Cam Newton Finds The Headlines Again.

I was a huge critic of Cam Newton coming to New England. I called out Newton's play while fans were screaming to sign him to a long term contract. And after he left, one of if not the last article I wrote about Cam Newton, I defended Newton's ability to be a backup quarterback in the NFL.

Since that article. Newton has continued to talk crap about the starting quarterbacks in the league and even gave a list of guys he would be willing to backup. Both limit his ability to get signed by an NFL team.

Cam recently spoke and said the following,“It’s been hinted. And I’m not changing. People have hinted to where they say like, ‘Cam, we want you to go back to the 2015 clean-cut Cam.’ But, that was a different me. The thing that is always mentioned is, ‘Cam, you’re scaring people with how you look.’”

When Newton played with the Patriots, he did take criticism for his style but that was not why he lost his job to Mac Jones and everyone knows it. Newton would end up back in Carolina in 2021 and couldn't beat out P.J. Walker.

In 2021, Newton played in 8 games, starting 5. He completed only 54.8% of his passes for 684 yards with 4 passing touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Newton did rush for 5 touchdowns but he fumbled 4 times. Adding Newton's rushing and passing stats together, he only averaged 114 a game over the 8 games.

According to player profiler, from a clean pocket, Cam only completed 60% of his passes. And his true completion percentage. Which is on him, was only 57.5%. And in his last year he was protected 79.4% of the time. So 4 out of every 5 passes, so he cannot blame the line.

Newton is an inaccurate quarterback that cannot except that his play hasn't been good enough. I don't front him for wanting to decline on some locations but his comments hurt his ability to get signed. Which doesn't help because his play hasn't been good in a long time. 

Newton is a scheme fit quarterback that New England tried to help become a pocket quarterback. His Mechanics were crap. Newton didn't understand some of the position when he came to New England. When it came out that Mac Jones was teaching him,  He denied it and in the same interview said it was the centers job to identify things, showing or telling what Mac was teaching him.

If he wants to play in the NFL, he needs to shut up, put his head down and find a quarterback school that can teach him how to be a pocket passer. He's not likely to get signed in 2023, so he should take the season to transform his mechanics and to learn the part of his game he's lacking. It's improbable that Newton will do that because he thinks currently his skills make him a starter. I'm not going to disrespect Newton but he's got to self reflect and help himself or his career is over.