First off, I am not saying he is the best.
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And it’s not like Newton’s hasn’t drawn his fair share of flags. Mark Ingram’s 5-yard touchdown run put the Saints up 10-0 before the Panthers had run their eighth offensive play from scrimmage. Often he is asked to stay in and block, though it tends to do more harm in the passing game without Cam’s number one target down the field.
It was a night of treats for a very sick North Carolina boy who got to celebrate Halloween early with the help of his community and a big boost of candies from a couple of Panthers – the football kind. “Especially when the league backed up Hochuli on his non-call”. The referee said something to the quarterback and Newton stopped in his tracks and looked back and laughed in disbelief. His production only went up from there with Allen posting double-digit sack numbers in six straight seasons, including 22 in 2011. That does not tell the whole story.
However, the numbers dont support the Panthers concerns.
“Just the fact that it’s kind of, one, did he miss the call?”
Newton is in his fifth National Football League season. “He high pointed it and made a good play”.
“The problem is Cam doesn’t get treated like a quarterback because he doesn’t look like a quarterback”, Olsen said.
Jonathan Stewart has barely averaged 3.5 yards on the ground and has yet to find the end zone.
Grant returned two kickoffs for 41 yards, ran twice for 6 yards and caught an 8-yard pass in Jacksonville’s 51-17 loss to the New England Patriots.
Through the air, Cam Newton’s numbers do not show how effective he has been.
The Panthers lost their other top pass rusher Greg Hardy this past offseason when he signed with the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent. Newton may have just added to Rivera’s conspiracy theory. “I didn’t even know he was gone”.
Newton also brought dinner for the event, including steak, shrimp and various sides such as mashed potatoes and macaroni and cheese.
While the league should and probably will investigate here, it’s unlikely that they are able to get much evidence of what was said one way or the other. The quarterback position has been evolving and Cam is the best of the bunch.
“This has been the hardest battle our family has ever had to go through”, she said.
Newton’s reaction was animated in his discussion with Hochuli, but the Carolina player simply may be the victim of misunderstanding what the official told him. The problem is the Panthers didn’t win many games that way and have adapted. For details on how to enter and/or for complete Official Rules, go here. Neither has had any game changing moments in 2015.
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Cam Newton motions 1st down in win against the Saints Sunday.
