The Cam Newton thread to end all threads.

[AceBoogie]

I'm sitting in the barbershop and as I glance over to the table on my right I see a familiar smile, Cam Newton. No not Cam the person, but the Espn Cover. I open it up to read it and to be quite honest, Im shocked at what I read. Here are a few quotes

"Look at that smile, man, "Panthers fullback Mike Tolbert says, pointing to the quarterback as he sits at his locker. "Doesn't that smile make you want to block for the man? Or at least go buy some clothes?"

"During his first two seasons, the alone time that Newton thought would be viewed as proof of his dedication was taken by teammates as being aloof, condescending. He met with coaches one-on-one. He lifted weights by himself, usually in a room seperate from the team."

"I'm extremely shy with people I don't know," he says. "If I don't know a guy or female and they approach me, I'm going to put up my shield and try to feel them out."

"During voluntary workouts last spring, linebacker Thomas Davis went into the room where Newton worked out alone and asked him, within earshot of the entire locker room, if he was ever going to lift with them. "Are you going to be a teammate?" Davis asked."

It goes on to talk about him coming to training camp this year with a new attitude wanting to change the perception that is out there about him.

My take from this is bouncing from school to school Cam has never developed a foundation with a team so he hasn't developed the skills are knowledge of what it takes to be a good teammate. He's always been the man getting by on raw talent and abilities.

Newton came to the Carolina Panthers, both unpolished as a quarterback and unpolished as a teammate. He needed molding, he needed teaching, and instruction. He came here a project and so far this coaching staff gets a F. Cam is such a superior athlete that he has still been able to gain individual success in this league.

Rookie qbs need nurturing and I don't believe Cam has been developed properly, mainly because Rivera has been busy learning how to be a head coach.

So does Cam have problems? Yes. We knew that coming in. I still believe in Cam but I don't believe this staff is capable of developing Cam.

[cbully]

I can actually believe this but it won't shut the foolish up.  The Cam hate is actually Panther hate!

[TheRed]

What actually passes for sports journalism these days is shameful.

I still want sources for these claims. Otherwise it's no different from any other propaganda ESPN is putting out.

[csx]

What actually passes for sports journalism these days is shameful.

I still want sources for these claims. Otherwise it's no different from any other propaganda ESPN is putting out.

 

Do you think his own quotes are made up?

[King Schit]

Cam is going to be one of the greats in NFL history. Whether it's in a Panthers jersey or not? I hope so, but I'll be rooting for him regardless.

[TheRed]

Do you think his own quotes are made up?

Read the article genius. It's been posted here before, like a week ago.

The claims about what Thomas Davis supposedly said and Cam working out alone and ignoring teammates and other bs have no sources. But it's being passed off as factual. I take issue with that. It's irresponsible journalism.

[csx]

Read the article genius. It's been posted here before, like a week ago.

The claims about what Thomas Davis supposedly said and Cam working out alone and ignoring teammates and other bs have no sources. But it's being passed off as factual. I take issue with that. It's irresponsible journalism.

I did and I asked you a question about it.

[pstall]

Too much is made about perceptions. Be it positive or negative regarding Cam.

If someone points out a flaw some bristle. If someone points out a positive they get chided with being a homer.

Sports canabilism.

He has areas to improve which all players go thru. On the field and off.

Everything perception wise lives and dies with winning or losing. Its that simple.

Nobody here would be made if we were 2-0 and Cam was ranked near the bottom in whatever stat.

Winning, no matter how, makes it all better again.

[TheRed]

I did and I asked you a question about it.

I can answer your question but I cannot comprehend it for you. Read.

[Herbert The Love Bug]

Way to state the obvious op. this has been said at least 1,000 times on here

[CelibatePimp]

This thread would have ended all other threads if you had this complete with numbers. You know, the thing that people cannot lie about.

[stirs]

If all this was known about him from at the beginning, personality issues, lack of trust, not a great teammate, little as far as passing game tape, then what the heck kind of faith did we have in the guy to take him number one overall?  Mind blowing that you would take a guy at the top with all those issues to fix.

[TheRed]

Leave it to stirs to enter this thread and question us even drafting him in the first place on baseless information.

That is so out of character for him.

[stirs]

Leave it to stirs to enter this thread and question us even drafting him in the first place on baseless information.

That is so out of character for him.

 

Glad to see you are still serving as self appointed hall monitor for all Cam threads.  What would we do without you.