 games without an interception, the longest drought of his career.

The former two-way player at Ohio State signed a six-year, $53 million extension in 2008 and has a base salary of $3.25 million this year. Gamble is Carolina's fourth-longest tenured player - behind kicker John Kasay, receiver Steve Smith and offensive tackle Jordan Gross.

But Fox said this week he doesn't "get into tenure and expense" when evaluating players.

The Panthers cited personal reasons for Gamble's absence last week. After noticing Gamble wasn't at practice, Brown said he checked on him later in the day.

"I approached him just to make sure he was OK mentally because you never know what's going on in somebody's life, outside of football," Brown said. "Once he said he was good, that was pretty much the end of it there."

Read more: http://www.heraldonline.com/2010/12/02/2657406/did-skipping-practice-get-gamble.html#ixzz16xWi5sgT

 

[Buckskin86]

Gamble breaks silence on his benching
By Joseph Person
[email protected]
Posted: Friday, Dec. 03, 2010

Panthers cornerback Chris Gamble finally talked about his benching at Cleveland but shed little light on why he skipped a recent practice after what a teammate described as an "out-of-mind decision" by Gamble.

Speaking to reporters for the first time since his demotion, Gamble said he missed the Nov.24 practice because of personal issues involving his family, which he did not divulge.

"I apologized to the team about it, and everything's good now," he said Thursday.

Gamble was asked why he felt compelled to apologize to teammates if his absence was for personal reasons.

"I felt like I just let the team down for missing practice," he said. "But I was going through something at the time with some personal issues. That's why I apologized."

Panthers defensive end Everette Brown said Gamble made an "out-of-mind decision" last week and was disciplined because of it.

"The reason he didn't start in the game last week was purely due to football," Panthers coach John Fox said. "I think I said that once before."

Gamble, the Panthers' third-highest paid player and fourth-longest tenured player, was beaten by Baltimore's T.J. Houshmandzadeh on a 56-yard touchdown catch on the Ravens' second play in their 37-13 win on Nov. 21.

Gamble said Fox told him he was benching him a day before their 24-23 loss to the Browns last weekend.

"I was upset. But he's the man, and I've got to deal with that," he said. "I'm not a player that tries to get all riled because my coach benched me."

It's been a long season for Gamble, who has gone 14 games without an interception, the longest drought in his career. He sat out Thursday after tweaking his hamstring during Wednesday's practice but said he should be OK for Sunday's game in Seattle.

"We're 1-10. I wish it was the other way around," he said. "But it's real frustrating right now. You've just got to keep grinding, keep moving on."

http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/12/03/1883304/gamble-breaks-silence-on-his-benching.html

Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/20...ks-silence-on-his-benching.html#ixzz173PBUyaZ

 

[Buckskin86]

GAMBLE IS READY: Cornerback Chris Gamble said he?ll be back on the practice field Wednesday after missing the last two games with a hamstring injury.

Gamble insists the injury isn?t fabricated or the result of getting benched three weeks ago before the Cleveland game.

?I had pulled (the hamstring) in practice,? Gamble said of the injury he sustained the week of the Seattle game. ?But I think if I didn?t pull it I would still have been coming in as the nickel (back).?

Gamble said he?s cleared the air with Fox, but it?s uncertain if he?ll have a chance to regain his starting role in the final three games. Captain Munnerlyn has been playing well in his absence.

?We talked about the whole situation, so everything was cleared up,? Gamble said of his talk with Fox.

Gamble still believes the reason he was benched was because of his mistakes in the Baltimore game and was not a cumulative effect from poor play this season, something that?s arguable from a team perspective.

When asked if it was fair that he should lose his position for one bad game, Gamble said: ?I just have to perform and do everything right. That is his decision to make. And that?s the one he made, so I just have to deal with it.?

http://www.shelbystar.com/sports/clausen-52187-notebook-panthers.html

 

[Buckskin86]

Gamble's long, cold season coming to a close
Benched for poor play and sidelined by injuries, he's gone 14 games without an interception, a career worst.
By Joseph Person
[email protected]
Posted: Wednesday, Dec. 29, 2010

When the locker room doors opened after the Carolina Panthers' 27-3 loss last week at Pittsburgh, Chris Gamble, wearing a black coat and knit cap, was one of the first players headed out into the freezing temperatures.

The long, cold season can't end soon enough for the Panthers' veteran cornerback.

Benched for his poor play, disciplined for skipping a practice and ultimately sidelined by injuries, Gamble has become a public face on the Panthers' frustrations during their 2-13 season.

"I've never been through this before," Gamble said after the loss to Pittsburgh, the fourth consecutive game he has missed. "It's just frustrating just watching and seeing things happen like that (against the Steelers). It's just a rough year right now."

Gamble began the season needing one interception to tie Eric Davis as the franchise's all-time leader with 25 picks, and it appears he'll end the year in the same spot.

Before hamstring and ankle injuries forced him to the sideline, Gamble had gone 14 games without an interception, the longest drought in his seven-year career.

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Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/20...es-long-cold-season-coming.html#ixzz19VD6ufhh

 

[Buckskin86]

Chris Gamble: The unfairly critiqued Panther
by James Dator on May 23, 2011

There's no doubting that the spat between John Fox and Chris Gamble led to the Carolina Panthers having a weaker passing defense in 2010. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)

We've all heard the adage 'football is a game of inches', and while it may be a loose interpretation of Vince Lombardi's words, for the average fan it's something that's said, but not really believed. Fans today want football to be about 50 yard TD passes, bone shattering sacks, astounding jukes and big time interceptions; inches don't make Sportscenter.

What this means for a player like Chris Gamble is that he will be chided for not making the plays that have been deemed to fit the CB rubric, namely, interceptions. Since arriving in the NFL (and by extension the Panthers) Gamble has never been one to get large INT totals, or get the game changing pick. For whatever reason he just doesn't have the ball hawking nature that leads to interceptions. It's curious that Panthers fans were so willing to excuse Julius Peppers' less-than-elite sacks totals, yet when the conversation shifts to Gamble one of the primary reasons he's not considered an elite, shutdown cornerback is that he doesn't get interceptions.

One thing is abundantly clear though when it comes to Chris Gamble- top WRs normally have bad days when lined up across from him, and Pro Football Focus may have given us an answer...

Cont...

http://www.catscratchreader.com/2011/5/23/2185316/chris-gamble-the-unfairly-critiqued-panther

 

[Buckskin86]

CB Chris Gamble: He?s set to make $6.75 million this season, so the Panthers have a decision to make. Gamble was benched last season following a disagreement with the coaching staff. Ron Rivera and his new staff must determine if Gamble is worth the money he?s set to make. If not, the Panthers might be looking for two cornerbacks rather than just one.

http://www.gastongazette.com/sports/watch-58374-ending-lockout.html