Nov 29, 2021
MIAMI – Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton said it’s no time to panic after Sunday’s 33-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins.
This came a week after he told everyone to “hold on’’ and “trust” him following a loss to the Washington Football Team.
Maybe it is time to panic, because exactly whom can the Panthers trust?
Carolina is 0-2 since Newton took over as the starter, but as the Panthers (5-7) enter their Week 13 bye, their playoff hopes look to be on life support despite a 2-0 record in the NFC South and four of their final five games against division opponents.
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Manning retired after beating Newton and the Panthers in the Super Bowl that season.
If Newton doesn’t bounce back, the Panthers will be scouring free agency for a quarterback. It’s highly unlikely that if Aaron Rodgers or Russell Wilson left their respective teams, they would want to come to Carolina, so that won’t be the answer.
The draft, at least now, doesn’t appear to have any sure-fire solutions.
So Sunday’s loss and performance by Newton muddled everything moving forward. The only guarantee is that Rhule won’t overreact and he will continue to stay focused on the next game as always.
His first goal is figuring out how to beat teams that have figured out what he called the “formula’’ for beating the Panthers -- stop the run and pressure the quarterback.
That the offense struggles against zero blitzes as it did Sunday complicates matters further. It’s hard to evaluate the quarterback when so many other things are going wrong, but there still are things Newton could have done to counter the pressure.
That goes back to making the right decisions, throwing to the right receiver, throwing with better timing -- all things that were off against Miami.
“We need the quarterbacks to make plays and play us through it,’’ Rhule said. “The quarterback is only as good as the people around him, but he does have to make those people better.
“We’ll just evaluate everything each week. We’re not at the end of the season. We’re not making some global statement for the future.’’
File:Cam Newton 2014.jpg
Cam Newton (2011–present)
These quarterbacks have started at least one game for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League.
Quarterback starts (by season)
File:Derek Anderson Panthers 2014.jpgDerek Anderson (2014, 2016)
Vinny Testaverde (2007)
File:Jake Delhomme in 2006.jpgJake Delhomme (2003–2009)
Steve Beuerlein (1996–2000)
The number of games started during the season is listed to the right of the player's name.
Most games as starting quarterback
The following quarterbacks have the most starts for the Panthers in regular season games. Bold text indicates the player is currently on the team's roster.
| Games played |
| Games started |
| Number of wins as starting quarterback |
| Number of losses as starting quarterback |
| Number of ties as starting quarterback |
| Winning percentage as starting quarterback |
| Newton, CamCam Newton | 123 | 122 | 68 | 53 | 1 | .561 |
| Delhomme, JakeJake Delhomme | 91 | 90 | 53 | 37 | 0 | .589 |
| Beuerlein, SteveSteve Beuerlein | 59 | 51 | 23 | 28 | .451 | |
| Collins, KerryKerry Collins | 45 | 42 | 22 | 20 | .524 | |
| Weinke, ChrisChris Weinke | 27 | 19 | 2 | 17 | .105 | |
| Peete, RodneyRodney Peete | 16 | 15 | 8 | 7 | .533 | |
| Moore, MattMatt Moore | 22 | 13 | 7 | 6 | .538 | |
| Clausen, JimmyJimmy Clausen | 13 | 10 | 1 | 9 | .100 | |
| Testaverde, VinnyVinny Testaverde | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | .333 | |
| Anderson, DerekDerek Anderson | 25 | 4 | 2 | .500 | ||
| Carr, DavidDavid Carr | 6 | 1 | 3 | .250 | ||
| Reich, FrankFrank Reich | 3 | 3 | 0 | .000 | ||
| Allen, KyleKyle Allen | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| Fasani, RandyRandy Fasani | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | ||
| Heinicke, TaylorTaylor Heinicke | 6 | |||||
| Lytle, MattMatt Lytle | 3 | |||||
| St. Pierre, BrianBrian St. Pierre | 1 |
Through the 2018 NFL season
Team Career Passing Records
(Through the 2018 NFL Season)
| Newton, CamCam Newton | 2,321 | 3,891 | 59.7 | 28,469 | 182 | 107 |
| Delhomme, JakeJake Delhomme | 1,580 | 2,669 | 59.2 | 19,258 | 120 | 89 |
| Beuerlein, SteveSteve Beuerlein | 1,041 | 1,723 | 60.4 | 12,690 | 86 | 50 |
| Collins, KerryKerry Collins | 694 | 1,340 | 51.8 | 8,306 | 47 | 54 |
See also
- List of NFL starting quarterbacks
References
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- ↑ "2009 Carolina Panthers Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. //www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2009.htm. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ↑ "2010 Carolina Panthers Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. //www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2010.htm. Retrieved November 28, 2010.
- ↑ "2011 Carolina Panthers Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. //www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2011.htm. Retrieved September 11, 2011.
- ↑ "2012 Carolina Panthers Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. //www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2012.htm. Retrieved October 2, 2012.
- ↑ "2014 Carolina Panthers Statistics & Players". Pro Football Reference. Sports Reference LLC. //www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/car/2014.htm. Retrieved January 1, 2015.