I think this is pretty accurate. Cam Newton as an NFL quarterback came to look just like Vince Young as a college quarterback to me. In the end, exposing oneself to that much contact comes to affect the body, and in turn, the effectiveness.
Belichik had to be desperate. Glad his desperation has expired.I never saw the fit to begin with.
Good comments and thanks.
That's all anyone is saying.
I will have to disagree, Cam won with SHEER athleticism, IMO. I watched him every week back when i watched the NFL and Panthers. He would "lock on" a target and threw it to them hell or high water, (And he had a Cannon) unless he decided to take off and run... I honestly do not think he was smart enough to read the Defenses and make adjustments, Just my Opinion. Now that his athleticism has dwindled, he is (Again IMO) average at best.
He was never going to succeed being other than the kind of quarteback he was, and I mean no disrespect at all by saying that. He wasn't the type to sit in the pocket and distribute the ball.
LOL.... I knew it was coming, i thought from Cam though.. IMO, and my opinion only, This had absolutely NOTHING TO DO with Race!!
So, what was the purpose? Mac Jones won the QB competition. What was the purpose of throwing that little shot out there after the man is gone? Further, it is not even a good racial stereotype anymore. Now, Cam does not have the best anticipation. I will accept that criticism of Cam's game all day. He sees a guy open and zips it in there. He doesn't anticipate like the top-tier QB resulting in passes being late. I even see your criticism of Cam's game that he locks in on a receiver to a degree. However, with the exposure of football today, any 12 year old kid that has played Madden for a couple years can learn a playbook and read a Cover 2 or Cover 3 defense. It's a lazy racial shot in my opinion that really doesn't assess why a player plays poorly. Taysom Hill lost the QB competition to Jamiyus Winston. Anybody talking about his inability to learn a playbook. I'll wait. It won't happen. Andy Dalton is a a fading QB that probably won't be starting by Week 4. Think you will hear anything about his inability to read a defense. You won't.
The only person who mentioned race was YOU. How interesting and telling. For me, his best days are behind him. The shoulder injury killed his arm. No shame in that, just a fact of life. Your points regarding his inability to throw receivers open and anticipate was spot on. He was a reactive QB. His athleticism made him the Qb he was. When his body failed on him, and it happens to us all, he ceased to be QB1 grade. As for Ninkovich, I agree you don't throw the man under the bus after you cut him. They classy thing is to say, thank you for your service and move on. However, Ninkovich would be in a position to know whether he had difficulty in learning the play book and whether the back up had mastered it. He just should have kept that information to himself. It was classless and unnecessary. You don't treat anyone like that.
