01-25-2016, 06:49 AM
(01-25-2016, 04:43 AM)wolfkaosaun Wrote: You're very wrong, actually.
Cam used to be a 1st read QB, but this year has greatly matured. He does go through reads. Not sure why there's an impression of him going through reads. I mean, did you see his throw to Olsen for the 1st down against the Saints?
Defenses realized that they could contain Newton and make him have to throw against them, and often times Newton would have made mistakes. But as time has gone on, his intelligence has gotten much better and he fully reads the entire field.
How were their stats even similar? Kaepernick's stats were 6 TDs to 5 INTs this year. Took Newton four games to have 7 TDs. And 2 INTs. Oh, and 2 rushing TDs. But Kaepernick had 1. Do you see Newton's supporting cast? His best receivers are Ted Ginn Jr and Cotchery. Throw in Olsen of course, but you get the picture.
Newton improved his game and if he was a 1 read QB, teams would have been able to read it and better contain it. Like they have with Kaepernick.
They're not the same player. Just because they're both mobile means nothing. Newton deserved this award. You don't throw 35 TDs to 10 INTs by being a read 1st QB in the NFL. A dual threat doesn't mean he's a 1 read QB.
Really? I am "very wrong".
Then you go on to say that Cam USED to be a 1 read QB, but "got better" this season?
He didn't get better, the OC did better by masking his biggest weakness. He is still a 1 read QB, haven't seen any video evidence to change that. Every once is a while, when a play breaks down, he might see an open WR late and throw to him, but that is hardly reading the defenses and going through his progressions.
When the OC draws up plays that have different primary targets for each play, it isn't so easy to read that for defenses. For instance one play, Ginn is the primary target, the next, Kory Brown, then Ginn again, then Olsen. This gives the illusion that Cam is reading the defenses and is spreading the ball around, but in reality it is the play call. Once Cam holds the ball for 4 seconds, he takes off running.
I said when the talk of Cam being MVP first started, a Meme was created that compared their stats. How accurate, who knows, however I did find this...
http://www.wsj.com/articles/newton-and-kaepernick-are-basically-the-same-player-except-for-the-record-1446593659
Now another thing to address. The talent around Newton is far from scrub level. Ginn was a 1st round pick and while he isn't AJ Green, he isn't Greg Little either. Funchess may be a rookie, but he was still a highly rated WR and has played as good as Sanu did his rookie season. Olsen is a 1st round TE, and has played as such, Stewart is a 1st round RB.
OLine?- He has a 1st rounder (Oher), 2nd rounder (Kalil), 3rd rounder (Trai Turner)
Add in Ed Dickson a 3rd round TE, and guys like Crotchery (who is a vet and has played for some good teams) and Philly Brown, and he has talent around him.
Newton is far from doing it all himself.
Funny, those years that Carolina didn't make the playoffs, everyone said they needed a defense. They finally get the defense, and everyone claims it is Cam that makes the Panthers successful. If Cam was so good, then why didn't he lead his team to the playoffs and even win in them, before last year?
The Panthers have had a much easier schedule this year. AFCS - NFCS - NFCE, plus a struggling Seahawks and GB teams, they were able to win the games in front of them, which they couldn't control, but their path was not nearly as tough as some of the other teams in the league. Denver has actually had a tougher path to the SB.
Then both of the teams they have had to face had to travel from the west coast to play them in the playoffs? Seriously? It would be highly embarrassing for them if they didn't make the SB.
