Every time I read an article analyzing Cam Newton’s passing accuracy or general consistency (or lack thereof), I find myself getting tied up in knots trying to figure out how to articulate my position on this topic. After considerable thought I’ve decided to just skip the debate outright. I’m no longer going to try to label Cam as either accurate or consistent. I’m just going to define him like this going forward:
The main reason I’m moving away from words like accurate or consistent when describing Cam is because every time I try using those terms my stats-loving head and my Cam-loving heart end up throwing haymakers at each other.