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Cam Newton: On Tepper, Matt Rhule vs Bill Belichick Mentality, CAR's Failures @ Coaching CMC, Sam Darnold Lack of Accountability

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Very interesting interview overall. Worth a watch to see just how dysfunctional this franchise has become under Tepper.

Some interesting nuggets curtesy of twitter:

 

In this context, Cam Newton reveals a startling revelation:

Throughout McCaffrey's tenure here, he was never truly coached, and it seemed that the coaches never figured out how to properly coach him.

Cam suggests that the situation in SF is much more beneficial to CMC, as the structure allows him to be healthier.

However, in Carolina, it appeared that they ran him into the ground but never found a way to coach CMC to his full potential.

Considering that CMC was here under Rivera and Rhule, it's very concerning that this franchise couldn't maximize CMC and learn how to handle him properly.

Speaking of Rhule, Cam criticizes him harshly and highlights how much of a joke he is.

 

 

In the first snippet, Cam talks about a situation where he came back to the team, and a certain QB was quite salty about it. Cam was flabbergasted at Darnold's reaction, implying that it was almost tantrum-like as he insisted on being the starter. Cam noted that this kind of discord was immature and concerning for locker room cohesion, as everyone should be playing as a team and not worrying about petty issues, especially when the decision is not theirs to make.

Cam, being the veteran professional he is, called Rhule to mediate and explain the situation to Darnold and settle his thoughts.

Turns out, this was likely the first time Rhule held Darnold accountable in some form, and Cam had to persuade the coach to do so.

He goes on further in the next clip, emphasizing the difference between Belichick and Rhule. Rhule never attempted to connect deeply with his players, seemingly sticking to his own way and not delving into each player's personalities and thoughts. This disconnect was shocking to Cam, especially compared to his time with the Patriots. Behind the scenes, Bill often worked to connect with his players, taking the time to know them, their personalities, their lives, and their thoughts. He used that to create a cohesive team environment where everyone understood and connected with each other.

This is a stark contrast with Rhule, and it's likely similar to a certain head coach who was recently fired.

And then he talks about Tepper.

 

 

 

Cam explains a bit about a hypothetical scenario where he's the Team President and what he'd do to leverage the situation. He highlights Tepper's failures and says he clearly came into the NFL out of his league, despite his success as a hedge fund manager.

Oh, and he also explains how much of a dick Gettleman was about tie-gate:

 

A lot to unpack from these snippets. In short, it wasn't Ron Rivera emphasizing ties, but all Dave Gettleman. He was a totalitarian douche who reveled in his way or the high way approach. Even back to the Superbowl, he pretty much forced his dress code and a variety of other crazy approaches.

Ultimately worth a watch and listen. Good insights to this franchise and how much of a joke it was and currently is.

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6 minutes ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

Cam has been getting killed in the national media all day today 

By certain other fanbases too...

I will say I think he's wrong about Dak Prescott not being a difference maker. Not so sure that applies to Jared Goff either.

Tua and Purdy though? There's an argument there.

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2 minutes ago, Mr. Scot said:

By certain other fanbases too...

I will say I think he's wrong about Dak Prescott not being a difference maker. Not so sure that applies to Jared Goff either.

Tua and Purdy though? There's an argument there.

I'd like to think that in his framework, they excel from a system in which they are given easy choices as to what to do. Having playmakers and a framework that is more guided to make less mistakes is what I like to think Cam means when talking about system QBs, who need a better environment to excel. Not necessarily just dink and dunk.

I will concur that Dak Prescott has played lights out and Cam shouldn't have dinged him as much for that. Sure, a chance in offensive approach helps and he has a great supporting cast, but he's arguably making plays out of structure and doing well with that as well.

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