Why don't our players wear wristbands?

[jtnc]

I was listening to Cam's interview with Boomer Eiason and he said sometimes can't hear the entire plays, and has to call a timeout. I also noticed none of our defensive players have a playcall q-card either usually it was Jon Beason who'd wear it but this year it would have been Anderson.

Why is that? Does Rivera perfer his players memorize them?

[Tarheels23]

Cam was giving an example, he didn't say he necessarily forgot a play.

[jtnc]

Well I've seen for many of times where it seems he has had communication problems an had to call valuable timeouts this year. Dunno if Chud doesn't like them or whatever I was just wondering......................

[Cat'sGrowl]

Way to take that completey out of context and make Cam sound like a total idiot. You people wonder where the Falcon toolfans get most of the crap they spew.

It's like having an argument with CRA, you don't really have to say anything, because he'll typically make your argument for you.

[jtnc]

If you'd see my post above you, you'd know i'd clarified it.

[jtnc]

Way to take that completey out of context and make Cam sound like a total idiot. You people wonder where the Falcon toolfans get most of the crap they spew.

It's like having an argument with CRA, you don't really have to say anything, because he'll typically make your argument for you.

I didn't make him sound like a total idiot, oh my god falcon fans are gonna see this. Stop being a fuging puss.

[Brooklyn Bully]

Way to take that completey out of context and make Cam sound like a total idiot. You people wonder where the Falcon toolfans get most of the crap they spew.

I think Falcant fans get all they need from the 15-20 threads about Cam on the front page every day. It's embarrassing.

[CRA]

Way to take that completey out of context and make Cam sound like a total idiot. You people wonder where the Falcon toolfans get most of the crap they spew.

It's like having an argument with CRA, you don't really have to say anything, because he'll typically make your argument for you.

it takes mad skillz to be able to do that, son.

[Zithers]

i believe i heard cam wasn't allowed to wear one because they wanted to throw him into the fire to hurry up and mature as a leader in the huddle, instead of needing a piece of paper to help him out.

could be wrong. but wristbands do seem like a good idea.

[Floppin]

All of our other quarterbacks have used wristbands in previous years. It was stated earlier in the year that the decision that Cam would not wear a wristband was so that he wouldn't use it as a crutch so that he would develope a better understanding of the offense.

[bleys]

I'm not sure the exact scenario or reason but this was mentioned before the season.. Rivera/Chud (maybe one, maybe both) didn't want wristbands used because they felt it was a crutch that kept Cam from learning the offense... I guess the idea behind that is so he would know the language in it's entirety..

edit: what Floppin said..

[jtnc]

All of our other quarterbacks have used wristbands in previous years. It was stated earlier in the year that the decision that Cam would not wear a wristband was so that he wouldn't use it as a crutch so that he would develope a better understanding of the offense.

None of our defensive players don't wear a playcall q-card either like this one Beason that looks like a pouch.

[jtnc]

I'm not sure the exact scenario or reason but this was mentioned before the season.. Rivera/Chud (maybe one, maybe both) didn't want wristbands used because they felt it was a crutch that kept Cam from learning the offense... I guess the idea behind that is so he would know the language in it's entirety..

edit: what Floppin said..

Interesting, wonder if he'll have one this year since it's his second year an all.

[rayzor]

they didn't want him to use it because they wanted him to learn/memorize it. if he has it, he'll use it and it becomes a crutch.

also, because he doesn't really need it.

There was little reason to expect that Newton's first game would be historic. He completed only 42% of his passes in the preseason and, says sixth-year center Ryan Kalil, "struggled early on, figuring everything out." Rivera and Chudzinski gambled by not allowing Newton to wear a wristband with the plays inscribed on it because they wanted him to hear the entire play called into his helmet receiver, which would get him more familiar with the language of the offense. (When, for instance, Tom Brady and Philip Rivers use a wristband, coordinators can shorten the play calls to a single two- or three-digit number, which the quarterback then matches to the play on his forearm.)

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1190635/2/index.htm

Newton was similarly impressive when former NFL quarterback Chris Weinke started training him during the lockout. On their first day together, Weinke drew 20 to 30 plays that he had gleaned from a playbook Carolina coaches had given Newton after drafting him. Weinke wanted to assess Newton's grasp of personnel groups and formations. What he learned was that Newton could answer every question he offered.

"Once he did that," Weinke said, "I knew his mental capacity was right where it needed to be."

Today Newton feels comfortable enough in Carolina's system that he doesn't even wear wristbands with plays written on them in games.

"You can see his comfort in everything from handling verbiage and calling plays to making adjustments at the line with protections," said offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski. "We threw a lot at him early."

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/page/hotread-CamNewton/cam-newton-fast-start-erases-doubts-ability