Would this team have won a game this season without CMC?

[hepcat]

In every victory, CMC has carried a massive share of the offense on his shoulders. Would the Panthers have won even a single game without him? Maybe a case could be made for the Cardinals game, or maybe the Texans game, but McCaffrey played a big role in those wins too. 

Honestly, without him, I think the Panthers had a realistic chance to have finished 0-16 this season.

[DeAngelo Beason]

Tampa Bay.  

[bmoshx]

When you think about, they might have won a couple without him at the goal line.  But I see your point, all those games with 200+ yards a couple scores might not have been wins.  The Jax game comes to mind. Still blows my mind how this team beat Houston and Tenn.

[Billy Love]

Not even close

[KaseKlosed]

6 minutes ago, hepcat said:

In every victory, CMC has carried a massive share of the offense on his shoulders. Would the Panthers have won even a single game without him? Maybe a case could be made for the Cardinals game, or maybe the Texans game, but McCaffrey played a big role in those wins too. 

Honestly, without him, I think the Panthers had a realistic chance to have finished 0-16 this season.

No one cares. We have 5 wins with him. He is not the QB.  He can not carry a team to victory. Are you guys blind? 

[Mr. Scot]

To be fair, remove the best player from any team and things are gonna decline.

So yeah, minus McCaffrey we'd be lucky to win a game.

[therealmjl]

Y’all are overrating him. He is important but not that important.

[AggieLean]

38 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

To be fair, remove the best player from any team and things are gonna decline.

So yeah, minus McCaffrey we'd be lucky to win a game.

This is true.

We pretty much lost our best player after the Pittsburgh game last year, and it’s been a downward spiral since

[Palmetto]

Less running means more passing

More passing more sacks and INTs 

 

[Mr. Scot]

7 minutes ago, AggieLean said:

This is true.

We pretty much lost our best player after the Pittsburgh game last year, and it’s been a downward spiral since

Newton wouldn't have been the best player on the field this season.

Last season maybe, but not this year.

[uncfan888]

Cam is our most important offensive player. Look where this team is without him

[Jangler]

This song goes out to @TheRed 

 

[AggieLean]

7 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

Newton wouldn't have been the best player on the field this season.

Last season maybe, but not this year.

He’s been injured, so of course not for this season.

We were 6-2, and he was having a statistically great season before the shoulder fell apart last season; proving that he had made the transition from dual threat to pocket passer. When he’s healthy, he is our best player and most important.

[Mr. Scot]

Just now, AggieLean said:

He’s been injured, so of course not for this season.

We were 6-2, and he was having statistically great season before the shoulder fell apart last season; proving that he had made the transition from dual threat to pocket passer. When he’s healthy, he is our best player and most important.

Even if he has been healthy this season, I'd still have said McCaffrey was our best player. The MVP talk was legit.

That said, you're right about the improvement that Newton made last season. One offseason under Norv Turner was enough to show what we could have had if Rivera hadn't been so damn loyal to Mike Shula.