Cam Newton: Still think he is a running back?

Cam Newton dominated the game versus San Francisco. After the win, nobody called him a running back. However, when the Carolina Panthers lose or Newton underperforms, the “Newton is a running back playing quarterback talk” generates.

Carolina Panthers’ quarterback Cam Newton receives a great deal of criticism regarding his athleticism. After winning the NFL’s MVP last season, you would think that Cam Newton would have earned more respect from the media.

Well, he has not. Some people love to add fuel to the fire. When you do this in regards to Cam Newton, he gets lit! On this past Sunday, the Carolina Panthers defeated the San Francisco 49ers 46-29. Cam Newton led Carolina to victory behind his ridiculous stat line. Newton completed 24 of 40 passes for 353 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. In addition, Newton rushed six times for 37 yards.

Newton had an overall quarterback rating of 81.6. That’s fairly good. The irony here is that people criticize him for his athleticism.

Newton is a gifted athlete. Sure, he can run for 100 yards at will or if necessary, but he is fully capable of throwing for over 300 yards, also. In fact, Newton set a Carolina Panthers’ passing record with his 12th game for passing over 300 yards. He passed former Panthers’ quarterbacks Jake Delhomme and Steve Beuerlein, who had 11 games passing over 300 yards.

In Week One, Newton completed 18 of 33 passes for 194 yards, one touchdown and one interceptions. In addition, he ran 11 times for 54 yards and a touchdown in a 21-20 loss to the Denver Broncos. After the loss, some NFL critics labelled Newton as a running back. However, after the Week Two win, no such talk was taking place about Newton.