CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Dave Gettleman stepped away from the podium on Tuesday, said "excuse me" to a room full of reporters and took a long, slow swig of water.
The Carolina Panthers general manger was collecting his thoughts after being asked whether Cam Newton remains the quarterback who can lead Carolina to the "Promised Land" as he proclaimed he would two years ago.
That led to the folk tale "Chicken Little."
"For you youngsters, there was this story Chicken Little," Gettleman began. "Turkey Lurkey was in there. Henny Penny was in there.