If Cam plays against San Fran... thoughts

[Jeremy Igo]

IF Cam plays against San Fran

- We all should hope he returns to MVP form and dominates. That would mean this team is Superbowl bound for sure. 

- It BETTER mean he is fully healthy. If this coaching staff plays him at anything less and risk further injury they should all be fired immediately. 

- If he does not play well I do not want to hear about rust. I do not want to hear about injury. This would indicate the coaching staff rushed him back. See point 2. 

- The WORST thing that could happen (aside from injury) is for Cam to start and the coaching staff realizes that he isn't ready and have to bench him. Even I do not want to witness the hell storm that would result. 

 

[ncfan]

Think he comes back vs Tennessee 

Home game, easier D and team.

 

 

Again this is all if he is 100%  99 or less he'll still be inactive 

[Steve_Smith_Sr.]

If he loses then it's because he's still not 100%... still has a bad OL... rinse, repeat.

[Jeremy Igo]

14 minutes ago, ncfan said:

Think he comes back vs Tennessee 

Home game, easier D and team.

 

 

Again this is all if he is 100%  99 or less he'll still be inactive 

You have to play the best player. Healthy Cam is better than healthy Kyle. You can't sit a guy because they are playing a good team. 

[Cary Kollins]

San Fran has the best front seven the Panthers will face all season so it’s hard to imagine the coaches starting Cam. 

That said, it comes down to the offensive line. A healthy-ish Cam would be in MVP form behind the line Allen has had the past few weeks. 
 

[Mr. Scot]

My thoughts are the same as I've been saying...

Whoever you pick as a starter, stick with them.

If Allen is the guy, don't pull him the first time he struggles. That's a terrible way to handle a young quarterback.

If it's Newton, don't hit the panic button if he's rusty. Let him play and knock the rust off.

Basically, don't be Jon Gruden.

[Mage]

1 minute ago, Jeremy Igo said:

You have to play the best player. Healthy Cam is better than healthy Kyle. You can't sit a guy because they are playing a good team. 

Newton wouldn't start practicing until next week though, right?  Even if he's healthy, I don't think you can play him vs San Fran unless you think he's able to get his timing down that quickly.  It will have been over a month since he's played.

[Waldo]

If Cam is done we need to ride our high quality backup the rest of the year. It is a harsh reality of the NFL. I love Cam but this was his prove it year. I want him back at his best but if that has passed, it's time to deal with it. Best case, Cam is a beast for a couple more years and we have a high value backup. Worst case, we will be talking about drafting another stud every offseason until we do draft one. I do not look forward to those days again.

[RumHam]

I kinda don't want to hear it. Cam should come back in December when we lock up a playoff spot. Test him out. If we beat the niners with kyle it makes it harder to go back. Don't fix what isnt broke 

[Dunn]

The problem I see with him coming back this season at all is going to be rust...he's going to have it after missing 6+ weeks of live football.  How long will be people put up with it before calling for his head?  

[bandu]

Just now, Waldo said:

If Cam is done we need to ride our high quality backup the rest of the year. It is a harsh reality of the NFL. I love Cam but this was his prove it year. I want him back at his best but if that has passed, it's time to deal with it. Best case, Cam is a beast for a couple more years and we have a high value backup. Worst case, we will be talking about drafting another stud every offseason until we do draft one. I do not look forward to those days again.

the moat important part of being successful in the NFL is knowing when to cut your losses

[PantherBrew]

I have been thinking about this a lot.  And there is not a situation, unless we win the Superbowl that the fan base isn't going to be happy.  It is a perfect storm.  

I will say that this is the first time that I feel like the majority have flipped from Cam to Kyle.  

[CRA]

7 minutes ago, Jeremy Igo said:

You have to play the best player. Healthy Cam is better than healthy Kyle. You can't sit a guy because they are playing a good team. 

Cam can’t even fly with the team or stand up for long periods.  I think all this is a wasted energy.  I don’t buy Cam suddenly getting to 100% over the bye week.  And 100% is what everyone claims it will take to get him back 

[Saca312]

Please don't. I don't want Cam to die against that DL.

Let Kyle Allen face the dogs. I don't trust this coaching staff to know when Cam is truly healthy.