![]() I can’t cower away from looking down the barrel and really analyzing myself.’’ “My children are old enough now to know who Daddy is and what Daddy. “Being a parent, that kind of braces you for the integrity that you’re supposed to have right now. “It’s times like this you really find purpose tapping back into who you really are,’’ said Newton, who rushed for 71 yards and a touchdown. Asked what was wrong with the passing game, Newton responded, “I don’t know.’’ Newton said he would have to look at the film to get a better grasp of what happened overall and on the fourth-and-1 play on which Rhule called him out. Entering Sunday, the most they had sent a defensive back on a blitz was 12%. The Bills sent a defensive back on a blitz 17 times (45.9%). “That dynamic element to our offense is certainly missing.’’īuffalo confused Newton by blitzing on 24 of his 37 dropbacks (65%), the second-highest rate in an NFL game this season, according to ESPN Stats & Information. “We have to work really hard for everything that we get,’’ Rhule said. Walker, after saying he planned to use both quarterbacks Sunday, didn’t say much for Walker’s credibility as a solution. Outside of the running Newton has done the past three games, little has been healthy for the offense. I don't think it's healthy for anything.’’ I'm not going to make big statements right after the game. ![]() “I probably won’t speak too much about moving forward 'til I get back and I see what Sam's health status is,’’ Rhule said. So with the Panthers assured of a fourth straight losing season and all but eliminated from the NFC playoff chase, it makes sense to give Darnold another chance to see what he can do after some time off. He’s 0-4 this season as the starter and has five turnovers in his past three starts. Newton is 32 and has lost his past 12 starts with Carolina dating back to 2018. He threw eight of his 11 interceptions in his last five games.īut Darnold is under contract for 2022, since the Panthers picked up his fifth-year option, guaranteeing him $18.7 million. “Holding onto the football in kind of those duress situations is not really one of our strengths.’’ “Certainly right now, our passing down the field is not one of our strengths,’’ Rhule said. His longest completion went for 23 yards, and that was a catch and run. That Newton's down-the-field passing was nonexistent once again is further indictment. That it was a zone-read play, which is Newton’s specialty, was further indictment against the 2015 NFL MVP. You throw to the bubble off the blitz, but we had that guy blocked.’’ He said it should have been a first down in a game where Carolina needed almost perfect execution to win and remain viable in the playoff picture. Rhule went on to say it was a great call by Jeff Nixon, in his second week as the playcaller after replacing fired offensive coordinator Joe Brady. It should be handoff, first down, or he pulls the ball. “That’s just an error by the quarterback. There’s a bubble in there in case an unblocked blitzer comes. “It’s a zone-read play,’’ Rhule said after Carolina lost its fourth straight and ninth in 11 games. ![]() Seldom has Rhule called out Newton during his second go-round with the Panthers (5-9), but he was very pointed on this play that occurred at midfield in a scoreless game.Īnd it perhaps could lead to Rhule going back to Darnold (designated for return from injury this past week), if he is cleared medically Monday from a shoulder injury that forced him to miss the past five games. Newton threw an incompletion to Robby Anderson. – With his fourth-and-1 decision in the first quarter of Sunday’s 31-14 loss at the Buffalo Bills, Cam Newton may have given Carolina Panthers coach Matt Rhule an easier opening to give quarterback Sam Darnold another chance. You have reached a degraded version of because you're using an unsupported version of Internet Explorer.įor a complete experience, please upgrade or use a supported browserĬam Newton may have given Carolina Panthers opening to return to Sam Darnold at QB
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