Cam Newton: Why He Will Avoid the Dreaded Sophomore Slump

May 23, 2012   ·   Brendan Bosko   ·   Jump to comments

I've seen a lot of articles posted online recently about the sophomore slump and predicting that Cam Newton will fall victim to it. I think that Newton will be able to avoid backtracking in year two. 
There are two main reasons that a QB falls victim to a sophomore slump.
1. Defensive coordinators realize what you're strengths and weaknesses are and take the plays you're good at away from you.
2. A player is overconfident after experiencing success and feels that he no longer needs to work hard.
Let's start out discussing the adjustments that defensive coordinators are going to make to try to stop him.  
Unfortunately, the job for opposing defensive coordinators facing the Panthers will not be easy.  
When you're facing a QB that struggles to throw when rolling out to his right, you bring pressure on his left side so that he has to make a throw that he isn't comfortable with. When you're facing a QB that spends all day completing dink-and-du...

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