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Does Newton still dive head first during preseason?

Donald LaFell

By Donald LaFell,
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He apparently didn't, so what was said about it?

​Cam himself answered a question about this, and he does it that way to protect his head and at the same time get more yards. If he slid feet first he wouldnt get as many yards as he could if he dove.

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I listened to it this mornin' just now. 

Regular season he can do whatever he wants to do that helps the team win, preseason he should cool it. No denying it. No sense in worry about what I can't control I guess. I just hope he doesn't get a knee in the ribs again. 

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Cam is not as good as Manning, nor does he even play the same style, it would be stupid to use him as such. However I have always agreed he needs to stop racking up all those rushing yards. If we can't coach RBs to get those tough yards we will never get very far, period.

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In preseason id prefer to see him just not run. In general tho i like the way he goes down as opposed to a slide. Many dont realize how dangerous the act of a slide is on a football field, especially with the amount of momentum a guy like cam generates. If one of his cleats sticks in the ground during the motion hes going to seriously mess up a joint in his lower body. Generally his method of getting down is pretty safe. He doesnt really dive forward, he sort of falls forward and tried to point his pads toward the closest defender to protect himself.

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I sure hope we treat him more like Peyton Manning. 

I know "it's what makes him, him" blahblahbalah. But he's worth 100 million now, and it didn't make last season any easier. There's ZERO reason to do it. 

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So what you're saying is that you want him to do something he's totally uncomfortable doing and risk spraining and ankle or tearing a ligament in the knee?

Or taking a cheap shot to the head by the first defender that wants to "show him"?

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