Is Cam on pace to create one of the great records in American sports?

[Teach_Panther]

Seriously. Think Joe DiMaggio's hit streak, Bret Farve's career consecutive starts or Cal Ripken Jr's consecutive games record.

Cam has already broken Otto Graham's record of 44 rushing TD's by a QB. That record lasted 60 years and itself seemed almost unbreakable. Not counting playoffs (because I'm lazy), Cam already has 54 career rushing TD's, has played in 18 fewer games than Graham for his entire career, and Cam is only 28. I thought after last year, Cam would have to take his foot off the gas, but if anything he has looked as good or better running the football this year than in his MVP year.  His total yards and yards per rushing stats are up and the total TD number for the season is TBD. Not only that, it is clear his explosiveness in the open field is still still there also.

It got me thinking. Everybody generally agrees that Cam loves the game of football and enjoys playing. Let's say he plays another 10 years, he would only need to average about one TD every four games for the rest of his carer to begin flirting with 100 total rushing TD's for a QB. Not saying it is going to happen or that it even should happen, given the need for teams to protect their franchise QB's, but it is certainly not an impossibility by any stretch of the imagination any longer.

We could be watching something freakishly unprecedented here, and I think that is one of the reason it is often so difficult to define Cam as a football player.

[jasonluckydog]

1 game at a time ... don't count your chickens egg before you put them in a blender.

[Cyberjag]

I like your thinking, but I believe he gets one every 2 games now.  Given that, he breaks 100 in 5-6 years, which is entirely plausible.  You also should consider that a lot of his rushing TDs come from power as opposed to speed, which isn't something that disappears when you hit 30.

[Eazy-E]

Could be watching? We have all been witnessing history since 2011. Cam is doing things never before seen in the NFL. Say what you want about his completion percentage or his mechanics, the Guy is a once in a generation talent who plays the game his way. I wouldn't want anyone else under center for the Panthers.

*insert That'smyquarterback.jpg here*

[RelaxImaPro]

Yeah, I've brought it up a couple times around here, never made an actual thread about it though.  Just keeping his current pace, and hell, even slowing down some while playing a normal length career he could easily crack the top 15 rushing TDs of all time.  13 of which are HOF RBs.

Or, let's say he has a couple more big rushing years like his rookie/sophomore season, MVP season, and this season... and plays a bit longer.  Maybe up to like 38 or something while still getting a couple here and there...

He could realistically end up as high, or right under,Jim Brown on that list... as fuging crazy as that is to believe.

The red box is obviously what his where his window is at for his career numbers if he continues to run them in himself.

[E CaT PanTHer 2]

cam is a generational talent the NFL has never seen before, and probably won't see for decades to come after Cam eventually hangs it up. Players like Kaep, RGIII, and Luck have all shown glimpses of greatness, but were never able to match Cam's toughness and durability. I look at a guy like Deshaun Watson who I feel is going to have a great NFL career, however he's just not built like Cam is and I don't think he can match Cam's playing style over the long haul without being susceptible to injuries, which unfortunately has already cost him his rookie year. 

Having said that, I don't think Cam can keep this up for his entire career. I think he'll always be a dual threat QB, but eventually Cam will need to be surrounded with more competent WR's to ease the load on what's being asked of him currently. Any Panther fan knows Cam is a gun slinger too and just isn't given the credit due to the fact he's one of the greatest running QB's the sport has ever seen, and he's only 28. With age, Cam will become a smarter runner and with that, we'll probably see less rushing TD's and more passing TD's as he progresses as a QB. 

 

 

[joemac]

He is going to have some insane total statistics by the time it's all said and done.

[CamMoon]

I certainly hope not. I'm confident in Funch as a number 1 WR. We need to find a number 2 and that get open and catch. Cam can play another 10 years as a pocker passer. 5 or 6 maybe at this current rate I'm afraid.

[tondi]

300 passing TDs and 100 rushing TDs. Not likely on the rushing end but it isn't entirely out of reach either. 

[DaveThePanther2008]

It will definitely be a difficult record to break.  Just remember he is an inspiration.   Now when high school coaches see a kid 6-5 with freakish athletic they might try to push them to become a QB instead of a DE or TE or WR.  

What about that 10 yr old kid that Cam has inspired and he turns out to be the same size.  I think in the next 5 to 10 years as kids that grew up watching Cam reach high school you might see an influx of many wannabes but a few that will be as good or maybe even better.

What is achievable for Cam is most TDs in a career.   While I haven't done any research but as many pass their way to history Cam could conceivable pass everyone due to his legs and arm. 

[Daddy_Uncle]

57 minutes ago, joemac said:

He is going to have some insane total statistics by the time it's all said and done.

I really hope and believe that a few Super Bowls will be including in those statistics. It would be a real shame if he doesn't get himself one

[Pantha-kun]

1 hour ago, E CaT PanTHer 2 said:

Having said that, I don't think Cam can keep this up for his entire career. I think he'll always be a dual threat QB, but eventually Cam will need to be surrounded with more competent WR's to ease the load on what's being asked of him currently. Any Panther fan knows Cam is a gun slinger too and just isn't given the credit due to the fact he's one of the greatest running QB's the sport has ever seen, and he's only 28. With age, Cam will become a smarter runner and with that, we'll probably see less rushing TD's and more passing TD's as he progresses as a QB. 

 

 

Thats almost exactly what I was going to type. Cam's not going to be rushing as well once he hits 30 and starts playing seasons over 30. He's going to lose speed, lose elusiveness, its not really a deterioration of skills, its just age. Cam's squarely in his physical prime right now and if hes lucky could squeez out another 2 seasons of really high rushing performance before he starts declining physically.

If Cam is going to be fortunate enough to play into his late 30s , he's going to have to start passing more and probably become more accurate as well. I'm just hoping sometime within the next couple of years the team will finally get serious about getting Cam a true #1 WR and a real franchise LT .Hell we probably need even more than that, Funchess is okay as a #2 but we have no one in front or behind him. 

And we dont know if he has a franchise RB yet either, right now thats another thing he could really use to take hell of alot of pressure off him. McCaffreys shown good flashes but he still needs to work alot more on his power game to be good enough to be an franchise RB. Stew is old and his yards per carry has been in steady decline for 4 strait seasons, its obvious hes not the answer either for the next 7 years of Cams career. 

Cams had OT problems for most of his career too, Gettleman made a terrible move for M.Kalil. I dont think hes been as bad as Remmers was in the SB and last year, but he's been massively disappointing and unreliable against almost any above-average pass rusher. 

Cam can have a pretty successful 2nd half of his career but its going to take some HELP that he hasnt gotten much of for the 1st half. I can only just keep hoping that the new owner and hopefully new GM have what it takes to cut the bullshit and fix our problems and not keep putting bad free agent bandaids over long term ailments of the team.  

[Pantha-kun]

Cam really needs a player who is also a on a elite level , its something hes never had his entire career while  we have teams like the Steelers in recent memory , Redskins last year, who are absolutely stacked with GREAT Wrs.  IDK if that could be CMC, Funchess, or someone thats yet to come to the team. But he needs another elite playmaker on the offense some kinda bad. CMC and Funchess I guess I'd call "good" but no where near elite or game breaking. They are more like complimentary pieces than stars in of themselves, so far anyway. 

He needs someone on the line of Julio Jones, AJ Green, Odell Beckham, Antonio Brown. Just ONE guy like that would mean a hell of alot for Cam and the offense. 

[pantherphan96]

He is already the greatest rushing QB of all time and will be for a very long time.