Cam thread ~ Lets get it out of the way.

[stirs]

Cam seems to have worked hard on some things and it truly showed this season.

 

He still has some progress to make, like being able to throw the ball away and recognizing when to do it a lot earlier.  Intangibles and mechanics should be his offseason chore

 

But, I will agree with Red.  The lack of a running game is what cost us today.

 

Long term, we need to invest in some maulers up front.  SF has several high draft picks on their OLine and I am hoping Gman is agreeing with that philosophy.  Hoping Stewart retires

[fjblair]

Nobody showed up with a big game. We had no receivers with 8 catches and 136 yards. No lineman with 2.5 sacks.

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Word. All around disappointment. Another bye week fail.

[poorboysrev]

Did you see that 15 foot throw that Crabtree caught early in the game?

 

And the throw to Bolding that he caught off of his shoelaces?

 

What receiver on the Panthers could manage that?

 

Cam isn't allowed to make a single fuging mistake because, when he does, there is NO ONE on this goddam team that can help him out even one little bit.

 

And when they don't, it's CAM'S mistake.

    Yeah man that is exactly what I am talking about. Those were big 3rd down catches that affected the outcome.  People keep acting like talent at WR is a luxury but if we want Cam reach his potential  he needs help. Expecting a 3rd year QB to play perfect is ridiculous. We got Star specifically to help Keek up his game, but Cam somehow is suppose to elevate the whole offense on his own.

[FootballMaestro]

Did you see that 15 foot throw that Crabtree caught early in the game?

 

And the throw to Bolding that he caught off of his shoelaces?

 

What receiver on the Panthers could manage that?

 

Cam isn't allowed to make a single fuging mistake because, when he does, there is NO ONE on this goddam team that can help him out even one little bit.

 

And when they don't, it's CAM'S mistake.

 

Yeah, cause how many of those potentially "tipped ball" this and last playoff weekend became catches or deflections (cause the receivers fights for the ball)?? But with Cam it's an INT. 

 

Steve Smith, appears to be the only fighter, but he's only 5'9", and in the twilight of his career. 

[BayAreaFBFan]

Credit to your team

 

Just hope our GM gets his head outta his ass and gets some wr

 

Cam just needs some weapons around him. You need a player with speed that commands double coverage. Ginn has wheels but he's a one trick pony (seam routes) and not very good shaking off coverage on intermediate routes that require breaking off routes to gain separation. Smith is a baller but has lost a step in speed. Most of the pieces are in place for the Panthers to get over the hump.

 

[KJ89]

You dumb sh-ts.

Cam is the one consistent thing we've had. He's the reason we got 12 wins and made it this far. He's our future and he'll take us to many, many playoffs and Super Bowls.

He is not a problem. He's the best thing on our team.

[Evengelion]

Newton didn't play well. Sad but true.

But realistically, our major problems are the same they've been since early in the season (OL, WR, CB).

Fix those things.

Playing well or not is relative. He had the most yards rushing and out-rushed our starting RB by 34 yards. For what Cam had to work with he played pretty well. There was no other offense for our team.

 

[Evengelion]

Put Colin or any of the other QBs behind this team's Offense as is and then I will get back to you.

 

But, I will blame many of you Panthers fans before I blame Cam. It's clear to me that your only interest is WINNING not building a team around this kid. Three seasons in and all I've seen is a team making progress. All I see from many of you is bitching moaning about every play your QB makes or didn't make while you continue to ignore this team's real issues. You then start endless threads just like this because you know many will respond and Cam has been made an easy target thanks to the jealousy of those who hate him because he's not their son. 

 

If you honestly want to see this team compete with the best, then you have to accept the fact that this team needs a whole lot of fixing. 

 

I will take Cam any day over Colin, Luck, and RG III. Russell, I am not to sure, thou. He may be a toss up with Cam.

Over Wilson too. I like Wilson but he was a non-factor against the Saints. Not that there is anything wrong with that because Tom was asked to do the same thing as Wilson. Anyway, this is playoffs football. Stat padding isn't getting you anywhere. This is not the time to put your QB on display and say "watch 'em throw". That's why Indy keep getting blown out. They keep trying to feature their 'great one' to a national audience in the playoffs and keep getting embarrassed. It's now becoming an NFL tradition for me watching Indy get blown out and their QB throwing 3+ INTs every year.

[Lakelover]

Cam's in the mix as the Number 9 to 12 quarterback in the league. Will be interesting to see if he gets some weapons around him next year. I don't think too many qusrterbacks could make an aging Smith, an inept Lafell or a glorified return man Ginninto a feared receiving stsff. I trust Gettlemann to make the right decisions in the offseason regarding personnel. I really don't think other than Kuechly you have anyone here who is totally untouchable.

[*FreeFua*]

Over Wilson too. I like Wilson but he was a non-factor against the Saints. Not that there is anything wrong with that because Tom was asked to do the same thing as Wilson. Anyway, this is playoffs football. Stat padding isn't getting you anywhere. This is not the time to put your QB on display and say "watch 'em throw". That's why Indy keep getting blown out. They keep trying to feature their 'great one' to a national audience in the playoffs and keep getting embarrassed. It's now becoming an NFL tradition for me watching Indy get blown out and their QB throwing 3+ INTs every year.

Wilson was 9/18 with just over 100 yards yesterday and still won.

Must be nice...

Cam has those numbers and this place goes effing bonkers. Cam is being asked to do the most out of any QB in the NFL. He's our leading rusher, when we have 2 highly over paid running backs and the best FB/RB in football.

Brady didn't even have to throw a TD pass last night and they still scored 43 points.

[*FreeFua*]

Cam's in the mix as the Number 9 to 12 quarterback in the league. Will be interesting to see if he gets some weapons around him next year. I don't think too many qusrterbacks could make an aging Smith, an inept Lafell or a glorified return man Ginninto a feared receiving stsff. I trust Gettlemann to make the right decisions in the offseason regarding personnel. I really don't think other than Kuechly you have anyone here who is totally untouchable.

You can seriously name 8-11 QB's you would take over Cam?

[ajax4132]

Cam's in the mix as the Number 9 to 12 quarterback in the league. Will be interesting to see if he gets some weapons around him next year. I don't think too many qusrterbacks could make an aging Smith, an inept Lafell or a glorified return man Ginninto a feared receiving stsff. I trust Gettlemann to make the right decisions in the offseason regarding personnel. I really don't think other than Kuechly you have anyone here who is totally untouchable.

 

Considering what he has to work with, I have him at 9.

 

Almost every qb in the league would have some difficulty with the skilled position talent or lack there of

[Evengelion]

Might I add, that TD pass to Smitty was beautiful. If it were Luck who made that throw it would be front page news. I can't believe how the media can find positives in a player throwing 4 INTs but they manage to find specific throws to massage Luck's tiny nuts.

[ajax4132]

You can seriously name 8-11 QB's you would take over Cam?

To be honest with it is difficult to think of 3

 

The offensive talent is so bad outside of Cam