3 reasons why the Panthers are all-in on Cam

[Jeremy Igo]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000495629/article/cam-newtons-panthers-extension-justified-by-qbs-unique-skills?campaign=Twitter_writers_brooks

 

1) He's the NFL's most dangerous goal-line specialist.

 

A quarterback's ability to compile 33 rushing touchdowns in 62 games -- as Newton has -- speaks volumes about his knack for finding the end zone in critical situations. Newton is a special athlete with extraordinary size, strength and athleticism. He has a feel for locating the crease in the middle of the defense, a nose for the goal line and a willingness to sacrifice his body to put the ball in the paint. Newton set an NFL record for rookie quarterbacks with 14 rushing scores, and he continues to be a dominant force in goal-line and short-yardage situations on designed quarterback runs.

2) His improv skills as a dual-threat playmaker make the Panthers go.

 

Newton's ability to punish opponents with his improvisational flair is what most concerns defensive coordinators. Coaches struggle crafting plans to attack Newton because he has the agility and elusiveness to escape danger, and because he's an explosive dual-threat playmaker when he leaves the pocket, whether he's under duress or executing a cleverly designed zone-read play. His on-the-fly prowess is a game-changer.

3) His big arm complements a run-first attack.

 

Critics will ding Newton for his sub-60 career completion percentage (59.5), but his value as a deep-ball thrower offsets his inconsistencies as a precise passer. Newton is at his best pushing the ball down the field on vertical throws, which makes him dangerous on play-action passes with one-on-one coverage on the perimeter.

 

Much more in the article, worth the read.  

[Captain Morgan]

all I ask is for 2 or 3 more articles like this a day until training camp starts.

[MadHatter]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000495629/article/cam-newtons-panthers-extension-justified-by-qbs-unique-skills?campaign=Twitter_writers_brooks

 

 

Much more in the article, worth the read.  

I hope he finds the deep ball touch and magic like he had inbhis first two seasons.  His deep balls were not good last season especially....hoping it was the injuries.

[Jeremy Igo]

I hope he finds the deep ball touch and magic like he had inbhis first two seasons.  His deep balls were not good last season especially....hoping it was the injuries.

​I've noticed a big improvement in OTA's so far over last year's training camp. A bum ankle really could effect touch on a long ball greatly it seems. 

[CarolinaCoolin]

That's funny. I never hear critics ding Luck for his sub 60 comp %. His is lower than cams and all you hear about is how inaccurate cam is.

[CelibatePimp]

That's funny. I never hear critics ding Luck for his sub 60 comp %. His is lower than cams and all you hear about is how inaccurate cam is.

Luck has not had a sub 60% comp since his rookie year. 

[BigBoss]

That's funny. I never hear critics ding Luck for his sub 60 comp %. His is lower than cams and all you hear about is how inaccurate cam is.

​Is post like these that start the ridiculous angst and debates about Luck vs Cam. ugh.

[tondi]

​I've noticed a big improvement in OTA's so far over last year's training camp. A bum ankle really could effect touch on a long ball greatly it seems. 

​I would think broken ribs would as well, especially with a sieve of an offensive line making a difficult situation much worse.

[Mr Mojo Risin]

Luck has not had a sub 60% comp since his rookie year. 

I think he was meaning to say Lucks career completion % is worse than Cams yet all you hear these analysts say is that Cam has shoddy accuracy and I agree with him that it's bullsh*t that Luck is the golden boy of the NFL he can do no wrong and will never receive any criticism

[CarolinaCoolin]

I think he was meaning to say Lucks career completion % is worse than Cams yet all you hear these analysts say is that Cam has shoddy accuracy and I agree with him that it's bullsh*t that Luck is the golden boy of the NFL he can do no wrong and will never receive any criticism

Thank you lol it's not about starting cam vs luck debate. It's pointing out media bias. This is very obvious. I've never once heard Luck being called inaccurate from the media. With cam you hear it all the time.

[X-Clown on 1]

I hope he finds the deep ball touch and magic like he had inbhis first two seasons.  His deep balls were not good last season especially....

​You seem awfully interested in what Cam does with his deep balls....

[CelibatePimp]

I think he was meaning to say Lucks career completion % is worse than Cams yet all you hear these analysts say is that Cam has shoddy accuracy and I agree with him that it's bullsh*t that Luck is the golden boy of the NFL he can do no wrong and will never receive any criticism

​Again, Luck has not had a sub 60% since his rookie year so what is there to talk about?

On the other hand, Cam's coach, Ron Rivera as recently as March said Cam needs to improve his consistency which is off due to his footwork and mechanics. It's not made up by the media.

[CelibatePimp]

Thank you lol it's not about starting cam vs luck debate. It's pointing out media bias. This is very obvious. I've never once heard Luck being called inaccurate from the media. With cam you hear it all the time.

​Is Ron Rivera part of the media you talk about?

[Mother Grabber]

didn't take long for this thread to be about Luck. what does he have to do with a ge reasons the panthers like Cam?