The only thing more annoying than people still claiming that Cam can't play is how much love he's getting after this game. I understand how many yards he had against GB, I watched the entire game from start to finish, but everyone seems to forget that he was completely ineffective for almost the entire middle 45 min of the game. Don't get me wrong, he had an OK game and 400 yards is impressive, but for about 45 min he looked like he couldn't have thrown out of a paper bag.
There is a TON to love about this guy right now. But let's not act like he just put on a show, carving apart GB time and time again. That's not how the game seemed. Don't think I'm just blaming people in "fanland" either. Listenign to the announcers you'd think the Panthers were up by 10 the whole game with Cam throwing 4 TDs. The missed wide-open receiver was a "tough throw?" He could have lobbed it 10 yards he was that open.
I'm going to sound like the hater here by saying that he doesn't deserve all this praise he's getting but I want to point out that he DOES deserve praise and there is TON to look forward to. That said, for any other QB, including most rookies, people would be talking about how the 3 picks, missed open receivers and failed goal line attempts kept the team from winning when their defense is the reason they were still in it. He played well and made plays but for all the things he did right, it was the things he did wrong that cost the team the game...he realizes it (i think based on comments he made) now the rest of us need to see that maybe passing for a mile isn't what this guy needs.
Watching the game, I honestly felt like Newton had 6 TDs and GB lost by the way the announcers, "experts" and fans were talking aobut the game...If anything, the Panthers D kept that team in it with redzone D and Newton played a big part in losing it by his play in the 2nd and 3rd Q. He deserves credit for the things he did well and has shown up pretty much everyone that said he had no chance at succeeding, that said, I think even he would admit that his game yesterday was nothing to write home about.
There is a TON to love about this guy right now. But let's not act like he just put on a show, carving apart GB time and time again. That's not how the game seemed. Don't think I'm just blaming people in "fanland" either. Listenign to the announcers you'd think the Panthers were up by 10 the whole game with Cam throwing 4 TDs. The missed wide-open receiver was a "tough throw?" He could have lobbed it 10 yards he was that open.
I'm going to sound like the hater here by saying that he doesn't deserve all this praise he's getting but I want to point out that he DOES deserve praise and there is TON to look forward to. That said, for any other QB, including most rookies, people would be talking about how the 3 picks, missed open receivers and failed goal line attempts kept the team from winning when their defense is the reason they were still in it. He played well and made plays but for all the things he did right, it was the things he did wrong that cost the team the game...he realizes it (i think based on comments he made) now the rest of us need to see that maybe passing for a mile isn't what this guy needs.
Watching the game, I honestly felt like Newton had 6 TDs and GB lost by the way the announcers, "experts" and fans were talking aobut the game...If anything, the Panthers D kept that team in it with redzone D and Newton played a big part in losing it by his play in the 2nd and 3rd Q. He deserves credit for the things he did well and has shown up pretty much everyone that said he had no chance at succeeding, that said, I think even he would admit that his game yesterday was nothing to write home about.
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