The excuse train had slowly quieted down as teams continued to pass on Cam. Throughout the season, quarterbacks got injured and one by one teams continued to pass on the veteran quarterback. The more teams that passed on him, the quieter his fan base got. Maybe, just maybe they had started to hold Newton accountable for his play.
This afternoon the Carolina Panthers have decided that with Sam Darnold's injury, to bring back the veteran quarterback, and the first article I read by Brian Mazique of the Heavy is quick to start blaming the tight ends and receiving core for Cam's faults as a passer.
At the end of the day, Newton was at fault. Newton had 12 rushing touchdowns, let's not forget that, as it often gets overlooked but he's to blame for his struggles as a passer in 2020. The Panthers were in need of a quarterback and now at the very least Cam can retire a Panther, if he so chooses.
Being Thursday, Cam will probably backup the former Houston Roughneck XFL MVP, quarterback P.J. Walker but after that, who knows. This maybe Newton's last chance in the NFL, so he needs to approach it that way. If he cannot beat out Walker, his time should be over. For Newton to be successful, he needs to take the job from Darnold and prevent the panthers from drafting a quarterback in 2022. All we can do is wish the former Patriots starter luck and send him off properly.
Thank you Cam for all you did for the Patriots but you're not a Patriots quarterback anymore so piss off because you're no longer relevant in New England. Your chapter in the organization is closed and soon a footnote to be forgotten like the guys between Grogan and Bledsoe.
And with that hopefully the bandwagoners who came to foxboro will return to Carolina where they belong. And maybe the fanbase can start to heal from the divide they caused. As we've moved on to Mac Jones the new face of the franchise and the only ones still hung up on him aren't fans of any team and will jump to Lamar when Newton retires.
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