Rivera has never had an All Pro QB. He's had a QB who went to the Pro Bowl - big difference. I watch a lot of Panther's football. In 9 seasons, Cam Newton only completed 60% of his passes 3 times. He only threw for more than 3500 yds 3 times. He only threw more than 24 TDs once. In his 7 playoff appearances, he had 10 interceptions and 5 fumbles.
On the positive side, Cam generally has not turned the ball over a ton in the regular season. Of course, he was a very good rushing QB especially early on, although even there, he had 3 or 4 seasons where he scored an impressive # of TDs or eye-popping total yards rushing the ball.
He had the one really great season - not coincidentally it was the Super Bowl year. Other than that - Newton has been above average at best. I like Cam - contrary to his rep, he's a team player and he has been a great team rep in Charlotte. The fans here have always loved him. But he hasn't been the reason for Rivera's success imho. That defense Carolina has had most years has been what's made them fairly successful over the Newton years. To be fair, maybe Newton could've been a bigger force on those teams, but Rivera likes to pound the rock, and not being exceptionally accurate, I think lead to more conservative playcalling than mightve been the case if they trusted Newton more putting the ball in the air.
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You seemed to imply that Cam Newton was an elite or near elite QB. I acknowledged he went to the Pro Bowl - once - in their Super Bowl year. I also brought up how great he played in that Super Bowl season. And that he doesn't throw a lot of picks - until he gets to the playoffs when he dishes them out like candy. He's a sub 60% passer for his career - look it up if you need to. I gave lots of other reasons I don't think he's great, but just above average. I promise you I've watched triple the Cam Newton performances and I gave you the stats that cause me to rate him lower than you do.
