Armchair quarterbacks will say Newton should have jumped on the ball. Perhaps he thought one of his teammates would get there first. He wanted to join a playoff contender, to have a chance to play, and to join an offense surrounded by talented players (like Christian McCaffrey) with strong skill sets. Perhaps Newton thought his fumble was an incomplete pass. Newton said he had three requirements before returning to the NFL. Still, the Super Bowl was on the line, and Newton essentially chose to give it away. No quarterback was forced to throw into Tight Windows that often this season. I pride myself on being ready and now it’s just being realistic with what the expectation is and performing when that opportunity presents itself.” At the end of the day, Newton wanted to avoid injury. Cam Newton threw 27.5 of his passes into Tight Windows today. Mentally, you’re going to be like, ‘man, I’m me.’ But physically it is what it is. “I have to realize you haven’t pushed your body to really take on the (pounding) of what has been asked of you. Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton has been criticized for failing to fall on his fourth-quarter fumble in Super Bowl 50, and as Panthers players cleaned out their lockers on Tuesday. “I have to be realistic with expectations,” Newton said. There is also the matter of him being out of football for the past 2 1/2 months since being released by the New England Patriots on Aug. This is the first time in his 11-year NFL career that he’s joined a team midseason and had to spend time cramming to learn a new offense. Every player on that field and half of the State of Carolina would've sacrificed a limb to recover that football. But he hesitated when the ball was on the carpet. “Obviously, Cam is just getting started for us, so it’s probably more realistic to shoot for next week,” Rhule said. With about four minutes left, down six points, Cam Newton had a chance to become a Super Bowl legend.
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