Very interesting Cam Newton stats

[Guest Bwood]

Stumbled across this on another forum and thought I would share for the guys that are into numbers.

Cam Newton

26 Passes Dropped, 1 INT

64 Overthrown (13.4%), 2 INTs

15 Underthrown (3.1%)

22 Thrown Wide (4.6%), 2 INTs

101 "Bad Throws" (21.2%), 4 INTs

5 Passes Batted At Line (1%)

Adjusted QBR: 92.3

Overthrow % (Highest to Lowest)

1. Cam Newton

2. Joe Flacco

3. Matt Ryan

4. Ben Roethlisberger

5. Michael Vick

6. Matt Schaub

7. Matthew Stafford

8. Carson Palmer

9. Tony Romo

10. Tom Brady

11. Alex Smith

12. Philip Rivers

13. Eli Manning

14. Drew Brees

15. Aaron Rodgers

Underthrow % (Highest to Lowest)

1. Matt Schaub

2. Tom Brady

3. Alex Smith

4. Eli Manning

5. Michael Vick

6. Aaron Rodgers (3.3%)

7. Cam Newton

8. Philip Rivers (2.6)

9. Ben Roethlisberger

10. Drew Brees

11. Matt Ryan

12. Matthew Stafford

13. Carson Palmer

14. Joe Flacco

15. Tony Romo

Thrown Wide % (Highest to Lowest)

1. Carson Palmer

2. Joe Flacco

3. Aaron Rodgers

4. Tom Brady

5. Michael Vick

6. Tony Romo

7. Matthew Stafford

8. Matt Schaub

9. Alex Smith

10. Eli Manning

11. Philip Rivers

12. Ben Roethlisberger

13. Matt Ryan

14 Cam Newton

15. Drew Brees

Bad Throw % (Highest to Lowest)

1. Cam Newton

2. Joe Flacco

3. Tom Brady

4. Matt Schaub

5. Mike Vick

6. Carson Palmer

7. Alex Smith

8. Matthew Stafford

9. Ben Roethlisberger

10. Matt Ryan

11. Aaron Rodgers

12. Eli Manning

13. Philip Rivers

14. Tony Romo

15. Drew Brees

Batted At Line % (Highest to Lowest)

1. Michael Vick

2. Matt Schaub

3. Alex Smith

4. Ben Roethlisberger

5. Carson Palmer

6. Matthew Stafford

7. Eli Mannings

8. Philip Rivers

9. Matt Ryan

10. Joe Flacco

11. Tony Romo

12. Tom Brady

13. Drew Brees

14. Aaron Rodgers

15. Cam Newton

[cultclassiccat]

There are the best qbs in the league listed side by side and on any sunday could mute those stats. Cam coming off a record setting rookie season will improve dramatically on his timing and progressions.

[Zithers]

saw that thread last night actually

[Achilles]

What I get from this is that Cam did have some struggles. He overthrows his receivers more than any other QB and has more bad throws than any other QB. He threw the ball A LOT early and late in games. Hopefully this year we won't be in a shoot out every week and we can get his attempts down. That will help. You would hope that a full offseason would help him get some of the kinks out as well. I like his passing style. Accuracy will improve (but clearly it needs to improve a lot).

Do "bad throws" mean bad decision making? That's what I assume. Coaching and offseason training could really help Cam fully grasp this offense. I think he's smarter than he gets credit for in the media. A lot of his INTs were a result of poor decisions. He can correct this as long as his focus is there.

[TheGreatestOfAllTimeCam]

So what does the data tell us

[panthers55]

Pretty good for a guy who was supposed to take 2 or 3 years to learn how to play quarterback and who rarely threw out of a pro style pocket.

[CatMan72]

Pretty good for a guy who was supposed to take 2 or 3 years to learn how to play quarterback and who rarely threw out of a pro style pocket.

This.

[CRA]

Rookie QB.... No offseason.....asked to put a team on his back......

Bad throws are to be expected. The good play is what really stands out

[Razeyfingers]

So what does the data tell us

It tells you that stats dont mean poo since they dont even hint at what the scenerios were for each and every one of those throws. It doesnt hint at receivers running bad routes, it doesnt cover the last quarter where a QB would be trying to catch up to a 3 td lead. It doesnt show how bad or good the protection was.

It doesnt show a lot, thats what the data tells us. . . nothing.

[rayzor]

he's a gun-slinger rookie who was given a lot of freedom to grow and make mistakes and who has been working his butt off non-stop since before he got drafted. he's playing at a much higher level than many of us who believed in him and wanted him as the panthers QB thought possible...at least he's doing it earlier. since the season ended he's been working non-stop to improve every aspect of his game.

those stats? meh....they basically say he's an NFL QB.

[fieryprophet]

Tom Brady was 3rd in Bad Throw %.

Good QBs trust their arms, even when the odds aren't in their favor. That's why all of those lists have good QBs interspersed in them.

[Razeyfingers]

I do find the batted down % interesting. Hmm, a summary of protection, QB height, mobility and. . predictability (the play and the player).

[davos]

If he performed as well as he did meanwhile making the most so called bad throws in his rookie season...fug yeah we're in great shape here for a whhhiillllleeee

[Frizzy350]

Peyton Manning made countless horrible throws his rookie season and went 3-13, but everyone knew that he was going to be great. Being a rookie quarterback isn't about being perfect - it's about showcasing what you CAN do then allowing coaching, natural progression and the talent around you to grow to your strengths and weaknesses.

People make way too big a deal out of Cam's turnovers, and yes they could be lower but asking him to significantly lower that number is not easy. This whole throw for 4k yards and under 10 picks is a new thing, and even now only Brady and Rodgers really do that. Anyone expecting Cam to be either of those 2 guys by his second year in the league is just nit picking (although Cam has surprised everyone, every freaking year of his career).