What are the odds that Cam is a bust?

Gang-Green! · Joined: 06 Aug 2011 Posts: 71

Maybe last year was a fluke with Cam. He’s an unbelievable athlete, but can he lead the team? Can Cam consistently drive down and win the game in the last couple minutes? There is going to be adversity in the NFL, he needs to man up. He hasn’t proven he can win at the end. There is plenty of blame to go around on the team on that front – others have dropped the ball too.

Chud has also been terrible this year. We paid these RBs all this money and then we don’t use them, neither of them is that great anyhow. Cam did better last year when so much wasn’t put on his shoulders, they have not emphasized Cam’s strengths.

No question that Hurney has been the biggest problem with the organization, this has been obvious for years. I am willing to cut him some slack with respect to the picks because they haven’t really reached on anyone other than Armanti since Shelton. Hurney’s problem has been trading up for no good reason and he even did it last year. Did we really need to give up a 3rd rounder for Frank Alexander? Did we need Collin Jones so much that we need to dump a 7th? Olson has been good, but he at least was a known quantity.

He then went out an overpaid just about everyone. DWill, Beason, Charles Johnson, Stew, Kalil, TD. I think they got Godfrey and Anderson for a reasonable amount and Johnson has played up to his deal, but they still overpaid him. Good thing they got Nakamura.

I fear Beason is done, DWill and Stewart should both be cut for salary purposes. All three need to renegotiate or they will be gone. Gamble flashed, but let’s not forget he was in Fox’s doghouse and he is getting old. I am not sure they have a starting CB on the team if Gamble is done and they also need a safety.

As I watched Reggie Wayne get the ball across the endzone and Louis Murphy not, I realized we are just one year more down the road without having our WR problem solved and we are currently net down picks in upcoming drafts

Sad when your most productive pick in the recent past is Handgartner.
Panthers need to fire Hurney, start accumulating draft picks whenever possible, draft or sign some DBs, and renegotiate or cut DWill and Stew and (and be looking at Beason). Main thing is get rid of Hurney.

OneBadCat · Joined: 24 Aug 2012 Posts: 637

Impulser12000 · Joined: 02 Mar 2005 Posts: 2010 Location: SO CAL

in reference to cam i dont think he will bust. yes he's having an off year but you can't really judge a qb until year 3 or 4 (look at the mannings and rodgers didn't even play his first two)
in all honesty if cam were to retire now i wouldn't consider him a bust. last year he set and smashed records. after a year of clausen and a year of terrible delhomme cam changed it all. i actually had hope going into this season (coaches screwed that up) when i havent had much in years past. he's put the panthers on the map he's changed the entire offense and has ressurected my fave panther of all time smittys career (maybe not as much this year)
but thats just my opinion
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Panthers11 · Joined: 23 Dec 2007 Posts: 22923 Location: Florida

He will not bust.
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james.mcmurry13 · Joined: 28 Dec 2006 Posts: 30909 Location: North Carolina

Right now, I'd say the odds are 80-20 that he isn't a "bust". Bust is a far cry from what he was last year, and would basically mean that he's a mix of the Seattle game and last year's Tennessee and Jacksonville games.
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iknowcool · Joined: 15 Apr 2009 Posts: 11407

I think there is a possibility he never lives up to being the #1 overall pick. But he'd have to falter hard to end up being a bust. Even in what people perceive as a "down" year, he hasn't been playing that bad. Just very inconsistent. He's shown plenty of positives and at the same time, negatives.

panther dude · Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 5605 Location: East Lansing, MI

To me he just seems way too driven and talented to fail but I dont know.

3428fanatic · Joined: 25 Jan 2009 Posts: 692 Location: north carolina

I think bust is to strong of a word. I think he will be a average qb. He will always be a special talent but if he doesnt get a hold on the mental game he will never be great
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J Pep 4 Step · Joined: 01 Apr 2007 Posts: 25261 Location: Greenvillain, NC

The guy isnt playing bad this season. He's playing very average to juuuuust below average. But not bad. Not overall. I think people are overreacting because expectations were high.

Every game this season there has been good with the bad. Today was no different. But I dont see anything yet that would be cause for concern. He could play better, sure. But most sophmore QBs in the NFL could play better.
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johnydtarheel · Joined: 14 Feb 2007 Posts: 3903 Location: Charlotte NC

When we can't and don't run the ball it makes it near impossible for him to sucseed. When he tries to stay back to throw our line cant give him the time and he cant step up into the throws.

Fix the oline which fixes running and passing!
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