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Emperor Newton's Reign over the NFL Begins Now


Matthias

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Tell me, what happens when you fuse Peyton Manning...

 

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Brett Favre

 

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and Brandon Jacobs

 

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You guessed it, you get #1 Cam Newton

 

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There's simply no question last year we went on an incredible run.  We went above almost everyone's expectations, even our own considering most thought our season was shot once KB went down.  Who was going to move the chains for Cam other than Olsen?  Will the O-line hold up for Cam and so on.  Well, Cam pulled this group together and re-wrote the record books.  Among those was breaking Steve Young's record for most games of throwing and running for a touchdown. (Keep in mind this is only Cam's 5th season)

All of this is well and good, but many on the outside believe the Panthers will come back to earth.  Cam won't be able to replicate what he did this year and they believe teams like the Packers (with Aaron Rodgers), Seahawks (with Russell Wilson), and the Colts (with Andrew Luck) will be the ones to watch along with the Patriots of course.  Ultimately they think Cam will be good, but will take a step back if you would.  Man, they couldn't be more wrong.  When Cam was picked by us in the 2011 draft, my first and only question concerning him was would he eventually be a field general like Peyton and Brady?  Would he be able to call audibles and line guys up at will?  This was not a slight on Cam, this kind of trait is very rare, particularly doing it at the level of the guys I mentioned.  Over time Cam has learned french, as Gruden put it to him in his QB camp, but there was something I saw that really impressed me during the Panthers/Seahawks playoff game...

 

 

That, that right there is field general-esque at it's peak.  Better yet, Cam has blossomed into a complete leader on par with the coaches.  As we all know we took our foot off the pedal during that game, allowing the Seahawks to come back.  I was yelling for us not to simply run out the clock, but to keep a rhythm and snatch the heart out of the seabirds' chest.  All of a sudden on live tv, we hear what was on Cam's mind concerning the circumstances.  Heehee, we all heard what Cam said on the sidelines, but I believe at :24 seconds you can hear Cam speak into his headset and say something like "We gotta do better" or "We got to do better than this".  That is a sure sign Cam is about to set the league on fire, and I'm sure this past superbowl lost will give him nitros fuel to add on it.  The league will probably say to the Broncos, "Shoot man, you should have just let him win!"

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24 minutes ago, L-TownCat said:

Trade Jacobs for Earl Campbell and you're on to something.

Jacobs wasn't a bad running back in his heyday.  That and he could truck guys over at will.  LaRon Landry, Rodney Harrison, and even Brian Urlacher was among his victims to name a few.

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39 minutes ago, Matthias said:

Jacobs wasn't a bad running back in his heyday.  That and he could truck guys over at will.  LaRon Landry, Rodney Harrison, and even Brian Urlacher was among his victims to name a few.

Not discounting Jacobs.  I just feel that Earl better fits the OP than him.

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