Former Panthers' QB taunted as "Checkdown King" by opposing team's safety

[mav1234]

Oof. I went and looked and Cam actually did have a lower intended air yards per attempt than Teddy last year.  But the receivers Cam had around him... Hopefully this year is different.

[The Lobo]

1 hour ago, mav1234 said:

Oof. I went and looked and Cam actually did have a lower intended air yards per attempt than Teddy last year.  But the receivers Cam had around him... Hopefully this year is different.

There was an article by a NE best writer saying they aren’t much better this year...

[SammyFranchise]

Cam is probably the one of the Worst Quarterbacks to ever have won an MVP in its history. Easily the Worst Passer to have won it. Never seen a guy with literally Zero Touch on the ball win a Quarterback MVP award. 

[SpeedOFLight]

5 minutes ago, SammyFranchise said:

Cam is probably the one of the Worst Quarterbacks to ever have won an MVP in its history. Easily the Worst Passer to have won it. Never seen a guy with literally Zero Touch on the ball win a Quarterback MVP award. 

That year Cam was amazing . 35 pass TDs and 10 rushing . Never been done . Cam is in a class of his own. Can’t really compare him to “standard Qb stats”. Wish him the best going forward . I really hope Sam pans out . As long as he is a panther, I’m rooting hard for him 

[Mr. Scot]

9 minutes ago, SammyFranchise said:

Cam is probably the one of the Worst Quarterbacks to ever have won an MVP in its history. Easily the Worst Passer to have won it. Never seen a guy with literally Zero Touch on the ball win a Quarterback MVP award. 

Ever watch Brett Favre?

[OneBadCat]

7 minutes ago, SammyFranchise said:

Cam is probably the one of the Worst Quarterbacks to ever have won an MVP in its history. Easily the Worst Passer to have won it. Never seen a guy with literally Zero Touch on the ball win a Quarterback MVP award. 

Cam was a freak of nature in his prime. He had his own style of play. And he could absolutely sling ball.

But it was never Cams job to prove to people he could dink and dunk like Drew Brees. 
 

His skill set picked up the easy yards with this legs when he couldn’t trust his receivers. But he was a clutch thrower of the football at his peak.

[frankw]

7 minutes ago, SammyFranchise said:

Cam is probably the one of the Worst Quarterbacks to ever have won an MVP in its history. Easily the Worst Passer to have won it. Never seen a guy with literally Zero Touch on the ball win a Quarterback MVP award. 

*looks at username*

*reads post one more time*

[RJK]

One thing I won’t miss is cam overthrowing a screen pass by 3 yards 

[KSpan]

20 minutes ago, SammyFranchise said:

Cam is probably the one of the Worst Quarterbacks to ever have won an MVP in its history. Easily the Worst Passer to have won it. Never seen a guy with literally Zero Touch on the ball win a Quarterback MVP award. 

Cam had (has) amazing touch. Unfortunately, it was inconsistent and only showed at certain times. 

[NAS]

18 minutes ago, Ace420 said:

He can't throw really deep, but he is actually still pretty good a 20 to 30 yard throws still. Led the league in that category last year.

His shoulder will never be the same, but it healed enough that that he made a few good midrange throws last year. 

It got progressively worse as the season went on.  By the end of the season, the field looked a mile long with him running the offense.

[Mr. Scot]

6 minutes ago, KSpan said:

Cam had (has) amazing touch. Unfortunately, it was inconsistent and only showed at certain times. 

Inconsistency was always Newton's biggest weakness. Used to say he could throw a pass that made you go OMG then follow it up with one that made you go WTF.

That's a big reason why I always compared him to Brett Favre.

(John Elway was like that too)

[Zod]

They are smart not to waste Cam's limited shoulder in practice or preseason. He has a finite number of throws he can make before it drops off.

[Mr. Scot]

1 minute ago, Zod said:

They are smart not to waste Cam's limited shoulder in practice or preseason. He has a finite number of throws he can make before it drops off.

The growing sense among Patriot beat writers is that they might be "saving" his shoulder when it comes to the regular season too.

[Mr. Scot]

Somewhat related: Dan Pompei just posted a pretty good article to The Athletic (centered around Justin Fields, but with a mention of Newton) about how quarterbacks who are "the best athlete on the field" often struggle to win championships.

Quoting...

There’s a lesson in what happened with Jackson and the Ravens regarding Fields. A quarterback who is the best athlete can make his team significantly better. But he might not be able to achieve the ultimate goal of winning a championship unless he relies on more than athleticism and unless he has a complement of players and coaches around him who perform with consistency and excellence.

Other “best athlete” quarterbacks whose teams fell short include Michael Vick and Randall Cunningham. Cam Newton and Donovan McNabb helped their teams get to Super Bowls, but neither could get past inferior athletes — Newton lost to Peyton Manning, and McNabb was one of Tom Brady’s seven opposing quarterback victims.

He goes on to mention guys like John Elway and Steve Young who achieved championship victory, but only after their respective teams did a better job of building around them.

It's a good read for subscribers (link)

Edited August 18, 2021 by Mr. Scot