What QB great does Cam's stat's mirror almost perfectly ?

[NCstoner420]

Hopefully cam doesnt mirror kellys super bowl rings.

I'd gladly take four Superbowl losses over no trips at all.

[RelaxImaPro]

I'd gladly take four Superbowl losses over no trips at all.

I think I'd be suicidal after that.

[L-TownCat]

I'd gladly take four Superbowl losses over no trips at all.

Then we would all have to listen to the Mcnabb and Peyton Manning references to not being able to win the "Big One". (I know Peyton won one)

[OneBadCat]

Style wise he's a better match to Brett Favre.

This is what I've always thought. Same kind of gunslinger and cannon arm. Cam is Favre with ridiculous mobility. Cam could be better.

[SCP]

Great write up. I tweeted Dator some kudos.

(I'm up to 8 followers, horray for twitter newb)

[Mr. Scot]

This is what I've always thought. Same kind of gunslinger and cannon arm. Cam is Favre with ridiculous mobility. Cam could be better.

He mimics both good Favre and bad Favre, sadly.

I agree Newton could ultimately be better.

[OneBadCat]

He mimics both good Favre and bad Favre, sadly.

I agree Newton could ultimately be better.

I feel like it's not just because he has mobility though. Cam admires the mad scientists like Brady and Manning and he's going to try as hard as he can to reach that level. He may never be a QB/OC but I can see him being a more disciplined player than Favre was.

[DaveThePanther2008]

Nice article. Don't forget Kelly was in the USFL before the NFL too.

[Mr. Scot]

I feel like it's not just because he has mobility though. Cam admires the mad scientists like Brady and Manning and he's going to try as hard as he can to reach that level. He may never be a QB/OC but I can see him being a more disciplined player than Favre was.

It's not the mobility for me. It's the "gunslinger" mindset. Similar accuracy too. Both Favre and Newton have their fair share of "general vicinity" throws.

The other thing they share, at least so far, is inconsistency. Both guys could be near pinpoint accurate on some throws, way off on others. Likewise, both can have outstanding performances followed up by "what the hell" games.

There's still time for Newton to get past that, though it's worth noting that Favre never really did.

He still managed to win games though, and a ring.

[Mr. Scot]

Nice article. Don't forget Kelly was in the USFL before the NFL too.

As was a certain Panther player we all remember fondly.

[DaveThePanther2008]

As was a certain Panther player we all remember fondly.

NO doubt.

[rscott94]

Important to note he didn't include Cam's rushing yards or TDs.

This was one of the comments

Which RB does he most closely resemble?

Since he has only played two years, I ignored his totals and compared his season averages and only looked at Hall of Famers. These are career stat averages.

Cam Newton: Rushing Avg 5.7 yds/carry, 11 TDs/yr

Jim Brown: Rush Avg 5.2 yds/carry, 11.8 TDs/yr

Barry Sanders: Rush Avg 5.0 yds/carry, 10.9 TDs/yr

[CRA]

Still a bad comparison....bc it pretty much compared all of Kelly's game to half of what Newton brings

[The Huddler]

At this point in his career, Cam definitely displays Farve tend9encies. He's a gunslinger with a big cannon for an arm but then there'll be some of those games where you ask yourself:

"Was that Cam making that throw, or Aaron Rodgers?"

You say that quote in a good or bad connotation? Is he making a perfect throw or is he throwing it to the other team? Lol