Vikings vs. Panthers Sunday Morning Musings & Cam Newton Criticisms Debunked
by Jaxon on Oct 30, 2011 10:22 AM EDT
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PrintPer all the stats and the pundits the Panthers should beat the Vikings pretty handily today. It's that exact sentiment that worries the crap out of me. We've got to have our defense stand up...kind of like the way the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets stood up and put the smack down on Clemson last night. (That's actually what I would prefer to be writing about right now) He he he... But I digress
I'm really enjoying listening the critics like Merrill Hoge eat their words about Cam Newton. I'm not saying I was proclaiming his stardom before the season started. Heck even after the preseason the best I could say about him was he had not thrown an INT. But once they started to count the kid came to play. Even the most sceptical of his critics now agree the kid can play and that all of his perceived weaknesses didn't stop him. Here's Cam himself addressing that:
There were a couple of them, but we'd be here all day if I was to sit up here" going through them, Newton said last week. "I'd have a scroll. Authors and sports analysts. But I don't have anything against anybody. That's their job. That's what they do."
They obviously don't do it very well given how bad they missed on this guy. I think the weather man does a better job of being right.
"When we got him after he had gone through the offseason and saw what happened with all the work he'd done with Chris Weinke down at IMG and showed up here ready to go, it was impressive," Panthers coach Ron Rivera said.
"In the preseason he was really off. He was all over the place," said ESPN's Merril Hoge, who was among those who weren't sure Newton would succeed. "But week after week, he's gotten better and better and better."
Moving on the criticism that Newton will look to run first when pressured, Rivera says that just wasn't the case at Auburn:
"There was such a huge misnomer that he's a scramble quarterback that runs. No, he wasn't," Rivera said. "He did not scramble to run. He scrambled to stay alive in the pocket."
That's been the most impressive thing about Newton to me. The kid can and will stand in the pocket and deliver it.
Now to my favorite criticism...he's not a leader:
There were a lot of stories that you heard that when you went and checked them out, you came away feeling very good about Cam Newton as a person," general manager Marty Hurney said on draft night.
You never heard any of his team mates speak about him like that. Of course Nawrocki's of the world aren't going to admit they were wrong just yet. Listen to this crap:
"I still think those other issues need to be determined," Nawrocki said. "Vince Young went to the Pro Bowl his first year. He went there in his fourth. He was off the team in his fifth. Sometimes you're not going to have an answer for five years. We'll see how it plays out. He's more talented than Vince. He's more in that Ben Roethlisberger category."
He's more talented than Vince Young? Are you sure? I can't believe people still listen to this guy. Well I'm very glad he was wrong...but I doubt he will ever admit it. The Vikings will find out first hand today.
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Cam has the Magic Johnson smile and
likability and the Michael Jordan killer instinct. It’s sad how some people can develop a preconceived notion about someone and not be able to let it go, even when it flies in the face of evidence. We’re living a part of history here, a part of Panthers lore that I will share with my grandkids when I take them to games 50 years from now. This is what being a true fan is all about. You stick around through all of the hard times, you wear the jerseys, you go to the games you endure the disappointments because the faith of the fan knows that there is light at the end of the tunnel.
by childeroland19 on Oct 30, 2011 10:35 AM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Magic/Jordan
Great comparison! He also has Jordan’s marketability as well! Won’t b long till he starts taking pointers from His Airness on how to be a true superstar! The guy is great & I’m just happy we got him instead drafting a “safe” pick! We took a chance! I’ve never seen the Panthers on TV or the internet this much, & it feels great! Next yr, Monday night game! Within 5 years…..Super Bowl?
by richyNC83 on Oct 30, 2011 10:43 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
they live in the same town!
i’m sure they have been in touch
This has been a public service announcement.......
by CaptainPanther on Oct 30, 2011 10:48 AM EDT up reply actions
Yea, but Cam prolly been really busy n playbook, Jordan busy with golf, & the lockout..
by richyNC83 on Oct 30, 2011 10:54 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Lets not go overboard now......
Cam has the Magic Johnson
"Nobody wants to cheer for a loser". Cam Newton 2011
How is that overboard? The man got good teeth, no saying he will have a career like Magic..
by richyNC83 on Oct 30, 2011 11:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I was joking around about the "Magic Johnson"
Sorry it may not read right online, it was just my sense of humor thinking penis is a johnson.
"Nobody wants to cheer for a loser". Cam Newton 2011
I played it wrong, what I should have done was like this.
Cam has the Magic Johnson
That was tmi
or something like that
"Nobody wants to cheer for a loser". Cam Newton 2011
Oh, I know how I should have played it, dang why didn't I think of this first, it's so obvious.
Cam has the Magic Johnson
TWSS
"Nobody wants to cheer for a loser". Cam Newton 2011
if we got monday night im there!
This has been a public service announcement.......
by CaptainPanther on Oct 30, 2011 10:48 AM EDT reply actions
Nawrocki is a tool...
Sometimes you’re not going to have an answer for five years. We’ll see how it plays out.
I guess that’s the comfort zone for these analysts in making predictions. If you’re right, you can make your proclamations on how your brilliant talent evaluation skills allowed you to see this coming, but if your wrong, you can just say “well, let’s give it 5 years and see what happens”. If Cam had been struggling this year you can rest assure that he’d be beating his drum saying I told you so and be confident in what he’s seen so far to say he was right. I bet he wouldn’t be willing to give Cam 5 years. But since Cam is lighting it up, he needs 5 years to tell. By that time his evaluation of Cam will be long forgotten, and he’ll still be peddling his predictions to anyone that will listen.
Just eat your crow Nawrocki, it tastes good….
Rules and Regulations of the Game: 89, Bottom Line
Yep they can say "lets see in 5 years.
But the average nfl players career is like 3 years, odds are their player will be out in 5 anyway.
"Nobody wants to cheer for a loser". Cam Newton 2011
Just watched Luck interview on Espn…..so called he ain’t the face of our franchise! That next scares little kids
by richyNC83 on Oct 30, 2011 11:31 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
from Joe Person
Panther inactives: Clausen, Butler, Pugh, Goodson, Brockel, Ziemba, Kearse.
Rules and Regulations of the Game: 89, Bottom Line
by John Chilton on Oct 30, 2011 12:06 PM EDT up reply actions
Rivera had said Goodson has been making strides in practice, I guess it's not enough yet.
Rules and Regulations of the Game: 89, Bottom Line
by John Chilton on Oct 30, 2011 12:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Some people say you can't win a super bowl with a running quarterback.....well between Aaron Rodgers and Cam Newton who do you think has scrambled more this year?
If you had to guess and pull all of your money down you would likely guess Newton right?
In 7 games Cam Newton has run 57 times…. 22 of them are scrambles…the other 35 designed run plays (yes over 60 percent of his runs are by design)
In 7 games Aaron Rodgers has 29 rushs…. 28 of them scrambles (his one designed quarterback draw vs the Denver Broncos
So in reality this year Cam Newton has taken off and run LESS than the guy who won the Super Bowl last year.
And yes i beat this drum prior too the draft…. but in 2010 Newton only scrambled during designed pass plays 43 times in 14 games …Aaron Rodgers rushed 64 times in 2010….58 times in 2009….. 56 times in 2008 (how many are scrambles i don’t know but most are)
So if you ask me if you take away all of these designed run plays …which i think you will see the staff do (reduce it to red zone runs)… … you will see Newton runs alot less than anyone thought (except me)…
Moral of this story… he his the perfect skill set mix to win a Super bowl in this ERA of pass first football and rules changed to help the quarterback and the passing game.
This will be the story people talk about after he starts winning and challenging for playoffs spots….then experts will say “yea we knew that”….. sigh
wow
Terry Bradshaw picked Andy Dalton as his #1 rookie QB so far! Howie, Jimmy, & Mike are basically calling him stupid….he is!
by richyNC83 on Oct 30, 2011 12:20 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Terry likes his crow extra tender.
He’s gonna let his simmer in the crock pot for a few more weeks before he makes his plate.
Newton for '11 ROY!
Walker for '11 ROY! I mean, assuming the lockout will end anytime soon...
Biyombo fo...ah who am I kidding? GO PANTHERS!
Grats on Cam Newton making his critics look foolish.
Noticed him here in Texas at Blinn and knew he was something special, but I had no idea he would look this good so soon.
