Just a small observation I believe some of you may have seen as well?

[Ivan The Awesome]

Cam's arms strength. I believe is his greatest strength yet at the same time his bigges weakness. 

 

Cam has no touch. He doesn't put air under his throws. That's the missing piece to him. There were so many throws that I saw in this game that if he would have added a bit of touch, this game would have been 31-28. Other times he rifles his throws in that receivers can't get a good shot. 

 

There were two KB end zone incomplete catches that should have been TD's. One where it should have been an over the shoulder fade, he threw right at the defender, like he was trying to gun that throw in there. The other one was a middle of the end zone throw where if he would have thrown it ahead of Benjamin, doesn't matter how fast really, instead of high and over his head without proper time to adjust, could have been a TD. 

 

What's the root cause of these errant throws? He hasn't been the best passer, his stance was mediocre, his footwork as well. Which we all knew he was in his Auburn days. Now, we know that it was because of his foot injury that was repaired. Well, was it because of that? 

 

His foot has been repaired, he is still throwing a 6'5 35" long armed, 240 pound mammoth of man with hands the size of bear paws. I am not sure what to make of this. It could be his rhythm. He was off all night, we know he has off nights. But tonight was one of his worse.

 

I can't say the next game will be a win. We all know how this team is after a bye week, since essentially they don't play until November 10th. Which is almost a bye week. Things are looking bleak. I can't say I am optimistic at this moment in time. This game was too important to lose, scratch that, the past three weeks it has been. I'm having flashbacks of 2011. Except we are getting blown out. I won't go into draft talk just yet, but I am becoming numb after this mediocre performance. 

[CelibatePimp]

It's the reason he cannot throw fades in the redzone.

[Fox007]

He could really stop with the 200 MPH fastballs on 10 yard passes...probably why our screens suck too.

 

Sure it's cool to have that kind of arm but.....also leads to passes deflecting hard off WR hands/chest and pop up INTs....sure the WR should catch it but even the announcers in the last few games noted that there is a time and place for the fast ball and that place isn't on literally every damn pass.

[doogy]

I love Cam but it is getting to be a problem. In no way am I pinning this game on him, but he really struggles with being able to throw different types of balls, and it showed tonight. I dunno if it's just Cam or the coaches not working on it more but it is certainly an issue.

 

I also notice he gives it away when he's about to run an option from the gun by shifting his body towards the direction of the play side pre-snap, something that also needs to be addressed by the coaches. 

[Semaj]

I love Cam, but I agree, he needs to work on his touch.  That being said Bersin blew it on that int.  That should have never happened.  

[AceBoogie]

I'll start judging Cam when the players around him stop sucking so bad. A couple players catch the ball that hit them in the hands and we aren't even talking about this.

[Lemory]

Dorsey needs to earn his salary and work with him on that.

[Brooklyn Bully]

He's no Manning that's for sure. He's too strong. His form is atrocious, but that's not an issue as so is Phillip Rivers'. I'd love to see him learn how to PLACE a ball in a spot for a WR to catch as opposed to zipping a line drive (usually high) for a WR to GRAB.

[JawnyBlaze]

Yea, OP observation isn't wrong but I'm hard pressed to fault him when he's NEVER had a good O-line.  Even at our best, our O-line was merely adequate.  This year I'm surprised every other throw isn't like his interception vs Seattle.  He's not good at footwork when ducking for his life.  It is most certainly a short coming.  Is his QB coach working with him on that?  Is he just blowing it off and not taking it seriously?  Who knows.  I'm inclined to doubt it's the second one.  Is his ex-QB coach who is now inexplicably his OC chiming in?  Or even calling plays to mask this deficiency?  I think we all know the answer to that one.

[KendrickPanther]

MKG was a gifted athlete that couldn't shoot. So Jordan hired Mark Price to teach him. 

 

Cam Newton is a gifted athlete that needs to learn the pro passing game. So Marty/Rivera hired Mike Shula to teach him.

 

.....Profit?

[Snake]

I'll start judging Cam when the players around him stop sucking so bad. A couple players catch the ball that hit them in the hands and we aren't even talking about this.

This is true to the point of fast balls. He throws them in practice as well but he was just off tonight and that's a problem because he needs to be perfect for this offence to move.

[Mr. Scot]

His throwing rockets when he ought to be throwing softballs is actually also a product of him constantly being under pressure.

[Mr. Scot]

MKG was a gifted athlete that couldn't shoot. So Jordan hired Mark Price to teach him. 

 

Cam Newton is a gifted athlete that needs to learn the pro passing game. So Marty/Rivera hired Mike Shula to teach him.

 

.....Profit?

 

To be fair, Shula made a great quarterback coach.

 

Offensive coordinator, though?

 

[Byrdman4real]

I'll start judging Cam when the players around him stop sucking so bad. A couple players catch the ball that hit them in the hands and we aren't even talking about this.

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