{"id":7999,"date":"2019-12-11T16:40:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T16:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=7999"},"modified":"2019-12-11T16:40:58","modified_gmt":"2019-12-11T16:40:58","slug":"5-best-fits-for-cam-newton-in-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/5-best-fits-for-cam-newton-in-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Best Fits for Cam Newton in 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Sunday,\nthe Carolina Panthers let it be known that injured franchise\nquarterback Cam Newton was officially on the trading block. It capped\nwhat has to be the dumbest week in the history of the franchise that\nbegan with the premature firing of head coach Ron Rivera. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According\nto Ian\nRappaport of the NFL Network<\/a>, Carolina is looking for\na \u201clarge deal,\u201d whatever that could mean. A healthy Cam Newton is\nobviously worth multiple first round picks and with a price tag of\n$18.6 million, he\u2019s a downright bargain. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nproblem is, Newton hasn\u2019t been healthy the last two seasons and\njust recently underwent Lisfranc surgery on his foot. That\u2019s\nactually good news, because the indication is that Cam wants to play.\nI wasn\u2019t so sure that was the case when he released his\ncigar-smoking \u201cWhy I\u2019m sidelined\u201d youtube\nvideo<\/a> a couple of months ago. I mean, the dude was\nwearing a normal human hat and not a Mexican sombrero with a working\ntrain set circling the brim. I had reason for concern. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\nteams that Carolina would most like to deal with, squads like the\nCincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins, are in prime position to draft\ntheir own rookie potential franchise quarterback. The Bengals\ncurrently pick No. 1 and are likely already selecting Joe Burrow\u2019s\njersey number. With the New York Giants picking second (who grabbed\nDaniel Jones last year), a new Washington Redskins regime could fall\nin love with Tua Tagovailoa (and they should) over Dwayne Haskins,\nbut the Dolphins would still have Justin Herbert fall right into\ntheir lap without trading up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nope,\nthe Panthers need to be looking at picks, players and teams that\nwould actually be in the market for a franchise quarterback. Here are\nthe five best fits as I see it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An\naside before the list begins, the Pittsburgh Steelers would be an\noutstanding landing spot for Newton, but they don\u2019t have a first\nrounder this season after trading it to the Miami Dolphins for Minkah\nFitzpatrick and they definitely wouldn\u2019t be willing to ship off any\nof the young, talented players they\u2019ve amassed over the last few\nseasons. They\u2019re off the table.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5.\nJACKSONVILLE JAGUARS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

First\noff, I like Gardner Minshew and there\u2019s every chance he could turn\ninto an NFL starter. There\u2019s also every chance he could just be a\njock-strap yoga version of Ryan Fitzpatrick. That\u2019s great as a back\nup and he\u2019ll have a long and lucrative career, but Jacksonville has\nbeen hurting at QB for decades. Blake Bortles wasn\u2019t the guy.\nNeither is Nick Foles, apparently. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jacksonville\nhas a decent roster and that No. 7 overall pick, with a little later\nround juice, should be plenty to entice the Panthers regime to fork\nover Newton. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4.\nCHICAGO BEARS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

The\nBears are a quarterback away from being a real contender in the NFC\nand they know it. Mitchell Trubisky has put together solid\nback-to-back weeks and if he continues playing at that high a level,\neven with Chicago realistically out of the playoff hunt, they should\nroll with him again. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But\nif he doesn\u2019t, the Bears would be smart to start working the phones\nin Carolina the second the season ends. The Panthers might be willing\nto do a straight up trade for Trubisky, along with maybe a second\nrounder, to take on that rookie contract and see what they can do\nwith him. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Chicago\nwould immediately be in the NFC North conversation with Newton under\ncenter. His style of play, especially in the cold in December, would\nbe a nightmare for teams in that division. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3.\nINDIANAPOLIS COLTS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Indianapolis\nis in trouble. Frank Reich has done too good a job coaching this team\nand putting this roster together for them to have a shot at any of\nthe top three quarterbacks in this year\u2019s draft or even next\nyear\u2019s. I think there\u2019s some real value in Jake Fromm from\nGeorgia as a late first rounder and my guess is some NFL team will\nagree. Will it be Indy? If they don\u2019t trade for Cam, probably. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But,\njust like the Bears, the Colts instantly become not only an AFC South\ncontender, but a potential AFC Super Bowl contender in 2020.\nEspecially if Tom Brady retires and the Patriots fall apart or get\nsanctioned to death for cheating again. It\u2019s not going to happen,\nbut we can all dream a while. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2.\nDENVER BRONCOS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

John\nElway has been desperate to get a real quarterback in Denver since\nPeyton Manning hung up his spurs in 2016. He\u2019s not afraid to spend\nmoney and take a chance on a franchise quarterback with injury\nconcerns. When Elway signed Manning back in 2012, nobody knew if\nManning could still play or even move his neck. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Two\nSuper Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl victory, it all worked out.\nThe Broncos have the draft capital and, more importantly, players\nthat the Panthers would take a serious look at. Denver made no secret\nthat they\u2019d like to toss out Von Miller\u2019s contract and that\u2019s a\ntrade Carolina would be smart to consider.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1.\nCAROLINA PANTHERS<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Newton\u2019s\nbest fit is right where is. No matter who the Panthers hire as\nRivera\u2019s replacement, he will find no better quarterback option in\nthe draft, free agent or trade market than the guy already on his\nroster. If Drew Brees doesn\u2019t retire, he\u2019ll stay in New Orleans.\nThe same goes for Philip Rivers in Los Angeles. Tom Brady, if the\nPatriots let him go, isn\u2019t playing in Charlotte. \n<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cam\u2019s price tag is cheap. He\u2019s the face of the franchise. The fact that they\u2019ve publicly stated they\u2019d look to trade him in the first place is just one more dumb move by a franchise that\u2019s made dumb moves a habit this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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