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Turner discusses plans for Newton

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From Voth (Turner begins to share plan for Newton)

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“I always think it's important for the quarterback when you're in the pocket, the things you're doing to be very quick with the ball, be specific, get the ball out, and I think that's where we can help Cam,” Turner said.

That's big.

 

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“I think there's some technical things in the drop, in the vision, where you're looking, when you're looking that we can help and get the ball out quicker. We can help with his accuracy and then continue to find the things he does best and let him do those.”

A hangup many have had with the hire is that Turner’s résumé is full of success with pocket passers. That’s clearly not who Newton is. But that also doesn’t automatically make this a square peg/round hole situation.

“I was with Alex Smith in his second year, and we featured the things Alex did best – we ran naked (bootlegs), we ran quarterback draws, we did quarterback keeps and then we helped him improve as a pocket passer. He made a real transformation from Year 1 to Year 2,” Turner said. “I think that second year, people said, ‘Wait, Alex – this guy is a No. 1 draft pick and will be an outstanding player.’ So I wouldn't limit my experience to being a guy that has to stay in that pocket.”

Bootlegs?  You're allowed to do that?

 

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Turner’s last stop was in Minnesota, where as offensive coordinator he worked for two seasons with quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. He’s not nearly the same player as Newton, but Bridgewater also isn’t in the same mold as some of Turner’s other quarterbacks like Troy Aikman or Philip Rivers.

“We actually, at different times with Bridgewater, ran some of the Carolina stuff. It wasn't to feature Teddy as a runner, but it opened up running lanes,” Turner said. “Teddy’s first start, we used a lot of the zone-read stuff against Atlanta and really had a big game against them.”

Bridgewater ran for a touchdown with a modest 27 yards on three carries that day against the Falcons, but the 317 passing yards he piled up remains the second-highest of his career.

So the zone-read stuff isn't necessarily gone.  I do still expect it to be reduced, and perhaps heavily reduced.  It shouldn't be our base set.
 

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Still, while you can find some similarities to Newton in Turner’s past, this is a unique challenge for a football lifer. But for this to work, Newton needs more than coaching help.

“The way he's going to make the most improvement is we've got to get the people around him continuing to play at a higher level. And I believe that can happen because it's really a young group of receivers and that's where you make the big jumps,” Turner said. “In Minnesota, we had (Stefon) Diggs and (Adam) Thielen. And every year we had them, you just watched them get better, and the product they are right now is pretty darned good.

“(Newton's) had a lot of changes at the receiver position the last three or four years. So getting those guys together and (working on) the same things over and over again so he knows what to expect and how guys are running routes, those type of things, that will help him.”

So new personnel are a possibility, but don't assume the prior guys are gonna get dumped.

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2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

 

This is SPOT on.  Turner gets that Cam is a running qb--but what you are going to see is better decision-making---that will help Cam's feet, which will help his accuracy.  Our OL should be happy to hear this.

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Just now, MHS831 said:

This is SPOT on.  Turner gets that Cam is a running qb--but what you are going to see is better decision-making---that will help Cam's feet, which will help his accuracy.  Our OL should be happy to hear this.

Looks like your quote missed but I'm gonna assume you're quoting the first excerpt.

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