Mad props to Cam Newton

[Mechanix544]

has a player ever thrown for 400 yards his first 2 starts in the NFL? (and one against the ex superbowl champs?) I think not. Guy is good. Imagine if he had a good defense and more than one capable receiver, guy would kill it. I hate to say it, but imagine if he was here along with all of our young talent and Kyle Shanahan. We would have something very very special.

Needless to say, i am very surprised that he is rocking it like this. I hope he keeps it up.

[skinsfaninok]

It's been 5 games now for Cam and he continues to prove idiots like me wrong... Seriously

10 Total Tds and 1600 passing yards is incredible for a 22 year old rookie.

[Ruhskins]

I think Cam fell into the right situation. Small market team with not many expectations due to the team being in full on rebuild mode. Even if they have a losing record this year, with another round of draft picks and free agency (and avoiding the sophomore slump), the Panthers can become in the NFC South next year.

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

I think Cam fell into the right situation. Small market team with not many expectations due to the team being in full on rebuild mode. Even if they have a losing record this year, with another round of draft picks and free agency (and avoiding the sophomore slump), the Panthers can become in the NFC South next year.

Good situation or not, rookie QBs did not throw for yards at the pace Newton is throwing at. Sure, some of it is his coordinator being really good, but the QB has to still make plays, and Newton has been making them.

Besides, I think Carolina looked really bad because of poor QB play and their prior offense being rather simplistic. The rest of the team might not have been THAT bad talentw-se. They now have a more dynamic offense and seem to have found their QB.

[Ruhskins]

Originally Posted by SirClintonPortis

Good situation or not, rookie QBs did not throw for yards at the pace Newton is throwing at. Sure, some of it is his coordinator being really good, but the QB has to still make plays, and Newton has been making them.

Besides, I think Carolina looked really bad because of poor QB play and their prior offense being rather simplistic. The rest of the team might not have been THAT bad talentw-se. They now have a more dynamic offense and seem to have found their QB.

I guess I was talking more in regards to the off the field. Because of the whole scandal involving his dad, he was pretty much under a microscope throughout the end of his college career and during the offseason. Had he gone to a big market team, he would have continue to be under that microscope, and who knows how that would have affected him.

Newton has a ton of ability and is very gifted physically. He has obviously shown the commitment that many pundits thought he would not. And I feel that being in a small market has freed him from some of the outside pressures and allow him to focus on the game.

[30gut]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Had he gone to a big market team, he would have continue to be under that microscope, and who knows how that would have affected him.

Yeah, um I'm gonna disagree with you on this one.
I don't think the spotlight gets much hotter then not only being a SEC QB at Auburn but being in national spotlight for pay for play scandal while en route to an undefeated national championship season.

I'm gonna wager a wild guess and say that Cam handles pressure pretty okay.

[skinsfaninok]

IDC where u play when drafted 1 you have a TON of pressure and CAM has shown how good he will be IMO

[Lotus]

If I were Clausen I wouldn't buy a house in Charlotte right now.

[NC_Skins]

I'll eat another slice of Cam Crow pie, but I'm not really going to believe anything until about year 2 or 3. I'd say the same thing with any QB really. I think the real test will be the last half of this season or the first half of next. New coach, offense, so there isn't game tape on them. Yet.

[MTK]

Cam has definitely far surpassed my expectations of what I thought he could do right away as a rookie. He's far more polished as a QB than I expected. Carolina seems to have a bright future with him.

[hooskins]

He is a pretty good talent. I definitely thought he would be a dud. He is a great personality and has the game on the field to back.

And he has awesome pearly whites. Weird that I notice that? Perhaps I was a dentist in a past life.

[Gary84Clark]

I am from Charlotte and getting caught up in the Cam Newton phenom. He is a pleasant surprise. Now waiting for Tebow!! Go Tebow!!! I am begining to think these so called pro system college QBs are being hurt by running a pro style offense in college. The difference in speed between college and the pros makes their so-called pro style offense experience a moot point.

[Jontrem]

Originally Posted by Gary84Clark

I am from Charlotte and getting caught up in the Cam Newton phenom. He is a pleasant surprise. Now waiting for Tebow!! Go Tebow!!! I am begining to think these so called pro system college QBs are being hurt by running a pro style offense in college. The difference in speed between college and the pros makes their so-called pro style offense experience a moot point.

That's actually not a bad point, I still think college players who play in pro style offenses in college have a better chance to succeed in the NFL....but playing in a pro style in college is so different from the pros because of the speed that maybe its not that big of an advantage.

[Gary84Clark]

Originally Posted by Jontrem

That's actually not a bad point, I still think college players who play in pro style offenses in college have a better chance to succeed in the NFL....but playing in a pro style in college is so different from the pros because of the speed that maybe its not that big of an advantage.

I was just thinking about Brady Quinn and Claussen. They just do not have the talent. They can read defenses and they know what they want to do, but their bodies just can't get it done.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Gary84Clark

I was just thinking about Brady Quinn and Claussen. They just do not have the talent. They can read defenses and they know what they want to do, but their bodies just can't get it done.

I'd say it's the other way around. Lots of guys have the physical talent, but it's their mental makeups that hold them back. You have to be able to process a lot of info very quickly and make the correct decisions.