Cam Newton 432 yards passsing

[TheRealDeal]

TRD is the kind of guy that would make a thread how Cam is letting everyone down if he passed for only 399yards next game. How he's dropping and we should trade for Matt Moore

lol like I care about stats

[Gazi]

lol like I care about stats

I guess only if it's preaseason. Remember your threads? :D

[TheRealDeal]

The ones where Cam actually looked terrible and i focused on specific areas of the game and called them out?

I don't even bother with that anymore.

Cam played well but made some mistakes that hurt us. The future is bright for him. The future is bright for the team.

[ammofan]

We're gonna beat the crap outta Jax....book it.

[teeray]

It's not a negative but it gives context to the game.

I'm sure he'll get better but I'm also sure teams' defensive philosophy will change the more they see him.

Why is the context of those aspects of the game so important yet you say us saying he is just a rookie is qualifying. Isn't the fact that he is a rookie paying against a pretty good team also providing context??

[bauss]

I don't think we should be looking past the Jags and auto assume this is a win. It will be a test and I hope the Panthers can deliver another solid performance while fixing the penalties and big mistakes.

[mav1234]

frankly I was much more impressed with how he played today than how he played against Arizona... yes he made rookie mistakes but he did find holes in the Packers defense often enough to keep us in the game to the very end.

[Tarheels23]

We've been waiting a while for his fundamentals, they hurt him today.

I have already admitted his ceiling is insanely high, did that a long time ago.

Yeah he makes some big plays. He's also been the beneficiary of some broken coverages. When GB rushed 4 or less, he struggled. I lost my connection on that last drive so not sure what defense they were in on the big play by Smith in mop up time. They blitzed early and got beat. They played zone and forced turnovers.

Cam also made some great throws and missed some easy ones. He got sacked when no one touched him then had some good runs.

I'm not ready to say he'll be top 5, but he's shown plenty of good things but some bad things as well. It'll be interesting to see how teams defend him in the future.

I just find it funny when the kid has a nice statistical game but everyone is so sensitive about him, they have to talk it up and can't just let it be. Someone mentioned he had a 73 rating. He threw 40 times against a team missing their starting corner. His backs were his leading receivers (when I lost connection).

He didn't do it alone and like I said before, it's not the numbers he puts up but how he does it.

Does this mean you're coming along? Honestly though, are you ready to say that Cam is a NFL caliber QB? We may have a breakthrough here. I think this is the most credit you've ever given the kid.

[bauss]

Why is the context of those aspects of the game so important yet you say us saying he is just a rookie is qualifying. Isn't the fact that he is a rookie paying against a pretty good team also providing context??

It only provides context when it proves his side of the post. He's a troll. Put him on ignore and you won't have to deal with him.

[TheRealDeal]

Why is the context of those aspects of the game so important yet you say us saying he is just a rookie is qualifying. Isn't the fact that he is a rookie paying against a pretty good team also providing context??

Sure.

But you are using those qualifiers to boost his performance from decent with mistakes to "excellent"

I'm using those qualifiers to keep his performance at good and just leave it there.

For the record, their defense has yet to show up this year and they were missing a starting corner. Want to add that context in? They seem to have a bottom tier D right now.

[teeray]

It only provides context when it proves his side of the post. He's a troll. Put him on ignore and you won't have to deal with him.

I appreciate you advice but you are new here and I will never ignore TRD. He might troll Cam but is still 20x the poster you are at this point.

TRD and I have a weird relationship and it started the first day I posted here. I might not like what he is saying or think he is full of poo sometimes but I am not going to put him on ignore.

[csx]

I thought he was a project?? Were you expecting Tom Brady in game 2? :lol:[/quote

Newton had played way beyond my expectations. I'm not thrilled at how the team can have such production at the QB position and still lose. It's like a 180 degree flip flop. It's like they are putting it all on his shoulders. I think they could game plan a little better and try to get more out of the running backs we have all that money tied up in. Would it really have mattered (so far) to let Williams walk and solidify another position?

He's playing great, but asking him to be Brady and carry the team is silly at this point.

[mav1234]

way too early to say the packers have a bottom tier defense, our offense could be for real and the Saints offense looks to be for real too, could just be two great offenses pushing a good defense to the edge...

edit: but with their injuries they are probably not the best defense in the league right now... but with their coaching and the players they do have they will always be good IMO.

[TheRealDeal]

Does this mean you're coming along? Honestly though, are you ready to say that Cam is a NFL caliber QB? We may have a breakthrough here. I think this is the most credit you've ever given the kid.

I've given him plenty of credit in the past just most of you struggle with reading comprehension and think it's more fun and it'll get you more swag to ignore what I post and assume it says something else.

He still has the same issues he's always had. Struggles against zones, inaccurate, footwork a big issue especially teh throwing off his back foot that directly led to the pic, staying on his one read too often.

He can throw the streak to wide open guys and he can hit the dumpoffs. I've said that from day 1.

He has impressed me with his intermediate throws lately. The corner routes are on target a lot.

Am I ready to crown him as a legit NFL QB? Not yet. He's shown me a lot but this is one of the best passer friendly offenses out there and he needs to correct those other things in his game before I think he can have long term sustained success. I want to see how he progresses throughout the year and how he handles defenses when the get more tape on him.

Am I more optimistic than before. Yes.