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	<title>Comments on: Cam Newton escapes; numbers dispel idea of sophomore slump</title>
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		<title>By: goodguyattorney</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1982609</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[goodguyattorney]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 15:37:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The comparisons to Vick are ridiculous. Other than having the same skin color and being fast runners they are not comparable quarterbacks. Cam is more like a young Elway or Steve McNair or Steve Young or (I hate to do this) the accused rapist with the decal on just one side of his helmet.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The comparisons to Vick are ridiculous. Other than having the same skin color and being fast runners they are not comparable quarterbacks. Cam is more like a young Elway or Steve McNair or Steve Young or (I hate to do this) the accused rapist with the decal on just one side of his helmet.</p>
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		<title>By: telepatrick</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1982202</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[telepatrick]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 04:17:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cam is a great QB, one who redefines the optimal skill set for the position.  Like michael vick on hgh.  Look for video game stats coming out of mr newton this year.  No one can break this unstoppable iron man. The backfield with Mike tolbert gonna be hot hot hot.  Just my two cents.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cam is a great QB, one who redefines the optimal skill set for the position.  Like michael vick on hgh.  Look for video game stats coming out of mr newton this year.  No one can break this unstoppable iron man. The backfield with Mike tolbert gonna be hot hot hot.  Just my two cents.</p>
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		<title>By: tgilkeson</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1982180</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[tgilkeson]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 03:48:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Which is more likely:  That Cam Newton would have an improved second season, or that Darin Gantt would have a long non-story on a Panthers player?  I vote on the latter, as it seemingly happens every day.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Which is more likely:  That Cam Newton would have an improved second season, or that Darin Gantt would have a long non-story on a Panthers player?  I vote on the latter, as it seemingly happens every day.</p>
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		<title>By: noturavragepunk</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1982077</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[noturavragepunk]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:58:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let me get this right. voiceofreason is hoping rg3 is great basically because newton was, but he doesn&#039;t think newton is good. 

He won&#039;t have a slump because most nfc defenses are terrible.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let me get this right. voiceofreason is hoping rg3 is great basically because newton was, but he doesn&#8217;t think newton is good. </p>
<p>He won&#8217;t have a slump because most nfc defenses are terrible.</p>
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		<title>By: 6thsense79</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1982046</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[6thsense79]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:38:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After immediately silencing all the inane doubters who labeled him as a bust I&#039;m not willing to bet against Mr. Newton now that he has a full off season of preparation and second year in the same offense.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>After immediately silencing all the inane doubters who labeled him as a bust I&#8217;m not willing to bet against Mr. Newton now that he has a full off season of preparation and second year in the same offense.</p>
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		<title>By: raideralex99</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1982045</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[raideralex99]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:36:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Stats are for losers .... Seriously the bottom lines are win and losses.
If Newton can get the Panthers above .500 and his stats go down ... He&#039;s doing great.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Stats are for losers &#8230;. Seriously the bottom lines are win and losses.<br />
If Newton can get the Panthers above .500 and his stats go down &#8230; He&#8217;s doing great.</p>
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		<title>By: thepunkyqb</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1982044</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[thepunkyqb]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:36:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have this to say...Michael Vick has been in the league for some years now(even given his dog debacle)and is still a Game Changer when Opposing Defensive Coordinators try to plan for games against the Eagles.  That being said(and please don&#039;t crucify me here Eagles fans, I am only giving opinion), he is frail and gets hurt easily, is smaller than Cam and just like Cam can have a tendency to be inaccurate despite his arm strength.   

So, my point is(and I am not a Panthers fan fyi)that Cam is a specimen to behold as far as size goes. He is no Michael Vick and cannot be taken down by half-assed tackles, he can sling the ball pretty damn well and still has the &#039;anything is possible&#039; college mentality(which believe it or not is quite an advantage).  

I do not watch College ball, but I have watched many games that this kid has played in, and let me tell you, he is electric!  I wish him only the best and with what his teammates say is an amazing work ethic, he should continue to excel. If he doesn&#039;t get 14 Rushing TDs this year, he should more than make up for that with improved accuracy as well as reading defenses better. A major hinge-point of him succeeding this season will be strongly based on Steve Smiths health though, so they should actively be seeking another proven Wideout to help as a supporting cast.  Because when Smith is out, Brandon Lafell and Greg Olsen will not be sufficient enough imo.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have this to say&#8230;Michael Vick has been in the league for some years now(even given his dog debacle)and is still a Game Changer when Opposing Defensive Coordinators try to plan for games against the Eagles.  That being said(and please don&#8217;t crucify me here Eagles fans, I am only giving opinion), he is frail and gets hurt easily, is smaller than Cam and just like Cam can have a tendency to be inaccurate despite his arm strength.   </p>
<p>So, my point is(and I am not a Panthers fan fyi)that Cam is a specimen to behold as far as size goes. He is no Michael Vick and cannot be taken down by half-assed tackles, he can sling the ball pretty damn well and still has the &#8216;anything is possible&#8217; college mentality(which believe it or not is quite an advantage).  </p>
<p>I do not watch College ball, but I have watched many games that this kid has played in, and let me tell you, he is electric!  I wish him only the best and with what his teammates say is an amazing work ethic, he should continue to excel. If he doesn&#8217;t get 14 Rushing TDs this year, he should more than make up for that with improved accuracy as well as reading defenses better. A major hinge-point of him succeeding this season will be strongly based on Steve Smiths health though, so they should actively be seeking another proven Wideout to help as a supporting cast.  Because when Smith is out, Brandon Lafell and Greg Olsen will not be sufficient enough imo.</p>
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		<title>By: sowcrates</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1982016</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sowcrates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:16:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And to whoever said it doesn&#039;t matter, having an entire season of film on a player does matter. Came Newton had 2 consecutive games of over 400 yards passing to begin 2011 and a 370 yard game in week 4. He didn&#039;t eclipse 300 yards passing for the remainder of the season.

Passing yards aren&#039;t everything, but stand up and take notice when a guy was on pace for 6000 yards through week 4 and ended up narrowly eclipsing 4000. 

Film + No locked out offseason = much better defensive preparation for Cam Newton.

Good player, will still be a solid performer, doubt he throws for 4k again, 21 TDs and 17 ints like last year is certainly a possibility]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And to whoever said it doesn&#8217;t matter, having an entire season of film on a player does matter. Came Newton had 2 consecutive games of over 400 yards passing to begin 2011 and a 370 yard game in week 4. He didn&#8217;t eclipse 300 yards passing for the remainder of the season.</p>
<p>Passing yards aren&#8217;t everything, but stand up and take notice when a guy was on pace for 6000 yards through week 4 and ended up narrowly eclipsing 4000. </p>
<p>Film + No locked out offseason = much better defensive preparation for Cam Newton.</p>
<p>Good player, will still be a solid performer, doubt he throws for 4k again, 21 TDs and 17 ints like last year is certainly a possibility</p>
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		<title>By: sowcrates</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1982010</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[sowcrates]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 01:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Simple answer to this question:

You can have worse numbers in your 2nd season in the league but still be a better player. It&#039;s no coincidence that Sam Bradford and Matt Ryan had very good statistical seasons in their rookie years, whereas guys like Josh Freeman had very, very poor rookie campaigns. 

Can find somebody who watches the games that would say that 2008 Jay Cutler is a better player than 2011? The numbers might lead you to say &quot;yes&quot;, but circumstantial evidence says definitely not.

Newton won&#039;t be a &quot;slump&quot; of a player, but anybody who thinks he throws for 4000 yards again is mistaken. He had nearly 1500 yards through 4 games, leaving 2500 for the next 12, meaning not much more than 200 yards/game]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Simple answer to this question:</p>
<p>You can have worse numbers in your 2nd season in the league but still be a better player. It&#8217;s no coincidence that Sam Bradford and Matt Ryan had very good statistical seasons in their rookie years, whereas guys like Josh Freeman had very, very poor rookie campaigns. </p>
<p>Can find somebody who watches the games that would say that 2008 Jay Cutler is a better player than 2011? The numbers might lead you to say &#8220;yes&#8221;, but circumstantial evidence says definitely not.</p>
<p>Newton won&#8217;t be a &#8220;slump&#8221; of a player, but anybody who thinks he throws for 4000 yards again is mistaken. He had nearly 1500 yards through 4 games, leaving 2500 for the next 12, meaning not much more than 200 yards/game</p>
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		<title>By: dlmcc1010</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1981897</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[dlmcc1010]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 09 Sep 2012 00:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;For an offense to go from 32nd to 5th/7th in a year because of a rookie QB is amazing. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if Newton became the GOAT QB.&quot;
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Woah. The guy is good and I wouldnt expect a sophmore slump. But that statement is ridiculous.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;For an offense to go from 32nd to 5th/7th in a year because of a rookie QB is amazing. Wouldn’t surprise me at all if Newton became the GOAT QB.&#8221;<br />
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<p>Woah. The guy is good and I wouldnt expect a sophmore slump. But that statement is ridiculous.</p>
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		<title>By: jh500</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1981851</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jh500]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:23:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For an offense to go from 32nd to 5th/7th in a year because of a rookie QB is amazing.  Wouldn&#039;t surprise me at all if Newton became the GOAT QB.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For an offense to go from 32nd to 5th/7th in a year because of a rookie QB is amazing.  Wouldn&#8217;t surprise me at all if Newton became the GOAT QB.</p>
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		<title>By: myspaceyourface</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1981848</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[myspaceyourface]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:20:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that he can legally get paid to play, he has nothing to fear.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now that he can legally get paid to play, he has nothing to fear.</p>
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		<title>By: blacknole08</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1981840</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[blacknole08]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 23:09:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Panthers are going to the playoffs this year and will win the NFC South.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Panthers are going to the playoffs this year and will win the NFC South.</p>
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		<title>By: buchopeful</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1981802</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[buchopeful]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:39:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He will fail, not saying that cuz Im a Buc fan, but he has been studied like never before..he&#039;ll be better next year, but not this year.. lots of pouting gonna happen.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He will fail, not saying that cuz Im a Buc fan, but he has been studied like never before..he&#8217;ll be better next year, but not this year.. lots of pouting gonna happen.</p>
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		<title>By: giantssb42champs</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[giantssb42champs]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:36:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[voiceofreasonsays
&quot;He’s one dimensional and will get exposed after an offseason of defenses studying him.&quot;

What an inane thing to say. Please change your name to &quot;voiceofinsanity&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>voiceofreasonsays<br />
&#8220;He’s one dimensional and will get exposed after an offseason of defenses studying him.&#8221;</p>
<p>What an inane thing to say. Please change your name to &#8220;voiceofinsanity&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: pilot2011</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1981794</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[pilot2011]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[the excuse of defenses having tape on Cam Newton and therefore will be able to shut him down is just ignorant... It&#039;s a lazy, make yourself feel better excuse that just doesn&#039;t make any sense.

There is literally not a single d-coordinator in the league that feels completely better now that there is tape on Newton. That is just silly.

There is about 10 years on drew brees and tom brady, how&#039;s that tape worked out for opposing defenses?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>the excuse of defenses having tape on Cam Newton and therefore will be able to shut him down is just ignorant&#8230; It&#8217;s a lazy, make yourself feel better excuse that just doesn&#8217;t make any sense.</p>
<p>There is literally not a single d-coordinator in the league that feels completely better now that there is tape on Newton. That is just silly.</p>
<p>There is about 10 years on drew brees and tom brady, how&#8217;s that tape worked out for opposing defenses?</p>
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		<title>By: raqaiw</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[raqaiw]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Get that guy another WR before Smith gets too old!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Get that guy another WR before Smith gets too old!</p>
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		<title>By: vekin1648</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[vekin1648]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:11:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cam is changing the way QBs are being brought up. Literal game changer on and off the field.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Cam is changing the way QBs are being brought up. Literal game changer on and off the field.</p>
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		<title>By: jimnaizeeum</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jimnaizeeum]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 22:08:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[voiceofreasonsays 
He’s one dimensional and will get exposed after an offseason of defenses studying him. 

One dimensional...Do you even watch football?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>voiceofreasonsays<br />
He’s one dimensional and will get exposed after an offseason of defenses studying him. </p>
<p>One dimensional&#8230;Do you even watch football?</p>
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		<title>By: voiceofreasonsays</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/09/08/cam-newton-escapes-numbers-dispel-idea-of-sophomore-slump/#comment-1981714</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[voiceofreasonsays]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Sep 2012 21:33:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[He&#039;s one dimensional and will get exposed after an offseason of defenses studying him. Rick Mirer 2012.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>He&#8217;s one dimensional and will get exposed after an offseason of defenses studying him. Rick Mirer 2012.</p>
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