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Same Old Song: Cam Being Misconstrued

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So, Cam makes a statement. A metaphor of sorts. And somehow that comment gets spun and presented in way that implies he refuses to run less, is at odds with his coaches, and refuses the pledged help to protect hisself.

 

Maybe Cam doesn’t phrase things perfectly, or extrapolate the meaning of the things he says as well as he could, but it’s clear, if you listen to his entire press conference, the idea that he’s attempting to present. Consult logic. Cam is a talented runner. Running is one of his gifts. There’s not a single athlete that’s better off by choosing to not use his gifts. Refusing to shoots threes would not make Steph Curry a better point guard. Refusing to use his strength in favor of finesse would not make Rob Gronkowski a better tight end. Refusing to run, would not make Cam Newton a better quarterback. So like he said, “Would you expect a lion to not roar?”

 

Cam Newton had a total of ninety carries in 2016. That’s six per game. Take away scrambles (which aren’t designed) and it’s even less, take away kneel downs at the end of the half or game, less still. Turns out Cam may not have run at the torrid rate last season that many like to believe.

 

But that’s not the point, right? The point is… has Rivera ever said that Cam would be running less? I know he’s said that he wants the offense to evolve. I know he’s said they want to be more judicious when he runs. It’s likely that he’s said something about knowing that Cam needs to take less hits, but has he actually said that Cam will run less…? Because the offense will evolve by getting the ball out of Cam’s hands quicker, using more screens, dumping passes off to the running backs more. The Panthers could be more judicious about Cam’s runs by having him depend on less read-options and merging towards other schemes. And Cam would take less hits if he wasn’t being blasted by a pass rusher as he uncorks a pass twenty yards downfield after navigating a failing pocket for five seconds.

 

It’s possible for Cam to take less hits without him running less. And even if the plan is for the Panthers to run Cam Newton less, what kind of strategy or gamesmanship would it be to admit that? Bill Belichick certainly wouldn’t admit that kind of information, and neither would he allows his players to admit it either. But somehow Cam’s statement has been printed and announced as such that he must be not smart, or lazy, or stubborn, or he knows he’s not a good passer so he has to ride the “running quarterback” thing until the wheels fall off.

 

This is really just a rant. Just looking for some Huddlers to back me up. Our quarterback can’t say a single thing without it, seemingly, purposely being misconstrued. And then we bash him for walking out of interviews.

 

 

 

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He's a poor speaker and as such he leaves himself open for the trolls and haters. Luckily I don't care about what they say, Cam's play, toughness and adoration by teammates tells me plenty. 


That's was my original thought too, but then I think... Cam's either finished or is about to compete in a practice. He may or may not have eaten yet. He probably has other things on his mind, like the playbook. And he doesn't go into these conferences with some kind of script. So like most people, when they don't have time to think through their answer (because they're on the spot), they mess up a phrase here or there. Their grammar maybe be a bit off. They may not go into deep explanation... so some of the responsibility has to be on the media to present things in the right context. It wasn't five minutes earlier that Cam made it clear that he would do whatever the coaches told him to do. And a few hours later there's an article on ESPN with a title that reads Newton will take pass on plan to run him less.

Really, David Newton?! Lol.


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Also, completion percentage is not the same as accuracy, Cowherd. You know who else only completed 56% of his passes? John Elway. And I've never heard someone say he wasn't an accurate quarterback. When your game plan consists of using the running game to set up the deep ball, you're not generally gonna complete 65% of your passes.


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27 minutes ago, mrknowitall said:

 

 

This is really just a rant. Just looking for some Huddlers to back me up. Our quarterback can’t say a single thing without it, seemingly, purposely being misconstrued. And then we bash him for walking out of interviews.

 

 

 

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Less designed runs like QB Power and more of PA, bootlegs, rollout , etc and 2011 scramble if the pocket breaks down.

Cam has to become not only a better passer but improve his pre-snap reads & shifts/motions 

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1 hour ago, mrknowitall said:

Also, completion percentage is not the same as accuracy, Cowherd. You know who else only completed 56% of his passes? John Elway. And I've never heard someone say he wasn't an accurate quarterback. When your game plan consists of using the running game to set up the deep ball, you're not generally gonna complete 65% of your passes.


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