Once we draft Cam, this fanbase will support him right?

[Dpantherman]

Don't trust Cam. I see him as a cheat and a liar so I am not counting on him. If that says something about me as a fan so be it.

bye

[Dpantherman]

Not really going to worry about it, I've been wrong before. I can't prove it (because I will not search the forums- no time or desire to). But I do not think everyone will support him.

[Tarheels23]

Haters gonna hate! I don't expect that to change.

[Davidson Deac II]

Sure, they will support him. As long as the team is winning.

[Udogg]

I tried to support Jimmy. I live in ATL with Falcon fans all around and I defended him till the last 2 games. He broke me.:(

[Lout]

Right now I don't like Cam Newton. Tonight, if we pick him.. he will be embraced, but he will need to win me over with his play. In fact, he will probably have to win us all over with his play.. because if he stinks it up like Clausen did last year.. the fanbase will lose some faith.

[Verge]

Nope.

[eViL jEsTeR]

I will because I am a panther fan. I still think it is the wrong choice and will be a poor choice to run Chud's Air-Coreyell offense. They will have to develop a watered down offense and implement elements of the spread offense to suit this guy and that is a huge cop out to me. I was stoked to have a down the field passing game coming to Carolina but now we're going look like a college team on the field trying to play in the NFL. Steve Spurrier tried it in Washington and it failed. It ended his tenure and pretty much ended the career of Campbell. They traded up to take Campbell and Spurrier tried to bring the spread offense to the NFL and it doesn't work because NFL defenses are too fast. Newton will not have success in the NFL with a spread hybrid. He is not a 4 or 5 read QB and will not have success in being a true pocket passer. I see Vince Young written all overhim. A little excitement when running and using his legs, but defenses will learn how to defend him within a year or two and that will be the end of his career and we'll be in the same boat we are now 3-5 years from now.

He is just the wrong pick. Plain and simple. I'll support him and hope we win, but it will be with a "wait and see" outlook. I won't buy his jersey for at least 4 years because I honestly don't think he'll last that long.

[Brooklyn Bully]

Just look for the trolls tonight if we don't select him. Those are they people that wouldn't have supported him if we did draft him.

[Mr. Scot]

Will fans rally around him if he's taken? Yes, and they should.

Will some folks turn on him after his first few mistakes? Sadly, also true.

Fans are demanding of quarterbacks, and often unreasonably so. I doubt Newton would be immune from that.

[Icege]

Did Jimmy Clausen get 100% backing by the team?

It'll be by an individual basis. Some will be so polarized by the pick that they won't be able to bring themselves to support it, but at the same time there will be those looking for any excuse to criticize the pick and inflate their ego.

[Fan4life]

I think he is a bust ! But I still will watch him play and be a Panthers Fan.

[Verge]

Cam Newton: Carolina's felon qb.

[TarPanther9180]

Currently I am pessimistic about Cam (and all other QB's in the draft his year). However, if he is a Panther, I will be fully optimistic and support him (and any other player drafted) going forward.

However, I will not go out and buy his jersey. You gotta prove yourself before I do that.