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Bill Barnwell: Best chances at the Hall of Fame for current Panthers players.


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1-10 percent: Greg Olsen was anonymous for the first six seasons of his career before becoming a bigger part of the offense after his move to Carolina; at 31, he would need to keep this level of play up for several more years to have a shot. ... Ryan Kalil is approaching more serious status after being named a first-team All-Pro twice in three seasons. If he can pull that off again in 2016, his chances would spike to 30 percent or so.

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Cam Newton produced a career year in 2015 and won league MVP, and the track record for quarterbacks who win MVP awards is awful good. There are exceptions -- John Brodie, Brian Sipe, Ken Anderson and Joe Theismann all won league MVPs without earning a trip to the Hall of Fame, and Kurt Warner won twice before being turned down this past year -- but Newton's tracking well for a Hall of Fame career through five seasons. Even if he takes a step backward this season, Newton's steady success and nearly unparalleled impact as a running quarterback bode well for his chances. 65 percent

Luke Kuechly didn't make it to the Pro Bowl as a rookie in 2012, which suggests that the Panthers just weren't on television. Since then, he has been selected as a first-team All-Pro three consecutive times. HOF-eligible guys with three All-Pro nods in their first four years since the merger are 9-for-12; the exceptions are Keith Jackson, Terrell Davis (whose career was basically done after his fourth season) and Mike Alstott (who was picked because he was the only fullback with a household name). Kuechly's on another level above those guys. It would be a shocker if he didn't make it to Canton. 85 percent

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/page/BarnwellNFLPreview160803/projecting-future-nfl-hall-famers-eli-manning-new-york-giants-cam-newton-carolina-panthers-make-pro-football-hall-fame

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Good stuff.

If Cam keeps on the trajectory with a SB win (or more) he is a shoe in. I've said it before...as a fan, it's a bit of an eye opener to look at the records Cam has set thus far. I encourage anyone that hasn't to just do a quick google, it's pretty astonishing. 

Edit: to make it easy 

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/02/cam-newton-carolina-panthers-mvp-statistics-history

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Newton

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9 minutes ago, arbnranger said:

Good stuff.

If Cam keeps on the trajectory with a SB win (or more) he is a shoe in. I've said it before...as a fan, it's a bit of an eye opener to look at the records Cam has set thus far. I encourage anyone that hasn't to just do a quick google, it's pretty astonishing. 

Edit: to make it easy 

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/02/cam-newton-carolina-panthers-mvp-statistics-history

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cam_Newton

In the next 2 years, Cam will secure the title of greatest rushing threat in NFL history at QB. 

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