Yahoo Sports: Is Cam Most Underrated QB?

[fieryprophet]

https://sports.yahoo.com/news/is-cam-newton-nfl-s-most-underrated-qb--183822672-nfl.html

There was an enormous bandage on Cam Newton's side as he walked through the locker room after Sunday's 24-7 victory against the Detroit Lions. It was in the shape of an X.

"X marks the spot!" joked one Carolina Panthers teammate.

Newton grinned. That teammate was right. A huge target has been on Newton since he got into the league as a flashy No. 1 overall pick in 2011. He's been criticized for his sideline demeanor and scrutinized after a difficult second season in the league.

On Sunday, the target was physical, too. Newton has been limited by a sore ankle and a hairline rib fracture – hence the bandage. He couldn't even play in Week 1 at Tampa, and so he went out onto the field Sunday to face one of the league's best defensive fronts without ever having thrown a meaningful pass to any of his current receivers. Newton is known as a mobile quarterback, but all he could really do against Ndamukong Suh and the Lions was stand in the pocket and throw.

He was fantastic: resilient, efficient and sharp.

[RoaringRiot]

Overrated not under.

See: Boomer

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[carolina-chuck]

I think he's where he should be right now: not overrated, not underrated.

[therealmjl]

That's a great write up

[L-TownCat]

We all know its because he is here in Carolina.  If he were anywhere else that even resembled a big market we would be bombarded with this kids face.  He is already wining the war though and soon you wont be able to hide his shine and everyone will know who he and we are.

[Car123]

Good article.

[ItsNotGonnaBeAlright]

What difficult second season?

[Herbert The Love Bug]

ratings don't even matter. Just win

[Cary Kollins]

Some great great points that no one outside of this message board has ever made in writing.

 

 

I was going to put some quotes here but that GodAwful Yahoo site is choppy as hell.  Is it like that for anyone else?

[Porn Shop Clerk]

What difficult second season?

 

they have to say something bad

[caatfan]

What difficult second season?

Yeah, an overall good read, but I have some problems with it, like that comment and this one- ".....  Dave Gettleman, who got deserved heat for letting Smith go." I don't think it was deserved. I think it was smart for the long run. This team is tight now- tighter than it would have been with Smith still around.

 

As for calling Cam underrated, how can you look at his stats and underrate him? I don't get it.

 

... but that GodAwful Yahoo site is choppy as hell.

 

I wouldn't call it choppy. The word I'd use has the same number of letters though, starts with 's' and ends with 'y'.

[t96]

They said he should get credit "for stopping his sulking ways." Shows they don't know anything because he never sulked.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

Yeah, an overall good read, but I have some problems with it, like that comment and this one- ".....  Dave Gettleman, who got deserved heat for letting Smith go." I don't think it was deserved. I think it was smart for the long run. This team is tight now- tighter than it would have been with Smith still around.

 

As for calling Cam underrated, how can you look at his stats and underrate him? I don't get it.

 

if anything, it seems very undeserved right now

[ctrcat]

We all know its because he is here in Carolina.  If he were anywhere else that even resembled a big market we would be bombarded with this kids face.  He is already wining the war though and soon you wont be able to hide his shine and everyone will know who he and we are.

 

GOAT.  It's his destiny and our destiny.  Greatest dynasty of the salary cap era is beginning and in it's infancy.