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fallynangell t1_izd5580 wrote

Cam.... look man you WERE better, but that ship has sailed . Old tepper has ruined my panthers, but cam you were never the same after not jumping on that fumble.

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Mr_Strol t1_izdu6wa wrote

At no point was Cam Newton better then Tom Brady

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seehorn_actual t1_ize38iq wrote

What if you compared peak Cam to baby Tom? Like an infant.

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Mr_Strol t1_ize4ybz wrote

That point in time never existed. Literally every year Cam has been alive, Brady has been the better QB.

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Yeskid10 t1_ize6jui wrote

Cam won MVP once, so he was better that year. Checkmate

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Mr_Strol t1_ize92ry wrote

MVP doesn’t mean better. It often goes to the QB from the team with the most wins. Carson Wentz was the runaway MVP favorite one year before injury.

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Yeskid10 t1_izec1xh wrote

I'm saying Newton was better that year. Regardless of what you think of MVP, he was better in 2015.

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Mr_Strol t1_izejk2d wrote

Tom Brady lead the NFL in passing TDs in 2015 and had a MUCH better showing in AFC title game against Denver then Cam did in the Bowl. All Cam did that year was rack up rushing TDs in the worst division in football.

Tom was still better. But Carolina had more wins as a team. Cam got the award.

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DCilantro t1_izebcgd wrote

And spoiler alert, they won the super bowl without him

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seehorn_actual t1_ize50fr wrote

Not with that kind of thinking it didn’t, TO THE LAB!!!!

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fentown t1_ize7yh9 wrote

The year where Brady was suspended for deflate gate, I drafted Cam Newton like 2nd or 3rd overall and picked up Brady on the 6th or 7th round. I traded Newton before Brady was even back.

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SawCon884 t1_izdt4nu wrote

A talented athlete but a pussy as a competitor. What's that old movie quote? " He'd rather look good and lose than look bad and win."

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wolfpack1986 t1_izdvncl wrote

“Pussy as a competitor” what? Cam isn’t better than the NFC South QBs currently but he was very dominant in his prime. The dude didn’t shrug off contact and was as fiery/competitive as they come. as a Panthers fan, this kind of revisionist history is extremely annoying from the casual NFL fan.

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SawCon884 t1_izdwa7f wrote

Jumped out of the way of a fumble rather than recover it during a Superbowl game on a play that was critical to the outcome of the game. You're welcome.

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TheTrocadero t1_izdww53 wrote

Biggest game of his life and he’s not willing to lay it all on the line to win. His post game outfits support the theory he was too concerned with his image and not hungry enough to do whatever it takes to win.

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malaka201 t1_izdygn8 wrote

I have to agree. You whole career led up to that and you casually noped out of the way. It was eight in front of him! And that was the end

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Maximus15637 t1_izdwrvy wrote

One play does not maketh the man. Cam will always be one of the greats in Carolina. But his sun has set, even if he doesn’t think so.

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SawCon884 t1_izdx0ox wrote

That one play certainly defines his career. The only highlight clip he will be really known for. Bitched out on the biggest play of his life.

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totheman7 t1_ize6r4o wrote

One play can’t make a man, but one play can break a man and that’s exactly what not diving on the fumble did

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