Quote:Are you suggesting the reason Newton hasn't got any better is because he has started from day 1?

 

 

Yes, I'm saying if he had better mechanics he would complete a higher percentage of passes and wouldn't be so wildly inconsistent.   It's really not a difficult concept to grasp, even though it seems to have to be hammered into some people's skulls with a sledge hammer.   You can't work on your mechanics when you're putting in 60-70 hours a week in game preperation for every upcoming opponent as a starter.    Your obligation ans priorities as a starter are to lead your teammates who are laying it out on the line to a win every week, not how high you're holding your elbow or how you're setting your feet properly on a 5 step play action drop.    

 

Newton's completion% is a whopping 1% higher than his rookie year three years ago and his QB passer rating has improved a stagger 3.5 points from where it was as a rookie.  .  (of course his YPA is drastically lower, which shows almost any improvement in completion% can be explained with throwing more dinks and dunks).  Luckily for him, that Panthers defense has grown by leaps and bounds in those 3 years and doesn't ask him to carry many games.    

 

Would you be happy if Bortles was still throwing 61 comp% after 3rd years as a starter with no discernible year to year progress?   I certainly wouldn't. 

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