So he didn't say "the defense needs to step it up"?
Rewatched the whole press conference just now
Quotes:
"Defensively, offensively, special teams, myself especially, everybody needs to be better and take accountability"
"Whether it's 3rd down and 4, offensively you need to convert, defensively you need to get the stop"
"Main objective, each and every person needs to get better"
"Can't be thinking about playoffs, of course that's the goal, but we need to get better one play at a time at this point"
Never says "the defense needs to step it up" unless it's in the context of "everyone needs to step it up"
Watch for yourself:
http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/videos/Cam-Newton-Postgame/3b1e0974-5470-49a9-b2a8-92cba6b8230f
I know you're biased but you are literally the only person thinking that what Cam said was anything other than unprofessional.
Not quite sure what people are expecting of Cam in these pressers...is he supposed to smile? Be happy that they kept it close? He says time and again "I need to get better," "I can't make mistakes like the redzone INT that costs us points," "I need to cut down on my mistakes, everybody needs to be accountable," etc.