Colin Cowherd counts down his rankings of the top 10 players and coaches in the NFL under the most pressure this season.
10. Cam Newton
“Not a ton, but he’s a star who had no market. His former coach didn’t take him, they took Kyle Allen. He’s lost his last 8 starts. There are people who thought it was just injuries that made his mechanics go down, but there was a little stigma around Cam that he can’t take criticism well, and he’s not a winning quarterback. The personnel he has around him is NOTHING, but I do think there is some pressure on him to show he’s a good leader, to show he’s coachable, and to stay healthy -- he’s been dinged up a lot. There will be a lot of eyes on Cam."
9. Tom Brady
“I think there is more pressure on Brady than Cam. He just had his worst completion percentage in seven years, and with Mike Evans and Chris Godwin, and all these tight ends, this is a stacked offense. They can go 8-8, but HE has to look good, because Tom didn’t look good last year, and this offensive roster is absurdly talented. To prove his critics wrong, there are a lot of people on this network who are saying he’s ‘shot’ and it’s ‘over.’ I don’t think it is. I thought Eli Manning was shot, but I don’t think Brady is. There is a lot of pressure on Tom to prove he’s still the same dude.”
8. Ben Roethlisberger
“This is a guy historically who we know doesn’t work out hard in the offseason. Russell Wilson and Brady do, but Ben can be kind of like dad in the offseason – ‘I’m gonna go hang out and go to the lake!’ It’s also time for Ben to get along with younger teammates, there’s been a lot of drama with Ben. If Ben comes in and struggles with another teammate, and there's’ more drama, people are going to say ‘dude, you’re 38, and you’re not in good shape.’ I think there’s some pressure on Ben.”
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