So, much for a team sport in Cam's eyes. Imagine how he blamed his teammates all those years for holding him back? Cam valued MVPs over SB championships.
Cam's MVP came from that defense & running game. Cam wasn't blowing teams out with his passing. It was short fields, turnovers and rushing.
Jonathan Stewart, Thomas Davis, and Charles Johnson were those losers that carried Cam's passing inefficiency. Cam had 8 losing seasons in his 11 years. That's with Kuechly & Davis running that league leading defense placing in the top 10 in 2012,2013,2014,2015 & 2017.
The Panthers took Cam Newton #1 but we all know he was over valued. I wouldn't have taken him in the top 20 picks. He was not more valuable than a Lamar Jackson or an Aaron Rodgers coming out of college. The move I wanted was to trade down for JJ Watt, Robert Quinn or Cameron Heyward, and get extra picks to trade up for best available 2nd round QB.
I was good with Jimmy Clausen, Armanti Edwards, Andy Dalton and Derek Anderson battling it out in 2011. I was up for trading for Brian Hoyer to compete. I had my eye on Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson, Nick Foles and Kirk Cousins as possible QBs in 2012. I know many fans wanted Luck & had their eye on Wilson too.
Learn from Cam Newton and Bryce Young. Stop reaching for QBs at the top of the draft. Build core defense 1st & grab the rare pedigree or freak skill position players on offense like Randy Moss, Calvin Johnson, Mike Evans, Barry Sanders, Marshall Faulk, LaDainian Tomlinson, or Christian McCaffrey.