Cam Newton is not healthy. Is it time to bench him for his own good?

[Paa Langfart]

2 hours ago, SCO96 said:

we don't have a capable option at backup. DA has looked terrible all year

We do.  His name is Gilbert.  Guy looked better than any of our qb s in pre season games.

[L-TownCat]

It's a tough call but in the big picture, we need a healthy QB.  Cam needs rest.

[Jangler]

1 hour ago, TheRed said:

Nobody even actually knows for sure where he's at health wise. Not even Igo.

Sitting him isn't an option.

maybe the white guy could take over?

[csx]

12 minutes ago, raleigh-panther said:

No he didn't. So glad we kept him in last year for games that dispdnt maytter

Looked significantly healthier. His issues were bad decisions.

[PantherPhann89]

This organization is... Our starting QB throws 2 passes in 4 preseason games, we cut the most productive backup QB on the team for the past 2 years and keep the least productive bakup QB over the past two years and sign a rookie QB that can't contribute this year. In addition to letting our most productive and fastest WR walk while stubbornly start the two slowest WR's on the team with a coaching staff that refuses to adapt.

[Zaximus]

Did we really expect anything BUT chaos when we fired Gettleman RIGHT before training game and brought back...... Hurney?    We have a senile owner who has always been cool with mediocrity.    It starts there and tricks down.    Perhaps we shouldn't have waited till March for Cam to get surgery?   Bad decisions all around.

[iamhubby1]

2 hours ago, GoobyPls said:

Hell no,  let him shake off the rust. More repetition 

 

    Now come on Goob. That is your answer for a QB with a shoulder problem? More Reps? I may be old, and I have no idea what you kids nowadays are saying. But that sounds very counter intuitive to me.

[GoobyPls]

12 minutes ago, iamhubby1 said:

 

    Now come on Goob. That is your answer for a QB with a shoulder problem? More Reps? I may be old, and I have no idea what you kids nowadays are saying. But that sounds very counter intuitive to me.

What shoulder problem? Thiers is legit articles out there by doctors saying how Cam should be 100% healthy by the time the season started. Its rust at this point not his injury.

[electro's horse]

2 minutes ago, GoobyPls said:

What shoulder problem? Thiers is legit articles out there by doctors saying how Cam should be 100% healthy by the time the season started. Its rust at this point not his injury.

none written by a doctor who's had any access to his medical records

they're worthless and irresponsible. 

[AppState]

To clarify: I made a joke earlier about Cam throwing off his back foot, but I am certainly not in favor of benching him. Just beer and disappointment.

[Matthias]

Bench Cam and let him heal, while signing and bringing in Kaepernick?

[KillerKat]

He should've been benched until he was better than he is now. Thing is we kept DA and didn't try to improve the backup QB position. Anderson is fuging terrible. We should've went after Brissett. 

[Davidson Deac II]

2 hours ago, csx said:

He looked more healthy today.

Not to me.  In the entire first half, he only threw two passes of over 5 yards.  One was a overthrow on a deep ball, the other was the interception.  I do feel that health, or lack thereof played a roll.  Either that or he lacked confidence.  

 

And his longer throws in the second half just looked off.  I suppose it could be confidence, or lack thereof.  But I do feel some soreness in his shoulder is causing a problem.

[Borat]

20 minutes ago, Matthias said:

Bench Cam and let him heal, while signing and bringing in Kaepernick?

All jokes aside, Kaepernick would be a good temporary replacement skill-wise. Good arm, can make things happen with his feet, etc.