Nice Article on Cam

[Toker Smurf]

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/196611/cam-newton-took-huge-leap-as-a-passer-in-2015

[KB_fan]

Just was about to post this.  Amazing to see ESPN acknowledge Cam as an elite QB.  That's perhaps more surprising than going 16-1!!!
 

Here's an excerpt. (emphasis added)

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So in sum, Newton spent the second half of the season throwing more touchdowns, fewer interceptions and completing passes at just as high an efficiency as the top passers in the league. Although he finished the season as the NFL's top rushing quarterback by yards (636), touchdowns (10) and first downs (57), by the end of the year he was producing four times as many points on passes (via 48.3 expected points added) than on runs (12.6).

(Here's an explanation for the expected points added metric, if you need it.)

It wasn't long ago that a serious public debate erupted when the Panthers signed Newton to a long-term contract that averaged $20.8 million per year. The Panthers had little choice on that number from a salary-cap perspective, but Newton had far from proved himself worthy of elite pay in the minds of many.

It's hard to make that argument anymore. Cam Newton has elevated himself into an elite quarterback in every way imaginable.

 

 

[Squirrel]

Are you sure they didn't mix up Cam's. And Brady's stats?  I mean according to Espn Brady is God. 

[FootballMaestro]

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Just was about to post this.  Amazing to see ESPN acknowledge Cam as an elite QB.  That's perhaps more surprising than going 16-1!!!

 

2 hours ago, Cam El said:

http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/196611/cam-newton-took-huge-leap-as-a-passer-in-2015

Did you read the stuff they said about Cam before this year?? LOL

[KB_fan]

2 hours ago, FootballMaestro said:

 

Did you read the stuff they said about Cam before this year?? LOL

Yes.  ESPN has always been very down on Cam.  That's why it's pretty amazing to see them finally acknowledge that he's become an elite passer.

[FootballMaestro]

2 hours ago, KB_fan said:

Yes.  ESPN has always been very down on Cam.  That's why it's pretty amazing to see them finally acknowledge that he's become an elite passer.

Yeah.

And I was actually talking about THIS specific article (them criticizing in the past), when they were discussing his "stats" from the past. And you may have to!? LOL