BrianS

I mean . . . if Daley can stop setting us back we could pull away.

He's going to kill us. I mean, single handedly taking us backwards.

It's nothing special. Just make the plays that are there to be made. TD. Why have we made this hard this season?

You cannot make this crap up. I mean. How could you write it?

Actually, even that's not full. Jaycee still out. Bodes well for the future tho.

You're right, no one will trade for him. But the second part doesn't make a lick of sense. There is no cap relief whatsoever from cutting him. This isn't like other situations where a guy has a huge cap hit and it's only partially guaranteed. Sam Darnold being cut is just 18 million in dead cap, next year only. Whether he is on the roster or not, we're stuck with it. Let him sit on the bench.

I honestly don't want to see much read option. I want see enough of it to establish the threat to slow down the DE's, but we have a 32 year old QB with an injury history. I don't want him getting hit unless it's absolutely necessary.

And the year after. You know the best way to wash out the taste of no consecutive winning seasons? Consecutive SB's. And I agree, there is no way you can let Cam walk again unless he really is terrible. Fan base will not stand for it.

On one hand, I do understand why certain traditions may need to change in order to truly change the culture of a team. It makes sense. And there were some things in our culture that needed changing. However, certain traditions SHOULD NOT. EVER. CHANGE. Keep Pounding is one of those traditions that should be part of who we are forever. There is no negativity associated with it whatsoever. It was brought to us by a team legend. The only player with a statue in fact. It's one of our best, most meaningful and truly positive traditions. Cam gets it. If his return is what it takes to remind the entire organization about it he'll have done great things before he even steps on the field for us.

Just finished watching the presser and was coming over to post the same thing. Keep (*&$ing Pounding!

I love that Cam gives back in this way. I'm sure every kid who ever got a ball from Cam has something he'll keep for the rest of his life. Want to know what's disappointing? That no one on the team turned that into a PANTHERS tradition.

Honestly man, I don't want him to do anything in the run game very often. Here's the thing. We know Cam has injury history specifically with his shoulder. That's not great. Now, what if, by some miracle Cam comes in and he doesn't have the 70 yard arm he once did, but instead he only has a 55 yard arm. I just don't want ANY hits on him. At all. Pocket. Runs. Whatever. It seems pretty clear that along about 2018 something finally clicked for him mentally in the pass game. His completion percentage went way up. Wasn't it Norv who told Cam "Take the layup man!" If we have a QB who now has it figured out between the ears, I don't care what he can do on the ground. I want him to end every game with a pristine jersey. I want him on the field. I was very excited for Cam right before his body utterly fell apart. He really looked like he was growing as a passer.

This is a good point, but it's independent of picking up the fifth year. One thing I've always thought would be fascinating is if every team would release their final draft board after the draft was over. I know it will never happen, but it could really explain a lot about those choices that we as fans just don't get.

If the offense fails now, the finger needs to point directly at Joe Brady. Simple as that. I'm not expecting 2015 Panthers or 2019 Chiefs, but I do expect competent offensive performances.

I agree and disagree. Cam will help, yes. But a great part of the blame in our short yardage struggles has to fall on our putrid OLine. We need to put a hat on a hat and move people off the ball. Counting on the athletic superiority of one player no matter how great isn't the path to consistent success.

QB's in particular can be ruined by the situation they are drafted into. The league is littered with talented QB's who got thrown into a bad situation and never recovered. Drafting a QB at any point is just a crap shoot anyway. You roll the dice, you take your chances. It's still way too early to call it quits on Wilson. I don't like the Manziel comparisons at all. Zach Wilson has shown more toughness in half a season than Manziel showed in his career. Zach Wilson may flop, just like any QB. But he ain't Johnny Football.

Unlikely Cam will even be dressed for this Sunday. Just sayin.

I'm not sure if the Henderson deal was a mistake, and I'm not sure how anyone could be at this point. That trade could easily have been one that looks to next year. We just don't know yet. Would I like to see Henderson on the field so we can get a better idea of what he brings? Yes, of course. But at the same time, do I really want to shake up what looks like a really, really good defense? Not especially.

My hope is that we can see 2018 Cam, minus the shoulder problems. 2018 was the season that finally put Cam on display as a consistent and successful passer. His shoulder went downhill as the season wore on, yes, but it was obvious that something had fallen into place mentally for him and he was becoming the guy who could do it all, instead of the guy who made the jaw dropping athletic play.

Time will tell if this was a good football move or not. I'd love to find that it was. However, anyone who tries to deny the impact Cam Newton has had on this franchise is delusional. I've never been a huge Cam fan, nor have I been a hater. But I would and will never question the unbelievable impact he's had on the Panthers. All football talk aside, having him here, and hopefully this being his last stop would really be "right".

Since we made it to page two and no one has, I suppose I must. I apologize in advance.

The other thing that may play well is that last week our line - Daley aside - looked like NFL players for the first time this season.

It's definitely all upside. Cam comes in and makes us look competent on offense? Win. Cam comes in and shows that he isn't an NFL QB anymore? Win. Cam comes in, plays ok but the offense is still bad? Win. The only potential downside is that Cam comes in, plays ok to good, and then we let him walk again. That's really the only way we can eff this up.

I don't think Cam is the answer, but I don't think the signing was a mistake. To me, the answer is a young QB who isn't completely broken mentally. In that respect, Cam isn't the answer. Is Cam the best QB on our roster right now? Yes, he probably is. Can he overcome the very questionable play calls from Joe Brady? Remains to be seen. He's worked with worse, that's for sure. I will say this, it doesn't take much arm to check it down to CMC. The onus will be on our coaching staff to balance our players exposure. As long as we don't overuse any of our players, we should be watchable on offense at least.

Pretty sure the Cam contract puts us right at the limit of our cap. And we have better players already on the roster.