Imagine if you took away...

[Oudaman90]

Aaron Rodgers' accuracy...

Peyton Manning's pre-snap reads...

Drew Brees' ability to find open lanes...

Tom Brady's command of his system...

Philip Rivers pocket awareness...

Ben Roethlisberger's ability to break tackles...

Russell Wilson's ability to throw on the run...

Basically, take any good to great quarterback in the NFL and remove from their skill set one of the best parts of their game, then throw them back into it and watch the results.

Obviously, those aren't their only skills, but it'd be a major adjustment and, most likely, a decline in their overall performance level.

So with that in mind, now take away Cam Newton's ability to extend a play and/or be a run threat. Remove something that he's counted on and been used to having pretty much ever since he started playing football. Force hm to adjust to playing without something that he's always had.

What do you think would happen?

Sad to say that last situation is the only one in this post that isn't a hypothetical.

We're watching it.

Mmm Hmm. How did Manning look in the Super Bowl when he was getting a ridiculous amount of pressure? He sucked. Now imagine if he went through that week after week after week? He would suck more. Cam's no different. He's dealing with the Bronco's Super Bowl performance every week.

So yeah, Cam's gonna continue to suck with tgis practice squad o-line...

[Cary Kollins]

It's not only that they're bad, though.

It's the timing.

We're dealing with two major issues at once right now. On the one hand, we have a bad O-Line. On the other, a quarterback with an injury that limits his mobility.

Now, if we had only one or the other of those problems to deal with, the season might still have been bad, but I'm not so sure it would have been the utter disaster that it is now.

But we do have both at the same time, and here we are.

All speculation of course, but I think it's a valid question.

 

 

 

The thing is, there were several early games this season where the line was decent, Cam was not running and he was playing excellent football.

 

 

There was talk of him taking the next step to elite status. 

 

 

Then the offensive line started to poo the bed every single quarter and now here we are.

[Jangler]

I only use imagination for self gratification 

[Khaki Lackey]

What happens when you take away Russel Wilson's top rated defense? (That is happening to Cam this year as well.)

[TheRed]

What happens when you take away Russel Wilson's top rated defense? (That is happening to Cam this year as well.)

 

When you have a legit running back who can put up 4 touchdowns himself, that also helps just a little bit.

[Mr. Scot]

When you have a legit running back who can put up 4 touchdowns himself, that also helps just a little bit.

When you have an offensive coordinator who knows how to create and call plays that cater to the strengths of his personnel and minimize their weaknesses, it helps a LOT.

[Mojo]

He was playing fine earlier this year without the ability to run.

[Mojo]

The thing is, there were several early games this season where the line was decent, Cam was not running and he was playing excellent football.

There was talk of him taking the next step to elite status.

Then the offensive line started to poo the bed every single quarter and now here we are.

Basically

[L-TownCat]

What if they botched the surgery, then lied to the team about it? Getts figured it out by watching the now lame Cam and is trying to expose the coverup by forcing Cam to use his athleticism?

/conspiracy

[Snake]

The question remains why is Newton starting? Sit him and let Anderson play. Its because he needs to win now.