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What’s Wrong with Cam Newton?

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The reigning MVP is having a career-worst season in 2016. How his problems can be traced back to Super Bowl 50, combined with a new approach in Carolina

Thirteen games into the 2015 season, the Panthers were 13-0 and Cam Newton was completing almost 60 percent of his passes during what was an unexpected MVP campaign. Thirteen games into the 2016 season, the Panthers are 5-8 and Newton is completing an NFL-worst 53.5 percent of his passes (including less than 50 percent in each of his last four games) and is unlikely to be one of the first 10 quarterbacks summoned for the Pro Bowl.

So what happened?

It dates back to Super Bowl 50. The Broncos noticed something on film that week: Newton really wasn’t a scrambler. Almost all of his runs were by design, not improv. Which meant teams had been defending Carolina’s offense all wrong. Afraid that if they blitzed and it didn’t get home, Newton would burn them with his legs, defensive coordinators opted to keep bodies back in coverage. Wade Phillips went the other way. When the Panthers left a running back or tight end in to block—which happens regularly in coordinator Mike Shula’s downfield scheme—the Broncos sent that player’s man-to-man defender after Newton, on what’s called a green dog blitz.

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Just now, The Lobo said:

I feel like after Cams rookie year, his scrambling decreased a lot. It's like he wants to prove people wrong by being a pocket passer. I wish he'd run more, forget critics, just win

He can't scramble.  The OL engulfs him.  You scramble when your OL springs a leak . 

Ain't nothing wrong with Cam.  What's wrong with our O is all around him

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2 minutes ago, CRA said:

He can't scramble.  The OL engulfs him.  You scramble when your OL springs a leak . 

Ain't nothing wrong with Cam.  What's wrong with our O is all around him

I didn't mean to say anything was wrong with him, I just meant scramble more. I get your point though. He's insane run against the Pats in '13 comes to mind when scrambling.

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12 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2016/12/19/nfl-week-15-cam-newton-struggles-carolina-panthers-offensive-line-receivers-kelvin-benjamin

More people should read this.  King nailed it all.  Wade Phillips gave a blueprint to our roster weaknesses. 

You fix it with talent.  There is no scheme fix.  It was a scheme fix compensating for lacking talent that Phillips exposed. 

 

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43 minutes ago, CRA said:

More people should read this.  King nailed it all.  Wade Phillips gave a blueprint to our roster weaknesses. 

You fix it with talent.  There is no scheme fix.  It was a scheme fix compensating for lacking talent that Phillips exposed. 

 

King didn't write the article. Andy Benoit did. And his concluding paragraph doesn't really say what you think it does.

There's plenty of criticism of Newton himself in the article, and more talk about scheme failure than about talent.

Here's the summary...

Newton is caught in an ugly cycle. But it’s here where true stars rise. Yes, Newton’s supporting cast must play better, and his coaches must call more runs. But if Newton is to be more than just a snazzy puzzle piece – which is what this season, and really the bulk of his career, suggests he is – he must develop a firmer foundation of fundamentals.

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