In case you missed it things got a little wild over at ESPN's NFC South blog when Pat Y's Friday chat got derailed by this comment from a fan in ATL. Gee I wonder which team this guy pulls for? [smiles wryly]
CC (Atlanta): Cam is a turnover machine yet you only single out Ryan and Freeman for shoddy play. I get that Cam is a rookie but he is SO careless with the ball.
Pat Yasinskas: True, but Cam's putting up some other big numbers.
though there is no denying the turnovers would you agree Newton is 'SO careless' with the ball? I thought I would do a comparison with some big name QB's this season as well against Andy Dalcon, the rookie QB with the best shot at challenging Newton for ROY. I also added the stats from each of these QBs from their first year as a starter.
|
Name |
2011 # Starts |
2011 Total TDs (Pass/Rush) |
2011 INTs |
2011 Fum Lost |
2011 Total |
1st YR Comparison to Newton Rookie Year |
1st YR TD/INT/Fum |
|
Cam Newton |
8 |
11-7 |
9 |
2 |
11 |
|
|
|
8 |
19-0 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
2002 - 2nd (SD) |
17/16/0 |
|
|
Phillip Rivers |
7 |
7-1 |
11 |
3 |
14 |
2006 - 3rd Yr |
22/9/2 |
|
7 |
7-2 |
10 |
0 |
10 |
2009 - 1st |
10/18/02 |
|
|
7 |
9-1 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
2011 - 1st |
9/7/0 |
As you can see I would hardly say Newton is that much more careless with the football than his current peers, which by the way are the some the top QBs in the NFL. I will agree some of his turnovers have been poorly timed or extremely costly. So do you buy this guys assertion Newton is a 'Turnover Machine' and if not is it simply because he is also so productive that you overlook it?
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