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We won't allow Cam to show what he can do with innovative offensive coaching?

(ATL'ien)CamNewton

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lightsout Grand Master

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Everybody is missing the reality of how football works.

New coach and new OC come in. They look at the signed roster. They are told the FA guys from last year that the GM wants to re-sign. They then meet with the team. They talk individually with all the guys. Based on that and any physical look they might be able to get within NFL rules at this time of year (not sure how that goes, honestly), they decide who they want around.

If Cam and the new staff don't jive, they part ways. It is that simple. If Rhule and Brady just really don't want Cam, then Cam will likely get traded. The reason being, it'll be essentially a lame duck year if there is animosity between coach and QB and that isn't fair to anybody involved.

Having said all that, I honestly don't anticipate it. I know guys who have seen Cam around Charlotte and said that he can be sort of full of himself (he's a young star NFL QB, of course he is. I don't view it as an indictment like some people do), but I honestly feel professionally, Cam will show up and play. Period. If the coaches don't like his play, then that's on them and Cam wouldn't hold any ill will. He'd gracefully leave Charlotte. But I just don't see it happening. Cam's potential upside is far too high. I am, however, completely prepared to see Cam traded because it does fall within the realm of possibility and for good reason, as I have stated.

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6 minutes ago, lightsout said:

Everybody is missing the reality of how football works.

New coach and new OC come in. They look at the signed roster. They are told the FA guys from last year that the GM wants to re-sign. They then meet with the team. They talk individually with all the guys. Based on that and any physical look they might be able to get within NFL rules at this time of year (not sure how that goes, honestly), they decide who they want around.

If Cam and the new staff don't jive, they part ways. It is that simple. If Rhule and Brady just really don't want Cam, then Cam will likely get traded. The reason being, it'll be essentially a lame duck year if there is animosity between coach and QB and that isn't fair to anybody involved.

Having said all that, I honestly don't anticipate it. I know guys who have seen Cam around Charlotte and said that he can be sort of full of himself (he's a young star NFL QB, of course he is. I don't view it as an indictment like some people do), but I honestly feel professionally, Cam will show up and play. Period. If the coaches don't like his play, then that's on them and Cam wouldn't hold any ill will. He'd gracefully leave Charlotte. But I just don't see it happening. Cam's potential upside is far too high. I am, however, completely prepared to see Cam traded because it does fall within the realm of possibility and for good reason, as I have stated.

Good write up. but do you see Cam playing on a 1 year contract?  

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Just now, Squirrel said:

Good write up. but do you see Cam playing on a 1 year contract?  


Cam has no leverage. He'd be seen as too much of an issue by the new regime if he refused to play out his final year since he has played 10 games in two seasons due to injury. He has to prove that he can still produce AND stay healthy at this point. If he balls out, Cam is getting PAID next off season. If he doesn't, we move on from him and he might get signed by a team in need for a QB on a three to five year deal somewhere.

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Just now, Harbingers said:

Cam can’t throw quick passes.


I'd argue the exact opposite. I always went nuts trying to figure out why we didn't throw slants when we had Funchess because it was almost always automatic assuming Funch caught it. Cam can throw the quick pass, and I think he'd benefit gratefully in the kind of system NO runs. Tons of quick passes with the occasional shot down field. Before he got injured two seasons ago, he was executing that minus nailing the long ball. Having the shoulder fixed, maybe that deep ball is back.

Imagine Cam throwing those slants and deep ins to DJ and Curtis. Brady's offense is literally designed around those levels concepts and flood concepts. Those are Cam's strengths.

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8 minutes ago, Harbingers said:

Cam can’t throw quick passes.

I don't agree... Cam was very good at getting the ball out quickly on short routes early in 2018.  He also still had the ability to deliver the ball accurately deep early in 2018...  But that faded with his shoulder health.

At times in his career Cam has lacked touch on his short balls that made them hard to catch.  But he improved on that for 2018 IMO.

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1 minute ago, bobsfoodbasics said:

Just because you have only seen Cam play in an antiquated offense, doesn't mean he can't play in a modern offense.

Norv and Shula's trash offense was exactly that, trash.

Playing devil's advocate for a minute.  But Cam couldn't even get the plays off in time. What makes you think he can quickly release the ball. 

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