![]() Week 2 against the Texans, he broke a 10-10 game open with an incredible 19-yard run late in the third quarter, scrambling through would-be sacks before leaping into the Houston secondary.Leading the Jaguars by eight in the third quarter of the season opener, Newton avoided disaster by dodging several near-sacks on a 3rd-and-8 from his own 21-yard line before delivering a 24-yard first-down strike to Jerricho Cotchery.Whether he's using his legs, his arm or both, Newton just gets it done when his team needs him. But one thing is for certain: Cam Newton has not been the same Superman that put the Panthers offense on his back and carried them to a #1 ranked offense and to the Super Bowl in 2015.Cam Newton when within 7 points in the 4th quarter, 2015 Maybe the 32nd ranked Patriots defense is the cure for Newton that the then-32nd ranked Saints defense couldn’t provide. Remove the running and the Panthers are left with a below-average quarterback (possibly due to injury). ![]() ![]() Stuart notes that over the past 16 games, Newton’s been the least productive and efficient runner of his career.Īnd the fact is that Newton was never a transcendent passer outside of his 2015 season, but his running ability always elevated his contributions and made him a special player. He’s now on pace for 245 rushing yards and 5 rushing touchdowns, far below his career average. Part of the magic with Cam Newton has been his value as a runner, though, and from 2011-15 he averaged 641 rushing yards and 9 rushing touchdowns per season. His adjusted net yards per attempt is 4.97 over that span, which is a fancy way of saying he’s been negligibly different as a passer from Mark Sanchez or EJ Manuel or Brock Osweiler. #Baldybreakdowns /9wsCXrn8aS- Brian Baldinger September 26, 2017įootball Perspective’s Chase Stuart looked at Newton’s career trajectory over 16-game segments to examine how his past season’s worth of games compares to other parts of Newton’s career.Īnd over the past 16 games, Newton has completed just 54% of his passes to go with 16 touchdown passes and 16 interceptions. But more importantly, he’s simply making bad football decisions.Ĭam has to play better he is much much better than this. Newton played at a much lower level and rushed for just 359 yards and 5 touchdowns as he battled a shoulder injury that required offseason surgery.Īnd now Newton is still dealing with the shoulder injury, along with an ankle injury, and he will be missing Greg Olsen and potentially Kelvin Benjamin. Newton definitely put the team on his back and rushed for 636 yards and 10 touchdowns to supplement his 35 passing touchdowns.īut in 2016, Newton had Olsen and Ginn again to go with their real #1 receiver Kelvin Benjamin and second-year receiver Devin Funchess. The 2015 Panthers suffered a long string of injuries at receiver as Ted Ginn served as #1 wideout, with Greg Olsen in the middle. Those struggles have continued into 2017 where his passer rating of 69.7 ranks 29th, and an easy question is why?! His passer rating of 75.8 ranked 28th in the league, ahead of only Brock Osweiler and Ryan Fitzpatrick, both of whom are now back-ups. He completed just 52.9% of his passes in 2016, throwing for just 19 touchdowns against 14 interceptions. Newton wasn’t a bad choice for “ player you’d most want to build your franchise around” after 2015.īut now that praise for Newton seems like the distant past. He was coming off a First Team All Pro and MVP season where he led his team to a Super Bowl berth. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was ranked #1 on the Top 100 Players of 2016 list.
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