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Data-driven decision-making is science and art.
Well illustrated. That about sums it up.
The last time I checked, football was a team game that required a comprehensive organizational effort to win and has never been about
crediting solely or blaming solely a team's overall record on one player whether he is a QB or a long snapper. His career record is actually
the team's record. It's a specious stat that was used to "win" an argument, but like many statistics falls short of an accurate picture of one man's
performance.
Carolina has been a very up and down team over the Newton era and that should not all be placed on his broad shoulder pads and funny hats.
We've put Cam in the driver's seat again, have shown him great patience and provided him with a much more talented group of teammates to go
along with a mature, diverse system in which he could flourish. All the ingredients are in place, but what will happen between the sidelines in 2021 is a complete
unknown. I think Newton is, first and foremost, a highly competitive person who understands fully that the stage is set and the spotlights will be trained
squarely on him and the rest of it will be a fascinating roll of the dice.
While I'm a total believer in Mac Jones, I'd be perfectly content to see him percolate on the bench and see Cam Newton shut the critics up. I really want to see
him turn things around and have the kind of success on the field that his outstanding leadership during a tumultuous 2020 season truly deserves. That is not
the only scenario we may see in the coming season, but it is perhaps the best one for this team.
Well said.