Well, if you want someone to criticize Newton...

[Mr. Scot]

...Scott Fowler's analysis of his playoff record isn't necessarily super critical, but it's not what I'd call overly complimentary either.

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Quarterback Cam Newton has long been the Carolina Panthers’ best and most dazzling offensive player, as well as the only NFL Most Valuable Player the team has ever had.

But when Newton has gotten in the NFL playoffs, here’s the brutal truth: Over six postseason games, you can describe his overall play in one word - mediocre.

Newton’s playoff record is 3-3 entering the Saints game. His quarterback rating is 83.9 – slightly worse than his career regular-season rating of 85.3. He has thrown eight touchdown passes in the playoffs but also has thrown seven interceptions.

The quarterback is also coming off one of the worst games of his seven-year NFL career. Newton posted a career-low passer rating in a three-interception game in Carolina’s 22-10 loss to Atlanta Sunday. Coach Ron Rivera said Monday he felt confident Newton would play well against New Orleans because the quarterback normally “bounces back after a tough outing.”

That has traditionally been true, but it’s also true that Sunday in the Superdome will rank as one of the most difficult playoff venues of Newton’s playoff experience. Only one of Newton’s previous six playoff games has been a true road game. He lost that one, at Seattle three years ago. Of his other five playoff games, four have been at home and Super Bowl 50 was held at the neutral site of Santa Clara, Calif.

One word describes Panthers quarterback Cam Newton’s playoff history

[raleigh-panther]

It's the truth

[t96]

Cam has put the team on his back in TONS of games his in his career. But not really in the playoffs at all yet. He didn't have to for the most part against Seattle or the Cardinals in '15 but in 13, '14 and the Super Bowl Cam wasn't great. He's had no terrible playoff outings like Russell Wilson has, but no great ones either. Yet.

[TheRed]

Let's be honest. The observer is plain awful.

I've never seen them do much of anything besides pile on when things are going bad and have little or nothing at all to say when they are going well. They ride the wave of controversy at all times.

[Mr. Scot]

Here's Fowler's game by game breakdown...
 

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For a quick refresher, let’s take a brief chronological look at Newton’s previous six playoff games:

Jan. 12, 2014: San Francisco (home loss, QB rating of 79.9).

In a 23-10 loss to the 49ers in his first playoff game, Newton threw one touchdown pass (to Steve Smith) and had 267 yards passing. But he also had two interceptions and saw his “Superman” celebration mocked in the end zone by the winning quarterback -- San Francisco’s Colin Kaepernick.

Jan. 3, 2015: Arizona (home win, QB rating of 82.6).

Newton’s first playoff win was keyed by a Panthers defense that allowed only 78 total yards – the fewest in a playoff game in NFL history. But Newton contributed by playing a smart game without a lot of mistakes (18-for-32, 198 passing yards, two TDs, one interception).

Jan. 10, 2015: Seattle (road loss, QB rating of 79.2).

Newton was thoroughly outplayed by Seattle’s Russell Wilson, who also benefited from having a much better supporting cast. Newton committed three turnovers in the 31-17 defeat – the last one an interception that Seattle’s Kam Chancellor returned 90 yards for a touchdown.

Jan. 17, 2016: Seattle (home win, QB rating of 108.3).

Newton and the Panthers edged the Seahawks – who had been their nemesis for the past several years – in a wild playoff game that began with Carolina establishing a 31-0 lead and ended with Thomas Davis hanging on to an onside kick to preserve a 31-24 victory. Newton’s statistics were quietly effective – 16-for-22 for 161 passing yards, one passing TD and no interceptions.

Jan. 24, 2016: Arizona (home win, QB rating of 117.4).

This was Newton at his best. His most dominant playoff game ever resulted in the Panthers’ most lopsided playoff win ever – a 49-15 plastering of Arizona in the only NFC Championship Game ever held in Charlotte. Newton threw for two touchdowns and ran for two more, somersaulting into the end zone on one of them after an acrobatic leap.

Feb. 7, 2016: Denver (neutral-site loss, QB rating of 55.4).

After his MVP regular season, Newton did not personally account for a single Panthers TD in Carolina’s surprisingly thorough 24-10 loss to the Broncos. Sacked six times, Newton also gave up a Denver touchdown on a strip-sack fumble. He suffered through four drops by his receivers and terrible protection from his offensive line. He also was roundly criticized both for not trying to dive onto another fumble he lost and for his pouty demeanor in his postgame news conference.

 

[Ship]

Cold stats say that, but I think it puts equal weight on young playoff Cam vs veteran playoff Cam. He's much more grizzled than he was when we went to Seattle in 14. I expect him and the rest of the team to play like they've been there a little more.

[Fox007]

scrub WRs

scrubs WRs

scrub WRs

Shula

Rivera

scrub WRs

Seemingly can't run vs good teams with our "power" football 

scrubs Wrs

Shula is a bitch and not even his own family loves him.

That is all.

[KillaCamNewton]

This is why people that just look at stats are morons. For example, one of his picks against the Niners bounced right off Lafell’s hands and the pick he threw against the Cardinals in 2014 was because Cotchery quit on his route. Take those away and his rating is in the high 90s

[Rickson]

So what they’re telling me is when Cam plays historically great defenses he struggles?  Who would have thought!

[JARROD]

Frisco was on Rivera.

we killed the 49ers the first half but the roughing penalties had Rivera shaking and told them all at halftime to back off,..

story closed. Cam should have done the muscle pose for Kap, and he should give him a job now as his water boy,...

seattle, come on man, didn’t they murder Payton Manning 40-8 shortly thereafter,.. and he wasn’t done yet. Oh I’m sorry, wrong game,... that was the Russell goes for glory win and gets int in the end zone to lose,.. and everyone blamed it on everyone but Wilson—Sherman had a famous stroke,.. team died after that.

oops, no we put that nail in he coffin the next year although Ron did his best to lose and be nice,.. being nice is more important than winning,..

I hope Cam comes out and throws 5 touchdowns to his scrubs that are worst than anything New England has ever fielded.

[lightsout]

Stats are about the productivity of the offense. Cam is usually one of the few bright spots on the offense on a consistent basis. If you think numbers on paper necessarily correlates directly to that player's individual performance, you don't understand football. Cam has carried this team on his back more times than not and this staff and Cam's merry band of misfits and practice squad players continue to make him look bad. Watch how many wide open receivers every QB in the league has. Tell me Cam gets the same opportunity.

[JARROD]

2 minutes ago, lightsout said:

Stats are about the productivity of the offense. Cam is usually one of the few bright spots on the offense on a consistent basis. If you think numbers on paper necessarily correlates directly to that player's individual performance, you don't understand football. Cam has carried this team on his back more times than not and this staff and Cam's merry band of misfits and practice squad players continue to make him look bad. Watch how many wide open receivers every QB in the league has. Tell me Cam gets the same opportunity.

Yeh Cam is playing on the NFC version of the Colts,... except we do have a defense, Cam is more durable, etc.

the dude gets hit more than any other quarterback, on drop backs not counting runs— that did Andrew in,... not Cam, not yet.

the dude needs a real offensive line, even some decent weapons(come on, at least a middle tier receiving corps, not the worst in the league), and he needs a Hue or a Chud for an offensive coordinator. 

When andrew was healthy, his passing numbers were like Cams when we had Chud,... but we also had a few more weapons. Steve and Shockey for one.

[weyco2000]

7 hours ago, TheRed said:

Let's be honest. The observer is plain awful.

I've never seen them do much of anything besides pile on when things are going bad and have little or nothing at all to say when they are going well. They ride the wave of controversy at all times.

That’s your role, I feel your pain.

[weyco2000]

6 hours ago, Fox007 said:

scrub WRs

scrubs WRs

scrub WRs

Shula

Rivera

scrub WRs

Seemingly can't run vs good teams with our "power" football 

scrubs Wrs

Shula is a bitch and not even his own family loves him.

That is all.

Past SB Champion beat Julio the great and his band of Offensive weapons. ‘‘Twas the QB.