8/15/2011 10:32:58 PM

LOL @ this dude who obviously only read the box score:

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/802178-nfl-preseason-latest-news-analysis-and-results-from-around-the-league/entry/116047-2011-nfl-preseason-recap-cam-newton-proves-hes-no-better-than-tim-tebow

Quote :

"2011 NFL Preseason Recap: Cam Newton Proves He’s No Better Than Tim Tebow After one start in the preseason, many people are ready to write off Cam Newton as a bust. With the No. 1 overall selection in the 2011 NFL Draft, the Carolina Panthers selected quarterback Cam Newton to be the team’s savior. A rough outing the first time out on the field is to be expected, but Newton told the Associated Press: "I was just trying to go out there and first off prove to myself that I could play on this level. After that first little completion, I started to get the juices flowing. It was like, ‘Hey, I’m in the NFL,’ and I started to get a little swagger about myself. They had me guessing out there and I know this is just the beginning of what’s more to come." Newton is just a glitzier version of Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. The media will never hear Tebow talking about his detractors in any measure besides using the words as encouragement, but that’s where the differences end. Both Newton and Tebow have very strong arms, and their on-field work ethic is second to none. They also struggle in very similar ways, both under center and understanding terminology, and neither has seemed to pick it up with any semblance of understanding. Newton has been shafted by the lockout, but the game errors that Tebow has made over the last year are mirror images of the mistakes Newton is making. In five years when neither one of these players is anything but a running joke, experts will look back and ask what teams were thinking!"

[Edited on August 15, 2011 at 10:35 PM. Reason : "after one start in the preseason...."]

8/15/2011 10:33:14 PM

Quote :

"After one start in the preseason, many people are ready to write off Cam Newton as a bust."

i know it's bleacherreport, but seriously?

8/15/2011 10:34:41 PM

oh shit, I forgot about the Panthers 2011 preseason... what happened?

8/15/2011 10:36:53 PM

they all died. season cancelled.

8/15/2011 10:47:43 PM

Yeah it was kind of a bummer.

8/15/2011 10:55:51 PM

Cam Newton looks like an NFL quarterback. He shows poise in the pocket and solid mechanics when he's not throwing off his back foot. He can buy time in the pocket while keeping his eyes downfield, and he can throw on the run. You can see that he'll develop into a solid pro if he works his ass off and learns to read NFL defenses. The scrambling ability combined with that deep ball accuracy will make him tough to stop. He may play a lot like Roethlisberger used to, waiting for guys to get open and then gunning the ball to them. It's the opposite of Manning and Rivers' timing routes and anticipation.

Tebow just looks like a tight end trying his damnedest to play QB. It's his 2nd year as a pro and he still looks out of place every time he has to drop back from under center. He's indecisive, and he panics whenever his 1st or 2nd read isn't there. His stat line was efficient, but that was only because he tucked and ran each time he got confused. That won't fly against a good defense that has been scheming to stop him. I go back and forth on Tebow, but right now it's hard to see him developing into a solid starter.

[Edited on August 15, 2011 at 11:56 PM. Reason : 2]

8/15/2011 11:55:08 PM

What did you expect from this guy?


Good Ole Bleacher Report

8/16/2011 8:50:45 AM

Quote :

"Without a doubt we're in uncharted waters now. A certain amount of the spotlight was to be expected when you have the #1 overall pick and select a polarizing figure like Cam Newton, but I'll admit I had no clue it was going to be this dramatic. In the span of just a few days the Panthers went from laughing stock of the NFL, a team that had almost no talent, to be doted on as geniuses for having he foresight to select Newton. Thus far, Rivera and co have done an excellent job keeping all the players humble and ready to keep working, I hope they're still able to. Not that I think we have a great deal of egos on this team, but today I was pondering what the result of all this early attention will be? There's still a great deal of work to be done, even if some members of the media are willing to anoint Newton as the next 'great one'. "

"interesting" read from http://www.catscratchreader.com/

8/16/2011 2:46:38 PM

writers/reporters are all over the place with Newton. i'm not really putting too much stock into anything anyone says, because it's been ONE preseason game.

however, it's nice to see so much attention being paid to the Panthers...last season no one gave a shit because they were so bad. at least there seems to be some promise for this season.

8/16/2011 2:55:22 PM

tebow has a strong arm?

8/16/2011 2:56:59 PM

$1.7 million under the cap as of yesterday

if they do bring in another CB, he'll be on the cheap

i wonder if they just go with what they have, as Burney isn't the worst thing we've ever seen. in fact, i think he'll be pretty solid.

8/16/2011 3:07:13 PM

ratings from the first preseason game up 91% from last year in RDU

8/16/2011 3:31:38 PM

Wonder when the last time a Cam Newton team lost a football game

Maybe when he was in high school?

8/16/2011 3:58:50 PM

GM, President, Head Coach, starting QB all on the adam and joe show this afternoon. any good sound bites or more of the same?

8/16/2011 5:33:52 PM

There has to be a veteran corner cut in the next couple of weeks we can pick up.

Another body at DT would be nice too.

8/16/2011 5:50:17 PM

Bengals cut Tank Johnson

8/16/2011 5:51:30 PM

Did he overlap with Rivera in Chicago?

[Edited on August 16, 2011 at 5:54 PM. Reason : ,]

8/16/2011 5:52:25 PM

for a year i heard

8/16/2011 6:14:39 PM

Fua looked good, but yeah we definitely need more of a veteran at DT than Nick Hayden

8/16/2011 8:06:14 PM

If I recall, the Bengals picked up Tyler Brayton to replace Tank..... why would we want Tank?

8/17/2011 8:56:14 AM

Because we have a numbers issue at DT

8/17/2011 10:33:05 AM

The Colts cut Demario Pressley to sign Tyler Brayton. Either Way, a DT is available

8/17/2011 12:14:16 PM

Cam to start Friday against Miami

8/17/2011 12:52:56 PM

doh

too fast

[Edited on August 17, 2011 at 12:53 PM. Reason : talkin bout thegoodlife3, not cam starting]

8/17/2011 12:53:15 PM

8/18/2011 6:27:47 PM

yes, that is a .gif that has been used in the past

8/18/2011 6:28:49 PM

it never gets old.

8/18/2011 6:30:56 PM

how bout use it when it's relevant

8/18/2011 6:32:25 PM

its ALWAYS relevant.

8/18/2011 6:49:18 PM

who was the guy that kept posting delhomme pics last year with "miss me yet" while delhomme was having his outstanding season with the browns

8/18/2011 6:51:11 PM

probably the same people who post "Miss me yet" as Herb struggled his ass off in the Pac-10 after Harden left

8/18/2011 8:54:15 PM

Predict Cam's line

10-20 187 yards 1TD/1INT, Rush TD

8/18/2011 9:00:30 PM

20 attempts and 187 yards? he's probably only going to be playing for 1 quarter, right?

I'll say 7-12, 103 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT

8/18/2011 9:03:04 PM

He's playing the entire first quarter and the starters are playing the first half. I was basing it on 2 quarters worth of time.

8/18/2011 9:06:35 PM

a quarter and half at the very least

9-22 135 1td/1int

[Edited on August 18, 2011 at 9:09 PM. Reason : a little too high]

8/18/2011 9:08:21 PM

Pilares is one of those guys where you're like "who?" and then a month later you think he'll make the final roster and might catch a couple TD's this season

8/19/2011 2:26:23 AM

13/22 153 yards 1 TD 1 INT, 22 yards rushing 1 TD

8/19/2011 2:47:06 AM

lol at yall predicting 20+ attempts

Rivers, Brees, Manning, Brady, Rodgers, etc wouldn't throw 20 passes in a preseason game, especially in a non-week 3 preseason game

8/19/2011 2:50:45 AM

the QB for the jets threw 38 times I believe. If they really want to test him, 22 is feasible.

8/19/2011 2:57:54 AM

38 times in how long? less than 2 quarters? thats an insane amount if you extrapolate for a 4 quarter game, but maybe in preseason some teams are airing it out like fuck

8/19/2011 3:04:11 AM

Quote :

"lol at yall predicting 20+ attempts"

What are you talking about? He had 19 attempts against the Giants.

8/19/2011 5:48:13 AM

he also played over 2 full quarters. I think we'll see 14-15 pass attempts at the most. yes he'll be working with the first team, but there is also a run game we need to get back into rhythm and it's very important he get comfortable with handoffs to our 1st team RBs in game situations.

8/19/2011 8:25:30 AM

Quote :

"Rivers, Brees, Manning, Brady, Rodgers, etc wouldn't throw 20 passes in a preseason game"

Brady had 19 attempts last night

[Edited on August 19, 2011 at 8:41 AM. Reason : ^ are you serious? he needs to practice his handoffs? ]

8/19/2011 8:30:33 AM

Clausen is going to get first team reps too, so they can't give Cam all the work with them. So that's why Cam will only probably play a quarter or so.

8-14, 112 yards, 1 TD, 0 INT
4 rushes for 26 yards 1 TD

And McElroy had 38 pass attempts for the Jets because he was the only backup behind Sanchez that night, Brunell was hurt. That was the most pass attempts for a preseason game by a Jets QB since 99, I think.

8/19/2011 10:25:10 AM

8/19/2011 11:04:27 AM

Kalil signs a 5 years extension, freeing up cap space

now it's time to use some of that cap space

8/19/2011 6:41:53 PM

wonder if the Eagles will be forced to cut a better-than-average cornerback out of roster size necessity in the upcoming couple weeks

8/19/2011 6:50:34 PM

Big things tonight from Cam

I just hope no one gets hurt slipping on that infield dirt

[Edited on August 19, 2011 at 7:07 PM. Reason : x]

8/19/2011 7:06:11 PM

wrong thread but

you outta town til sunday or something?

8/19/2011 7:07:34 PM