Thomas Davis: “If I’m Cam Newton, I’m doing what’s best for me and my career” “The time is best for him to find another team”

[Brooklyn 3.0]

Cam said he thinks Tom Brady will be playing for the Chargers this season, so I don't think he'd want to be the back-up, lol.

[ForJimmy]

He can be a Charger. For their first round pick.

[WarPanthers89]

3 minutes ago, pantherclaw said:

I don't see what the ownership has done wrong

 You can't commit to a franchise QB before ya know he's even even healthy!! 

True but you could easily say something like “Cam is a great talent and if healthy, we want him leading our team.” Rather than “talk to me when he’s healthy. I’m not a doctor and he’s not a doctor.” I don’t think the organization has done anything wrong and I don’t blame the organization if they want to rebuild, but the wording by Tepper/Hurney recently says a lot. They are not saying anything publicly that shows we are planning on having him lead our franchise next year. 

[NcPsa10]

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[Sgt Schultz]

TD is probably right. 

In a nutshell, we have a QB who should be in the middle of his career, but due to injuries his career is in a state of flux.  We also have a team that is also in a state of flux right now, eyeing the future with new ownership, a new coaching staff, a lot of new front office personnel, and a vastly different method of operations.

I'd like to see Cam back and see what he's got in 2020, but those two things are not all that compatible.  Given the Panthers current state, anybody who is past about their 27th birthday has to feel like their position on this team is tenuous.  Nice words and PR-inspired tones are not going to change that dynamic. 

Honestly, I have no idea what to expect heading into next season other than I don't expect us to be playing next February.....or January for that matter.  Maybe my expectations will go up after the draft, but right now, I see a team with a lot of holes and unknowns.  Given one of those areas is what gets QBs hammered back there, I'm not so sure it is in Cam's best interest to be setting up in our offensive backfield.

[WarPanthers89]

7 minutes ago, Sgt Schultz said:

TD is probably right. 

In a nutshell, we have a QB who should be in the middle of his career, but due to injuries his career is in a state of flux.  We also have a team that is also in a state of flux right now, eyeing the future with new ownership, a new coaching staff, a lot of new front office personnel, and a vastly different method of operations.

I'd like to see Cam back and see what he's got in 2020, but those two things are not all that compatible.  Given the Panthers current state, anybody who is past about their 27th birthday has to feel like their position on this team is tenuous.  Nice words and PR-inspired tones are not going to change that dynamic. 

Honestly, I have no idea what to expect heading into next season other than I don't expect us to be playing next February.....or January for that matter.  Maybe my expectations will go up after the draft, but right now, I see a team with a lot of holes and unknowns.  Given one of those areas is what gets QBs hammered back there, I'm not so sure it is in Cam's best interest to be setting up in our offensive backfield.

Facts

[TheSpecialJuan]

Thomas Davis is not a very bright individual 

[Pejorative Miscreant]

3 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Thomas Davis is not a very bright individual 

Not sure of everything TD said but “If I’m Cam Newton, I’m doing what’s best for me and my career”  sounds pretty damn straight forward.  Lots of folks tend to do this. Maybe not to the dismay of message board posters but the door none the less.  

[Mr. Scot]

27 minutes ago, saX man said:

Cam, TD, and Olsen in Powder Blue? 

Olsen has only talked to the Bills, Redskins and Seahawks and is expected to sign with one of those three shortly.

[DubE_4MR]

Just last week everybody was excited because TD said they were bringing Cam back. Now he listened to Tepper speak himself and was like "whoa" lol

[raz]

td sure changed his tune in a hurry.  

[WarPanthers89]

25 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Thomas Davis is not a very bright individual 

Lol what makes you say that? TD is the man

[ickmule]

I would say we all would want anyone to do what is best for their family and career. 

[stbugs]

1 hour ago, Waldo said:

At this point I feel bad wanting Cam back. We just are not set up or ready to win and there isn't anyone running things at any level that has winning experience in the NFL. The last two years were wasted and the next two are not looking any better. It's a crap position for him and us fans. Go and be free my friend, you deserve better. 

Exactly, the people who think we can contend with Cam have hope clouding their judgement. We aren’t going to win with him. We’ll limp along as a mediocre team using way too much cap space on him. And that all assumes he’s healthy and doesn’t get hurt. It’s funny that most of them tend to be Hurney fans and you are right that he buried any hope of having a competitive team around him the next couple years.