Newton: "It's About Trusting The System"

[King Taharqa]

so I guess you consider 30% completion percentage "standards at the QB position".

God how pathetic.

so I guess you think the preseason counts? You must be a new NFL fan. Understand, in about 2-3 weeks nothing in the preseason will be remembered hardly at all. If the preseason mattered Matthew Stafford would be considered a better QB than Brady.

[GritsRgreat]

More people like Cam than Jimmy or Anderson. Jimmy has an unbelievable amount of hate and lil that support him. Anderson bleh, he jus got here. Cams the most publicized, so of course he gets the most attention, but the most "hated" QB on the roster isnt Cam.

this X10

[CRA]

For some reason I feel as if even if Newton becomes a good QB, a majority of this fanbase won't accept him.

Cam will never be a traditional QB....

He will never be Peyton like in terms of how he plays the game. Some people define QB play as that.

Some will never accept what he does on the ground as part of his play. They consider that as something extra and he should be able to become Peyton + that if he were really good.

[panthers55]

Which is exactly what his 1st and 2nd READS would entail.

Not that simple at this point. His first read is actually reading the defense and knowing who is going to be open or in single coverage. Since he isn't really calling audibles or changing plays much he is going with what is called unless it is an obvious blitz. Once the play starts he looks where the guy should be and if open or in the right coverage he throws to a spot. If that guy is covered because the defense compensated, he goes to his next read and decides to go there or not. After that, guys will have finished their initial routes unless it is a deep pattern and will be adlibbing or trying to find a hole or spot. Some quarterbacks may be able to go throw 3 or 4 receivers very quickly but Cam isn't there at this point.

His difficulty reading coverages makes it harder for him to anticipate who is going to be in single coverage or who is going to open and when, so for him it is learning to make the reads and knowing where folks will be rather waiting to spot someone wide open.

[King Taharqa]

For some reason I feel as if even if Newton becomes a good QB, a majority of this fanbase won't accept him.

For that to be true would validate alot of the things Ive said on this site over the past 5 years. And dudes were emphatic that wasnt the case. Lets hope for all of our sakes it isnt. The team itself has stepped up and accepted Newt as one of us and not some "outsider", hopefully the majority of the fanbase will do the same over time.

[CRA]

More people like Cam than Jimmy or Anderson. Jimmy has an unbelievable amount of hate and lil that support him. Anderson bleh, he jus got here. Cams the most publicized, so of course he gets the most attention, but the most "hated" QB on the roster isnt Cam.

Not true.

If you look at preseason Jimmy love of 2010

vs.

Cam preseason love of 2011

Cam easily has more haters at this early stage vs. what Clausen was looking at

[BeasonBeastingBacks]

For some reason I feel as if even if Newton becomes a good QB, a majority of this fanbase won't accept him.

Hell people in the fan base barely accept the good players we have now. If they aren't the best player ever at their position they aren't worth poo in the eyes of the fans.

[panthers55]

Cam will never be a traditional QB....

He will never be Peyton like in terms of how he plays the game. Some people define QB play as that.

Some will never accept what he does on the ground as part of his play. They consider that as something extra and he should be able to become Peyton + that if he were really good.

He will be like Freeman, a pocket passer who can run very well. Why settle for just being a pocket passer when you can do so much more.

[MadHatter]

so I guess you think the preseason counts? You must be a new NFL fan. Understand, in about 2-3 weeks nothing in the preseason will be remembered hardly at all. If the preseason mattered Matthew Stafford would be considered a better QB than Brady.

You cannot make total evaluations from the preseason. But, yes.....it does count.

Cam has played very poorly this preseason. If you think that he will magically change come the regular season, you are kidding yourself.

As I have said many times before, I think Cam will be good.....in fact very good. But it is NOT going to be anytime this season. He is too raw and too much of a project.

[King Taharqa]

Cam will never be a traditional QB....

He will never be Peyton like in terms of how he plays the game. Some people define QB play as that.

Some will never accept what he does on the ground as part of his play. They consider that as something extra and he should be able to become Peyton + that if he were really good.

I was discussing this with a family member this morning. Most QBs in the league aint traditional or dont excel at it. There's only a handful of guys who do. If the NFL were less rigid and more accepting of new ideas you'd stop having these expectations that every QB gotta be this super cerebral break down coverage type dude that only about 3-4 guys in the league are.

[Sloth]

How do you step into a throw when Bernadeau is sitting on your lap?

I thought he should probably sit too, but you guys who hyper-analyze everything about Newton need to get used to the fact that he's starting for at least two years, barring injury. No amount of tears or rage-posting is going to change that.

[panthers55]

How many times, have it's been mentioned his mechanics aren't the issue, and it's his footwork? He isn't gonna emphasize with the media on everything the coaches tell him.

HIs footwork was getting the ball away from center and doing 3, 5 and 7 step drops. From what I can see that hasn't been an issue. The stepping up in his throws was an issue in the offseason but he seems to step up when he has space to do so, so no I don't footwork is the problem people are making it out to be.

[jtnc]

You cannot make total evaluations from the preseason. But, yes.....it does count.

Cam has played very poorly this preseason. If you think that he will magically change come the regular season, you are kidding yourself.

As I have said many times before, I think Cam will be good.....in fact very good. But it is NOT going to be anytime this season. He is too raw and too much of a project.

If you think the whole damn team hasn't played poorly in the preseason you're kidding YOURSELF. It's not like we went to the playoffs last year, and now we all suck because of Cam.

[rayzor]

Cam will never be a traditional QB....

He will never be Peyton like in terms of how he plays the game. Some people define QB play as that.

Some will never accept what he does on the ground as part of his play. They consider that as something extra and he should be able to become Peyton + that if he were really good.

agreed.

the game is changing, not just in the sense that it is becoming a passer friendly league, which it is, but it is becoming more QB friendly....and that doesn't just mean as passers. things will be opening up and the game will be changing enough to make use of payers with his skill set.

that doesn't mean that being a solid passer won't matter. cam will grow into that. it just means that the role of the QB will involve more than just being a field general and pocket passer.

that's a whole other discussion, though.