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Will Cam be coddled?

ECUPantherFan

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I hope Rivera is ALL OVER Cam Newton whenever they get to start practicing. Players always say that during camps and pre-season games, the game speed is nothing compared to the regular season.

That said, I hope Rivera gets that defense going full speed, makes our corners jam the WR's, and throw all kinds of blitzes at him. That is the only way he's going to learn. I think once we get him going against a full speed defense, then we'll know if he's really got that potential.

He looks good against air, and he looks good against college players. Here's to hoping he looks just as good against Mr. Beason & Co. this summer. :sifone:

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He'll be coddled this year while he holds a clipboard on the sideline.

So, you think Cam sits this year, eh? What if things start falling apart ala 2010? Do we bring him in like we did Jimmy? No doubt the fans will be calling for him at that point...

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As of right now, Cam gives us the best chance of winning. So unless the vet QB we bring in is Hasslebeck, Bulger, Volek, or even Matt Moore if we decide he is the guy, Cam is going to be starting week one if we want to win right now.

I wonder if Cam can handle being pushed hard to succeed. Here in the big leagues where we don't have perfect seasons, and will experience times of frustration, how will Cam react to this new world? I sensed in the Gruden camp episode, he got a little defensive about that one play in the national championship game where he refused to take a knee. He pull that with Rivera and he will likely get pulled from the game. So it will be interesting.

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I don't think he will be given a pass from the coaching staff and treated like he's any different than other players. Since we annouced Rivera as coach I've read / watched everything I could find about him and he doesn't strike me as running that sort of ship.

A lot of our fans might give him a pass on poo but the coahces? Nah

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So, you think Cam sits this year, eh? What if things start falling apart ala 2010? Do we bring him in like we did Jimmy? No doubt the fans will be calling for him at that point...

Yeah, but I honestly expect him to be third on the depth chart for a while behind whatever vet we bring in and :jc:

What the fans want really doesn't matter, if they don't think he's ready then he should continue to sit and learn.

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I think he will be used right away in certain plays designed for him specifically but sparingly from what I read. He just won't be the starter, a vet will be brought in. I agree he will be the 3rd in line to start behind Jimbo..

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