Newton suffering from lingering pain and soreness

[Mr. Scot]

From Jourdan Rodrigue : Newton didn't expect new normal to be this painful

Newton played at least three games with a partially torn rotator cuff in 2016, and then had surgery to repair it in March of 2017.

Soreness from the repair and rehabilitation process still bothers him, and the Panthers adjusted his throwing schedule for the entire 2017 season to limit his practice throws. In Week 8 of this season, Newton had to go back on that schedule because the soreness had returned.

Head coach Ron Rivera called it “the new normal.”

But this lingering pain was something Newton didn’t expect back at the time of his surgery, he said on Wednesday.

“My thing is, ‘just fix it,’” he said. “So when they go in and do surgery, I’m pretty oblivious to the recovery time.

“And I would not have expected me to still have kind of things that are lingering from that. But at the end of the day, it is what it is. It’s about managing pain and understanding that you have a job to do.”

Newton said in retrospect, he would not do anything differently.

But did Rivera expect, back then, that Newton would be experiencing this soreness now?

Rivera cut off a question — and an attempt at clarification — twice before responding tersely with his thoughts about the present, although the question was in regard to the past.

“I can’t tell you that,” he said. “We’re dealing with something that we don’t know a lot about, in terms of I’m not a doctor. I can tell you my shoulders are fine, but I can’t tell you how he feels. I can’t tell you what to expect. Because I’m not the one who is a doctor.”

These days, everyone, Newton and Rivera included, clearly expects Newton to have to deal with the soreness.

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Rivera has indicated in the past few weeks that throwing the ball more is a factor in Newton’s shoulder soreness.

But did coaches factor in Newton’s shoulder when re-tooling the Panthers’ offense this year?

Rivera did not want to comment on that.

“I think those are things that you guys have to determine for yourselves or ask somebody else,” he said. “But I can’t tell you that.”

[rhyslloyd]

If Ron is still steering this ship, we'll wait and hope it heals until about draft time then, when it doesn't, we'll send him in for surgery and be right back in the same position.

[LinvilleGorge]

Has any reporter had the guts to straight up ask him why the fug Cam was playing with a known torn rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder when we were already eliminated from the playoffs in 2016?

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Has any reporter had the guts to straight up ask him why the fug Cam was playing with a known torn rotator cuff in his throwing shoulder when we were already eliminated from the playoffs in 2016?

Per Rodrigue, when someone tried to ask him a question about Cam's current shoulder issues, he cut them off. I expect you'd get the same response to questions about prior years as well.

I'm not at all happy about this. We've said before that Rivera seems to prioritize saving his job above the health of his players. This story just lends more credence to that notion.

[hepcat]

I hope and wish the best for Cam's shoulder but it honestly sounds like drafting a mid round QB wouldn't be a bad idea for the long term. Lingering throwing shoulder issue going on two years and post surgery with more possible surgery ahead doesn't instill any confidence.

[gmonjimbo]

I assume Cam will have some type of procedure done in the off-season. However, I believe most of the shoulder soreness came from the number of hits he took against Tampa Bay instead of the number of passes he threw. I think if he is better protected like has been except for the Steelers and Bucs game his shoulder pain will be less pronounced. 

[Cary Kollins]

Rivera can’t be fired soon enough.

[Mr. Scot]

I'd honestly love for the Panthers to get Will Grier. Besides being a great quarterback, he's a Charlotte kid, grew up a Panthers fan and having him sit behind Newton (basically be Aaron Rodgers to Newton's Brett Favre) could make for a bright future.

That ain't happenin', though.

[carpanfan96]

Sounds like Cam needs to take some time like Luck did. Shut him down, have the surgery and let him sit next year or however long it takes to get it right. 

[Mr. Scot]

5 minutes ago, gmonjimbo said:

I assume Cam will have some type of procedure done in the off-season. However, I believe most of the shoulder soreness came from the number of hits he took against Tampa Bay instead of the number of passes he threw. I think if he is better protected like has been except for the Steelers and Bucs game his shoulder pain will be less pronounced. 

You're telling me Chris Clark isn't deserving of All Pro consideration? 

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, carpanfan96 said:

Sounds like Cam needs to take some time like Luck did. Shut him down, have the surgery and let him sit next year or however long it takes to get it right. 

You really see Ron Rivera doing that?

[carpanfan96]

Just now, Mr. Scot said:

You really see Ron Rivera doing that?

No but that's why Rivera needs to be fired. lol

[NAS]

11 minutes ago, hepcat said:

I hope and wish the best for Cam's shoulder but it honestly sounds like drafting a mid round QB wouldn't be a bad idea for the long term. Lingering throwing shoulder issue going on two years and post surgery with more possible surgery ahead doesn't instill any confidence.

Midround QBs are a wasted pick unless you're just looking to have a solid backup QB.  If you're thinking about drafting a replacement, then a 1st round pick is what you have to spend, or hope someone with a 1st round grade falls to you in 2nd.  

[NAS]

2 minutes ago, carpanfan96 said:

Sounds like Cam needs to take some time like Luck did. Shut him down, have the surgery and let him sit next year or however long it takes to get it right. 

Yeah and Luck may not have the pain, but he's throwing wounded ducks out there.