The Cam Newton thread to end all threads.

[Semaj]

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.

Very good thread OP. Well said. I agree.

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[TheRed]

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

Hey stirs, how about you get us some viable sources for the drivel you've just dumped in this thread.

[stirs]

How about you obsess over every thread.  sheesh

[AceBoogie]

This isn't a bash cam thread nor is it a praise Cam thread. It is to recognize that he came to us a beautiful slab of (RAW)Kobe beef. With the right Chef(Head Coach) and side dishes it could be the best meal in the world. But if you have a rookie Chef who doesn't know how to cook the Beef it doesn't matter how good it is the end result won't be as it should.

[TheRed]

How about you obsess over every thread. sheesh

You sure didn't waste any time changing the subject.

[The NFL Shield At Midfield]

anybody who thinks it's purely a coincidence that every good or great quarterback in this league is backed by a good or great front office and coaching staff please raise your hand

[Former Bill On Vacation]

This isn't a bash cam thread nor is it a praise Cam thread. It is to recognize that he came to us a beautiful slab of (RAW)Kobe beef. With the right Chef(Head Coach) and side dishes it could be the best meal in the world. But if you have a rookie Chef who doesn't know how to cook the Beef it doesn't matter how good it is the end result won't be as it should.

 

 

Thats a false analogy - youre insinuating that Newton is completely incapable of anything outside of what the coaching staff does.  If he is / was really that much of a blank slate, your gm that drafted him made a huge mistake. 

 

What is Newtons IQ?

[TheRumGone]

Thats a false analogy - youre insinuating that Newton is completely incapable of anything outside of what the coaching staff does.  If he is / was really that much of a blank slate, your gm that drafted him made a huge mistake. 

 

What is Newtons IQ?

 

he scored a 21 on the wonderlic. jim kelly scored 15. ryan fitzpatrick had a perfect score and well.....

 

[jasonluckydog]

Cam is cool.

[Former Bill On Vacation]

he scored a 21 on the wonderlic. jim kelly scored 15

 

 

 

Id take Jim Kelly over Newton 100 times out of 100.

[TheRumGone]

Id take Jim Kelly over Newton 100 times out of 100.

 

u brought up iq so i gave you a comparison

[AceBoogie]

I was going to reply until I saw who it was. Says a lot about your team when you'd rather hang around a forum of a 0-2 team.

[TheRed]

Bill-on-Vacation is the new Dat Alice, except even more delusional and half as intelligent.

[Jmac]

Of course you would bill....and the wings are much better there also...anything else better then here??????