Cam is Quietly Having a Career Year

[Pantha-kun]

So far we've played 11 games , so 5 games left to play.  

Some of Cams stats : 

• 359 pass attempts, 250 completions, 69.6% completion percentage
• 2,699 passing yards, 22 passing touchdowns, 7 interceptions
• 417 rushing yards, 4 rushing touchdowns 
• 26 total touchdowns accounted for (Had 45 total in his MVP year) 

Some notable facts

• Cam is throwing for a career high completion percentage at 69.6% (His next highest was 61.7% in 2013)
• He's currently 5th in the entire league in completion percentage (Behind only Brees, Ryan, Cousins, Wentz) (and that is with a TON of drops from Funchess mind you). 
• He's currently 7th in the league in passer rating 

My thoughts:

• Hope Cams performance isn't getting lost in how the season is going
• I'm guessing his completion percentage would be closer to 72 or 73  percent if he didnt have to deal with Funchess' dropsies

Some unrelated thoughts:

• CMC is tied for 10th in yards per carry, 9th in total rushing yards, tied for 9th in receptions, 4th in the NFL in total yards from scrimmage (With Gurley in 1st place only 119 yards ahead of him)
• As incredible as Saquon has been doing, McCaffrey stats are rather similar (CMC 4.9 ypc / SB 4.8 ; CMC 757 rushing /SB 829  ; CMC 610 receiving with 71 receptions/SB 581 receiving on 71 receptions)

[BrianS]

I did the math earlier, he's not quite on pace for a career year.  2015 is still going to be slightly better if his current pace remains where it is.  However, he has looked better and better as the season has gone on.  What I hope we don't lose sight of is that this level of performance can be much more sustainable over a longer period of time given the way he has accomplished it as opposed to 2015.  Honestly, Cam can probably do this another 5-8 years at the same level given the way he's accomplishing it now.  I'm really excited for the year he's having, even if the defense is letting our team as a whole down.

[therealmjl]

It isn’t quiet. It’s loud and clear that Cam has returned to MVP form.

the problem is that the combination of Graham Gano, our inept coaching staff, and a defense that is the worst unit I’ve seen since we had Haruki Nakamara in our secondary is wasting another year of Cam Newton.

 

its a cryin shame

[The Lobo]

In 15 he had two or three games with 4-5 tds passing later in the season, that’s when his stats really took off. If he has a game like that his stats will be better than 15 (in terms of tds). He is playing his best ball this season. Such a shame our D is a let down. 

[Lumps]

13 minutes ago, mjligon said:

It isn’t quiet. It’s loud and clear that Cam has returned to MVP form.

the problem is that our idiot coaching staff is still holding him back, and our defense is the worst unit I’ve seen since we had Haruki Nakamara in our secondary.

 

its a cryin shame

The defense isn't elite as we're used to but it's average if not slightly above average according to stats.

Rushing defense isn't bad but the passing is below average.

But that's the name of the game in the NFL today. Defense ranking high are typically ones who have not faced decent teams this season, once the Panthers play the Saints I am sure we'll be even worse. The NFL is shifting to an offense oriented game as we all know and thus defenses are going to give up 20-30 points a game. That's just how  it's going to be.

The Panther's coaching staff refuses to adjust to this as evident by being in the bottom 3rd passing but top 3 rushing for yards. Meanwhile, the top 5 or so teams who are contending for the super bowl this year also just so happen to have the best pass yards ratings all around. New Orleans may have a lot of rushing attempts, but breaking down their stats, their success is based on the pass, short quick plays, hurry ups etc.

In essence teams that can chip away and gouge other teams with quick passes and score touchdowns in a VERY short time of possession are winning in the NFL today despite whether their defense holds up or not. They don't rely on field goals, time of possession, clock management, defenses holding up or basically anything that is essential to Rivera's game.

They're always in it because their offense and scheme is built to only need 60-90 seconds to score a touchdown on every possession. Imagine that.

[hepcat]

He's loudly having a career year to the fans and this is why we're all so disappointed and frustrated this team is garbage in so many other ways.

[Pantha-kun]

7 minutes ago, BrianS said:

I did the math earlier, he's not quite on pace for a career year.  2015 is still going to be slightly better if his current pace remains where it is.  However, he has looked better and better as the season has gone on.  What I hope we don't lose sight of is that this level of performance can be much more sustainable over a longer period of time given the way he has accomplished it as opposed to 2015.  Honestly, Cam can probably do this another 5-8 years at the same level given the way he's accomplishing it now.  I'm really excited for the year he's having, even if the defense is letting our team as a whole down.

Not in terms of total numbers. But in terms of QB efficiency he's blowing 2015 out of the water with much higher completion percentage.  

There's still 5 games left, and we're probably going to go down big in the Saints games. Wouldn't be suprised to see his passing stats come fairly close to 2015 if not quite there (Probably around 30 TDs and 10 INTS while he had 35 TDs in 2015)

[joemac]

20 minutes ago, Lumps said:

The defense isn't elite as we're used to but it's average if not slightly above average according to stats.

Rushing defense isn't bad but the passing is below average.

But that's the name of the game in the NFL today. Defense ranking high are typically ones who have not faced decent teams this season, once the Panthers play the Saints I am sure we'll be even worse. The NFL is shifting to an offense oriented game as we all know and thus defenses are going to give up 20-30 points a game. That's just how  it's going to be.

The Panther's coaching staff refuses to adjust to this as evident by being in the bottom 3rd passing but top 3 rushing for yards. Meanwhile, the top 5 or so teams who are contending for the super bowl this year also just so happen to have the best pass yards ratings all around. New Orleans may have a lot of rushing attempts, but breaking down their stats, their success is based on the pass, short quick plays, hurry ups etc.

In essence teams that can chip away and gouge other teams with quick passes and score touchdowns in a VERY short time of possession are winning in the NFL today despite whether their defense holds up or not. They don't rely on field goals, time of possession, clock management, defenses holding up or basically anything that is essential to Rivera's game.

They're always in it because their offense and scheme is built to only need 60-90 seconds to score a touchdown on every possession. Imagine that.

There is absolutely NOTHING above average this season about this defense.  Not one thing, not only player.  Even Luke has looked mediocre most all of this year.  The defense is just plain trash. Does anyone here trust them against New Orleans, or any other good offense in the NFC?  Even if we somehow made the playoffs (we wont) we would just get embarrassed again.

[DeAngelo Beason]

This team is losing for two reasons:

#1 (by a large margin) - the defense can't stop the big play and can't create turnovers.

#2 - the offense puts up very nice numbers, but falters in the big moments. 

 

#2 really wouldn't be of any concern if the defense could just make a play once in a blue moon.  The only time the defense makes a big play is when the game is basically already won.  Outside of week 1, they haven't come through in the clutch once all year.

[Pantha-kun]

Just now, DeAngelo Beason said:

This team is losing for two reasons:

#1 (by a large margin) - the defense can't stop the big play and can't create turnovers.

#2 - the offense puts up very nice numbers, but falters in the big moments. 

 

#2 really wouldn't be of any concern if the defense could just make a play once in a blue moon.  The only time the defense makes a big play is when the game is basically already won.  Outside of week 1, they haven't come through in the clutch once all year.

I agree

[RumHam]

28 minutes ago, Lumps said:

The defense isn't elite as we're used to but it's average if not slightly above average according to stats.

Rushing defense isn't bad but the passing is below average.

But that's the name of the game in the NFL today. Defense ranking high are typically ones who have not faced decent teams this season, once the Panthers play the Saints I am sure we'll be even worse. The NFL is shifting to an offense oriented game as we all know and thus defenses are going to give up 20-30 points a game. That's just how  it's going to be.

The Panther's coaching staff refuses to adjust to this as evident by being in the bottom 3rd passing but top 3 rushing for yards. Meanwhile, the top 5 or so teams who are contending for the super bowl this year also just so happen to have the best pass yards ratings all around. New Orleans may have a lot of rushing attempts, but breaking down their stats, their success is based on the pass, short quick plays, hurry ups etc.

In essence teams that can chip away and gouge other teams with quick passes and score touchdowns in a VERY short time of possession are winning in the NFL today despite whether their defense holds up or not. They don't rely on field goals, time of possession, clock management, defenses holding up or basically anything that is essential to Rivera's game.

They're always in it because their offense and scheme is built to only need 60-90 seconds to score a touchdown on every possession. Imagine that.

The rankings are for the entire season. The problem is that Shittsburgh Nightmare exposed us and now it's gun-ho every week with the Swamp Surfers coming twice. We will be a bottom 25-32 defense by the end of the season. We have nothing but pass happy teams left to play. Tarmpa, Cleeland, Swamp Surfers, Failcants.

[gmonjimbo]

I agree. He has been consistently good since the start of the season. He no longer has those roller coaster type games, where he plays well one week and then struggles the next. It's a testament to his character that he showed a willingness to improve after winning a MVP. Also getting rid of Shula helped tremendously. Next, I want to point out how great of a leader he has been on the field, podium, and off the field. Its unfortunate that the defense has regressed due to age and not built to defend the pass.

[Lumps]

Don't kill the messenger, as I sated in that posts I am looking are purely stats and also said the Panther's defense are set up to get worse.

Then I simply try to explain the stats with observation. Doesn't mean there aren't other reasons, as stats are just stats, not explanations.

[tondi]

1 hour ago, The Lobo said:

In 15 he had two or three games with 4-5 tds passing later in the season, that’s when his stats really took off. If he has a game like that his stats will be better than 15 (in terms of tds). He is playing his best ball this season. Such a shame our D is a let down. 

If only we didn't decide to run the ball every time we get inside the 10. Imagine the possibilities.