Cam Newton out several more weeks. IR possible.

[SBiii]

I find it interesting that all of a sudden they are talking about it openly.

Confirmed he went to the Doc.  Confirmed who the Doc was.  Elaborated on the reasons for the visit.   Revealed the Doc's diagnosis and recommendation.   Even teased a little bit on timeframe....

....why the sudden and 180* about face on talking abt it?

With that presdure valve now blown off will be interesting to see 'Boats body language in the pressers next week.

[Chief Keek]

Hopefully this spells the end for ol' tugboat Ron, his crew, and Hurney. Get rid of them and start with a clean slate. CMC will be next if they don't hurry up and sink tugboat in the ship graveyard.

[Growl]

2 hours ago, Jeremy Igo said:

If anything, the mishandling of yet another injury to a franchise QB is a reason for them to go.

There isn't much a medical staff can do when a player conceals the extent of his injury

Cam is a guy and an athlete. He wanted to play 

Nobody is to blame.

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, Growl said:

There isn't much a medical staff can do when a player conceals the extent of his injury

Cam is a guy and an athlete. He wanted to play 

Nobody is to blame..

Somebody's probably gonna be blamed.

[Sean Payton's Vicodin]

Its over

[Go DJ that's my DJ]

2 hours ago, micnificent28 said:

Unless did more damage to it during that time which wasn't reported then I dout it. 

he re-injured it during the beginning of the Tampa game so yeah he might be close to actually returning if not for that. Should have been on IR the day after that.

[TheRumGone]

47 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Brand new coaching staff / GM might want their own guy to build around.

A guy who always wants players to end their careers "on their own terms" might be more likely to keep him around.

Care to elaborate on that?

Use examples of someone of Cam’s caliber and age that this has happened to, I am genuinely interested to know 

[Navy_football]

Once again, Cam has some culpability here. 

But as a youth coach, I've had to pull kids off the field with concussion symptoms - they tried to hide but I could tell.

As a player, I've been pulled off the field when I couldn't even lift my arm to parallel. I tried to hide it but the coaches found me - including the opposing team's. 

This was a known injury to Cam. His practice reps and the game playcalling reflected it. Mahomes would not have been on the field. Brees would not have been on the field. 

One of the many responsibilities of coaches is to save players from themselves. And it's just as important as teaching them x's and o's.

[Mr. Scot]

9 minutes ago, TheRumGone said:

Use examples of someone of Cam’s caliber and age that this has happened to, I am genuinely interested to know 

Jay Cutler.

And it's not just his age that's an issue. It's his health. Heck, Cutler was perfectly healthy (diabetes aside).

[TheRumGone]

2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Jay Cutler.

And it's not just his age that's an issue. It's his health. Heck, Cutler was perfectly healthy (diabetes aside).

So you think Jay Cutler was the same caliber player as Cam?

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, TheRumGone said:

So you think Jay Cutler was the same caliber player as Cam?

He was a franchise quarterback. He certainly had flaws, but so does Newton.

 

[Achilles]

Look! I’m going to just throw out my opinion...

Cam is not going to get back to MVP form.  Even if he comes into next season 100% healthy, he could get injured.  Every training camp for the last 3 years the story has been a healthy Cam, but every season he has sustained an injury that made him more and more a liability on the field.

Cam, in his prime, was one of the most exceptional athletes I have even seen.  I have nothing but respect and love for him. I hope everything works out for him, whatever that might be.

I don’t think he’s worth the $20 million.  I just don’t.  It’s not in anyone’s best interest to pretend like Cam can take this team back to the SB.  It’s in Cam and the team’s best interest to let him test the market.

I doubt he will restructure or sign a new contract.  What incentive would he have to take less than the $20 mil when he is in the twilight of his career?

I don’t see a trade because of his injury history.  Plus, teams won’t be willing to give up what we would demand.

I don’t think our long term QB solution is on the current roster. Allen isn’t a bad QB, but his ceiling isn’t much higher than where he’s at now.  The kid we got in the 3rd...too early to tell, but he’s got a ton of growing to do.

There is likely a coaching change coming in the next 1-3 seasons.

The writing is on the wall.  The Cam/Rivera era is nearly played out.

[TheRumGone]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

He was a franchise quarterback. He certainly had flaws, but so does Newton.

 

You didn’t answer my question

[raleigh-panther]

2 hours ago, uncfan888 said:

Welp.. Ron and Marty got their excuse to stick around another year. Hopefully Tepper won't buy it

And there always is one