Rivera should hit the brakes on picking QB

[jasonluckydog]

How ugly was it?

Like watching 2 -300lb fat chicks making out.

[Jackofalltrades]

How ugly was it?

It rivaled the crap we were subject to last season.

[malik]

Thought it was great considering his o-line was collapsing so much + no smith + no Stewart.

He still looked 300%+ better than jimmy last year.

[panther4life]

So you take an open competition into the regular season?

I think he needs to decide now. Too much work to do now to not know who's under center.

I should have specified. Just one more game. Granted if we play the same way again it won't make a difference anyway

[Fox007]

I think Jimmy did more with less this week and was a smidge better last week. He's gained some confidence and there's no harm in letting Cam sit and continue to learn.

I'm not for or against either QB here, I didn't want to draft either of them, but I do want to win now- but moreso long term and I think Cam sitting right now acheives that.

Agree totally with this post, It would be different if Cam came out and wasn't still throwing off his back foot and tossing ankle passes.

He isn't ready, it's clear as day, nothing wrong with letting him sit and learn.

[SmootsDaddy89]

Our beat reporters are apparently 5 year-olds in the car on the way to a vacation destination.

"Are you ready to name a start yet? Now? NOW?"

[teeray]

This is my opinion that he will be named the starter. Hopefully Rivera will end the speculation next week and name one of them the week 1 starter and I think it will be Cam.

I think Clausen has slightly outplayed Cam in camp and in the preseason games though.

So the question I pose is simple. SHOULD he start??

Although I am a hugger and wanted Cam from the beginning I was never keen on him starting day one. I thought he should be on the sideline until he was deemed ready to go. I didn't put a time frame on it, I said if he is ready week 1 he should start week 1; if he isn't ready until next year he should sit until next year.

But from what has been reported from camp and what i have seen on TV the reason I think Cam starts is this:

Ask yourself one question. Although Clausen has probably slightly outplayed Cam to this point, is he really so far ahead of Cam that you actually have to start him? I don't think so. I don't think the gap is large enough that Jimmy has to start over Cam Newton. Therefore it is a draw or a split decision in which case (like boxing) the decision goes to the #1 pick.

Here is the issue that Ron Rivera is faced with. In all likelihood this is Cam's basement. He likely will not get worse than he is right now as a rookie. At the same time there is also a chance that Clausen is at his ceiling and he simply has no other gear he can get to. I am not necessarily saying that is the case but it is possible.

Not to mention the money invested in the #1 pick means the decision to start Cam's development probably take precedence over seeing if Clausen is at his ceiling

So all of this is a long winded question of, what would you do? Go ahead and start Cam with the thought that he will improve as the season and his career progresses and eventually surpasses Jimmy or start Jimmy and see if he can hold the fort down until you think Cam is 100% ready??

[Jackofalltrades]

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[pdandy1994]

I didn't get to see the game, but I hate the excuse of "His o-line was collapsing"

[therealmjl]

I think Cam just needs some more experience. He didn't get much work in tonight.

I say, go ahead and name Cam the starter. Hopefully by Thursday the line realizes that you actually have to run block sometimes, and we get Smitty back.

[GritsRgreat]

Meh is what i thought.

[TheRealDeal]

Have you seen him play? Absolutely not.

[therealmjl]

Jimmy just doesn't have it. He plays like a pussy, seriously.

[Jpjr]

Thought it was great considering his o-line was collapsing so much + no smith + no Stewart.

He still looked 300%+ better than jimmy last year.

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