Jason Smith: “Cam Newton has always thrown off his back foot, but he’s always had the arm strength to put the ball where he needs to. He doesn’t have that anymore. He’s never liked to step into throws and always throws off his back foot, but you can’t do that your entire career. When you start having problems throwing the football you’re going throw it up and they’re going to be ducks, they’re going to float, and when there’s too much air under it you’re not going to complete those passes. Cam Newton is no longer the quarterback that he was, and that’s just a sliver into why he’s having such a bad year at quarterback… When teams know you can’t beat them with your arm, how many games are you really going to win? The Patriots have won 6 games on guts, tape, and spit, and putting it all together, but the bottom line for Cam Newton is that he’s going to be one-and-done in New England. This is going to be it for Cam because the league has gotten to see him after time off. Can he get a job as a backup somewhere? Sure, I can see that, but NO ONE is bringing him in to be a starting quarterback. This is the END of Cam Newton, the NFL starting quarterback. Seriously, who is going to say ‘OK!’ when Cam says ‘I still wasn’t right physically last year’?? NOBODY.” (Full Audio Above)
Listen to Jason Smith explain why 2020 will be the final season that Cam Newton will be a starting quarterback in the NFL, coming off a Thursday Night Football game where Newton posted a morbid 2.9 QBR score en route to a humiliating 24-3 loss to the Rams.
Newton has rushed for 11 touchdowns on the season, but he’s shockingly only thrown for just 5 in 12 games, compared to 10 interceptions. He ranks 29th in QBR, and has thrown for under 200 yards in 9 of those 12 games, including 4 with under 100 passing yards.
Check out the audio above as Smith details why we’ve seen the last of the 31-year-old as a QB1.
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