89, Bottom Line, says stop blaming Cam's shoulder

[Silent Majority]

59 minutes ago, leoslayer said:

It is a flawed stat. Of course his completion percentage is high he mostly throws it 7 yards or less.

Who the phuck couldn't complete like that.

Just like early on his 53% was skewed because we were throwing so many bombs. Plus Ted Ginn was a double amputee. 

You have to look at the totality of the picture.

out of curiosity, have you beat the same drum for other QBs? Is Cam the only QB to utilize the short game?

[TheSpecialJuan]

Sir Cameron Newton: Leader of Men, Lover of Puppies...Esquire 

[pantherj]

Jake had the footwork problem as well. He never changed.

[pantherj]

As for DJ it looks like he's made it to the point where he knows where to line up and what route to run. Next up, run a precise route. He's going to be lethal next season.

[AceBoogie]

My god i hate how losing brings out the over analyzing of the simplest poo. 

[Pimpdaddy]

3 hours ago, Paa Langfart said:

Could be the more he gets hit in games, the more frazzled he gets, and the worse his footwork becomes as he feels defenders bearing down on him.

...yea...that would do it for me..

[tiger7_88]

5 hours ago, top dawg said:

As I've said recently, although I largely support Cam

[tiger7_88]

When's the last time Steve Smith played QB?  Pop Warner?

When's the last time Steve Smith was 6-5 and 245 lbs?  Hint: FUGGING NEVER.

Steve Smith's commentary on Cam Newton's ability to play QB impresses me about as much as Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez explaining to me about how the free market works would.

[tiger7_88]

5 hours ago, NJPanthers12 said:

It’s funny how with the same footwork he’s been completing those passes all season. He is clearly compensating, but hey let’s throw cam under the bus while we do everything in our power to absolve the moron head coach from blame.

And, at the same time, throw a little worship the way of a psychotic little head case who would blind-side punch people and injure them badly enough to send them to the hospital.

Yeah, that's a damn role model.

[Woodie]

5 hours ago, Mr. Scot said:

Doesn't explain why he gets progressively worse as the game goes on.

I don't know if he's actually injured, or just sore...none of us do.  But what I do know is that he's resting his arm and not throwing much in practice.  So I believe that as the game progresses his shoulder starts to get tired, which is leading to a lot of his inconsistent passes later in games.  

So, I guess I would attribute much of his regression during games to simple arm fatigue.

 

[tiger7_88]

5 hours ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

I love cam to death, but...

Still, to this day, they don't recognize the "tell".

[tiger7_88]

4 hours ago, TheRed said:

I don't know if he's lost his confidence but it is crazy seeing people questioning his dedication to his craft now after years of tearing him down for daring to play the game with swagger and confidence. He's been dogged left and right for celebrating too much. Mom's sending in angry letters. Ridiculed over a towel. Don't do the first down point. Don't get so mad about losing. If he's finally lost his confidence then he's finally accepting losing the way this fanbase has wanted from the word go. The culture of accepting mediocrity that Jerry Richardson instilled and cultivated. It's what the fans deserve. They got what they wanted. Don't cry about it now.

You just don't understand, they LOVE Cam, but...

[GoobyPls]

Cam will never fix his footwork, just accept that fact. He won mvp with sloppy footwork, he can still be productive with bad footwork.

[tiger7_88]

4 hours ago, Carolina Cajun said:

People keep talking about the shoulder, and it's not good, but it isnt affecting his accuracy...imo his knee is.  The knee he left the game for in Detroit with a dirty late hit.

This is an excellent point.

People keep on repeating the mantra about how Cam is getting beat up because he is a "running QB".

There is no question that he's a "running QB", yes, but Cam has taken most of his bad hits over his career on pass plays, not run plays.  The Detroit shot to the knee mentioned above.  The crown-of-the-helmet strike to his shoulder and neck area by Watt against Pittsburgh.  More hits to his lower legs in the pocket over the years than I can mention.  The shots to the noggin by Denver (at least one was on a roll-out or scramble I think).

It ain't the read-options and QB-draws wearing Cam Newton's physical condition down, its the Byron Bells and Amini Solatolus and Matt Kalils of the world combined with the overpaid fat-asses that cashed in and then just decided it was time to sit back and collect a check.