Panthers shutting down Cam Newton

[Mike FF Today 607]

Newton (shoulder) will miss the final two games according to ESPN with Tyler Heinke getting the start in Week 16 agasint the Falcons.

[Frozenbeernuts 1,652]

Good. I hope this kills off McCaffrey

[Brutal Brutus 182]

Good. I hope this kills off McCaffrey

I say that's still unlikely this week. DJ put up a decent fantasy day despite playing with the worst offensive unit in the NFL, and that includes the Panthers when they have a backup QB.

[jrokh 568]

agree, If this Heinke had a big arm maybe there would be less CMC than usual, but I would expect tons of check downs and Running plays against a crap defense, sorry.

[weepaws 2,459]

A few weeks to late.

[jgcrawfish 232]

Actually, it may make McCaffrey better. Anybody who watched Cam the last couple of weeks knew he couldn't throw downfield. Values for Moore, Samuels and even Thomas (TE) were way down because Cam simply couldn't get the ball there. McCaffrey will remain part of the game plan regardless, so he will still get his but won't face stacked boxes the same way. I see this as good news for Panthers skill players.

[xxxdog 23]

Heinke moves well in the pocket and fairly accurate on shorter routes, besides McCaffery could lean on Slot-Rec & TE...

[MikeK 8]

A few weeks to late.

 

Yep. Would have easily won my matchup in the semis this past weekend if I'd played Lamar Jackson instead of Cam. Lost by less than 2 points...

[kutulu 1,545]

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