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It's not all that far fetched. He now has the two best passing days as a rookie in his first two games. That's sick...#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
It's not all that far fetched. He now has the two best passing days as a rookie in his first two games. That's sick...#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
You pick any one player. I'll take Newton. We can bump this thread at the end of the year.#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
He's not joking.#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
His passing numbers are sick and he has 70 yards and 2 TDs rushing in 2 games. Its really not far fetched at all imo.It's not all that far fetched. He now has the two best passing days as a rookie in his first two games. That's sick...#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
bradyYou pick any one player. I'll take Newton. We can bump this thread at the end of the year.#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()

Same here. I dont know how I can sit the guy now. We may have caught lightning in a bottle with this guy.Cam, welcome to your new role as my QB1 over Big Ben.
7400 total yards (6832 passing, 568 rushing) which would shatter the record book.projects to like 6k yards for the season...unreal
and in other news, brady passed for 400+ in consecutive games... for the first time in his career.It's not all that far fetched. He now has the two best passing days as a rookie in his first two games. That's sick...#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
Yeah there's no way Cam outscores Brady all year. Defenses will adjust and they'll still lose 14. I bet he's top ~8 though. Gonna be an excellent NFL QB.bradyYou pick any one player. I'll take Newton. We can bump this thread at the end of the year.#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
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I would start Newton but I have Brady. I don't know what to do. In my league Brady 39.095 Newton 38.080Yeah there's no way Cam outscores Brady all year. Defenses will adjust and they'll still lose 14. I bet he's top ~8 though. Gonna be an excellent NFL QB.bradyYou pick any one player. I'll take Newton. We can bump this thread at the end of the year.#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
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Drop Brady, pick up Jesse HolleyI would start Newton but I have Brady. I don't know what to do. In my league Brady 39.095 Newton 38.080Yeah there's no way Cam outscores Brady all year. Defenses will adjust and they'll still lose 14. I bet he's top ~8 though. Gonna be an excellent NFL QB.bradyYou pick any one player. I'll take Newton. We can bump this thread at the end of the year.#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
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#1 player in all of fantasy this year imo everTop 10 THIS year?
no, just man it up and say damn, I was SERIOUSLY wrong about the kidThere are some people here that need to go back and delete their posts.
Announcers in that Pats game said Brady was the 6th QB ever to pass for 400 yards in back to back games, so I'm guessing Cam was the 5thand in other news, brady passed for 400+ in consecutive games... for the first time in his career.It's not all that far fetched. He now has the two best passing days as a rookie in his first two games. That's sick...#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
Looks like they didn't have up to date stats, so cam is the 6th, brady is the 7th. (still rather impressive.) Brees did it once, but one game was the playoff loss last season so it doesn't count for nfl records.Announcers in that Pats game said Brady was the 6th QB ever to pass for 400 yards in back to back games, so I'm guessing Cam was the 5thand in other news, brady passed for 400+ in consecutive games... for the first time in his career.It's not all that far fetched. He now has the two best passing days as a rookie in his first two games. That's sick...#1 player in all of fantasy this year imoTop 10 THIS year?![]()
Memories of Jake Delhomme.The "pass" part. Not the jumping or 60 yards part.That one footed jump pass 60 yard dime to Steve Smith late in the game was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen.
So after his first two career starts he's peaked and he's on the decline?we likely have seen Cam's top 2 fantasy performances of the year.
He got.taken one pick ahead of where you were going to take him tight?According to Pantherclub, that shouldn't count since he technically jumped off his back foot. He should demostrate better mechanics and jump off the front foot if he wants to amount to anything in this league.That one footed jump pass 60 yard dime to Steve Smith late in the game was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen.
But he labeled him a "QB2"...Good call by Chase by the way. Throw enough at the wall, sometimes it sticks![]()

so far the list is a small one StealthcatBump to see if anyone comes in here and says, "You know, maybe I was wrong about this guy."
Even if dude is right and he never tops these two weeks, he could still easily finish Top 10.It was a very weak criticism.So after his first two career starts he's peaked and he's on the decline?we likely have seen Cam's top 2 fantasy performances of the year.![]()
What makes you say that?Obviously, he's made his share of mistakes. Does he make more than you'd expect from a rookie being asked to completely carry an entire offense?Newton's going to be a way better FF QB than in real life. Kid's potential is through the roof and the stats are very impressive but if you evaluate him as a NFL QB he leaves a lot to be desired. Once teams get enough film on him times will be a lot rougher.
Awesome start for him though and he's showing a lot of maturity (which is half the battle).
Please tell me you think Tebow is a better QB prospect than Cam Newton....Cam Newton is the most overhyped QB of all time. One season of productive college play, combined with a ton of off the field issues, don't add up to NFL success, imho. So far this preseason, he has been abysmal at throwing anything other than the most simple passes. With his alleged "cannon arm," one would think he should be able to hit his WRs once in a while. How about a long completion or two? It's laughable the way ESPN is now attempting to use the most esoteric stats imaginable in order to transform Newton's horrendous preseason performance into something positive. What is this absurd "only four QBs have scrambled for more than 15 yards nonsense?" Has such a ridiculous (and probably not even accurate) statistic ever been used to justify the "greatness" of any other NFL player? What makes the media's agenda clear is the fact that fellow rookie QB Jake Locker, on the same night ESPN, Rotoworld, etc. is trying to hype up Newton's completely pedestrian 26 yard scramble, ran for a 22 yard TD. That's 6 yards longer than Newton's "unbelievable" TD run last week. Funny, I didn't catch a single media mention of how "memorable" Locker's run was. From Trent Dilfer's gay outburst over Newton's totally run of the mill predraft workout to the constant media prediction that this arrogant diva "must be" the #1 draft pick to Warren Moon's racial hucksterism in basically demanding Newton be the #1 pick (and recent demands that he be the opening day starter), no player has been so over promoted by so many powerful forces in the history of sports. When you compare Newton's mediocre preseason efforts to Tim Tebow's 113 QB rating, amidst a clear cut media campaign to end his chances of being a starting NFL QB, even the drunkest fan ought to understand just how "unbiased" these "journalists" are. With the ecstatic hysteria over Newton's 16 yard TD run, and his 26 yard scramble the next game, can one imagine what the media's reaction would be if, in his first NFL start, he rambled through an entire defense for a 40 yard TD run? I think it might be just a bit different than the reaction an actual NFL rookie QB received when he did just that, last season. You know who he is- the guy Merrill Hoge, Boomer Esiason and everyone else who ever worked at ESPN and the NFL Network keep telling us "can't play" in the NFL.![]()

I just asked this and nobody seems to give a #### about discussing his value going forward.As much as reading the bickering in here is great, what do those of us who have him do with this guy? Do we plug him in as the starter and not look back? Where do we rank him now?
take away the throws on the back foot and add back in the ints that should have been, his debut was somewhere between a disaster and horrendeous.Best I've ever seen.Best debut by a rookie QB in NFL history?

I'll add myself to it. I did not post it in this forum, but I did tell friends of mine that this kid should never have been taken in the first pick of the draft, and that he would never make it as an NFL QB. I am eating crow. He is simply remarkable.so far the list is a small one StealthcatBump to see if anyone comes in here and says, "You know, maybe I was wrong about this guy."
I think that unless you have Brady, Rodgers, and maybe Brees, Vick, and Phillips you play him. Carolina will probably be behind a lot this year so he will throw quite a bit. If nobody is open then he will run. Between running and passing I can see him having a lot of 2-3 TD games this year.I just asked this and nobody seems to give a #### about discussing his value going forward.As much as reading the bickering in here is great, what do those of us who have him do with this guy? Do we plug him in as the starter and not look back? Where do we rank him now?
According to Pantherclub, that shouldn't count since he technically jumped off his back foot. He should demostrate better mechanics and jump off the front foot if he wants to amount to anything in this league.That one footed jump pass 60 yard dime to Steve Smith late in the game was one of the most ridiculous things I've ever seen.

:crickets:RELAX it's preseason. This is the first year that rookie had no benefit of OTA's. No need to stick your fork in him yet.play is really to go and grab newton from an owner who is freaking out at an admittedly subpar passing performance.
THat's what FF losers do. Of course, it's going to be hard to pry the bum from them because if they were dumb enough to draft this hack, they aren't smart enough to see that he's a bust in the making.
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The world was convinced he was Akili Smith 15 days ago. Projecting his value going forward's a bit difficult to do.I don't think anybody would be crazy to start him over anyone not named Brady, Vick, Rodgers, Brees, or Rivers. I have no clue what he'll do, but the upside seems real. CAR can't run the ball very well and doesn't seem too interested. He's got the keys to this car and he's shown he can make plays.Still hard to trust a guy after 2 games when everyone thought he would bust.I just asked this and nobody seems to give a #### about discussing his value going forward.As much as reading the bickering in here is great, what do those of us who have him do with this guy? Do we plug him in as the starter and not look back? Where do we rank him now?
Okay, shall I predict he throw for 500 yards next? Let's be realistic. There's going to be a decline in his average numbers coming up. It doesn't mean he's not fantasy relevant. I think he's a starting QB1 for the rest of the year. But I don't think he's averaging 30 fantasy points a game either. For the record I own him in 3 leagues.So after his first two career starts he's peaked and he's on the decline?we likely have seen Cam's top 2 fantasy performances of the year.He got.taken one pick ahead of where you were going to take him tight?
Because it's really hard to tell after two games. However, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that he is going to be a top 5-10 QB going forward this year. I base this not just on the kid's skills, but on the remarkable fact that the coaching staff has apparently decided that the best way for them to be competitive (and not so incidentally, put fans in the seats) is to let Cam loose and not reign him in. That tells me that he's going to continue to throw the ball deep all year long, and even though he will make plenty of dumbhead mistakes along the way, he's also going to get his 300 + yards as he keeps airing it out. I also think he'll run the ball more too, and run it for TDs- that represents, of course, an added plus for most of us who get 6 points for a rushing TD and 4 pts for a passing TD. I have decided to bench Tony Romo for Cam Newton. Let time prove me wrong. I think we've got a QB1 here, and a top player in FF this year.I just asked this and nobody seems to give a #### about discussing his value going forward.As much as reading the bickering in here is great, what do those of us who have him do with this guy? Do we plug him in as the starter and not look back? Where do we rank him now?