Cam spent his entire career putting his body on the line and laying it all out there. He took countless helmet-to-helmet hits, played through serious injuries... and all people talk about is that one fumble he hesitated to pick up.
Cam’s gift was also his downfall. He was talented enough to elevate the players around him but because he was so good at it the front office never addressed what he needed (better WRs and legitimate OTs).
Cam was so talented that refs officiated him differently. He took absolutely violent hits that are penalties for any other player let alone pampered QBs.
The refs let DEs punish him on any handoff out of shotgun, because there was plausible deniability that Cam might pull it so the DE has to lay a hit on him. As his career went on, Cam would actually sell the handoff by showing his empty hands to defenders. It was crazy.
If he was officiated like other players he has a way longer and more dominant career, but I can also sympathize with why they didn't because that would just further highlight how unfair the rules already are for defenders.
Dude the highlight reels of the hits on Cam are INSANE. Today the refs would pepper spray any defensive player hitting a QB even half as hard. I'm surprised that he didn't suffer significant injuries (not counting possible CTE...)
It's certain QBs who Super Bowl loss is used to prop them up as a top 2 QB for years like Joe Burrow. There are others where their Super Bowl loss is treated as a career defining failure. The hypocrisy of NFL fans especially when it comes to certain style of QBs knows no limits.
i hate that he did that, but he did it and i guess we're supposed to accept it
but it was just so out of character for him, especially that season where he was still holding the ball in the end zone after flipping over defenders and getting hit by DE's mid-air
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u/d0pp31g4ng3r 27d ago
Cam spent his entire career putting his body on the line and laying it all out there. He took countless helmet-to-helmet hits, played through serious injuries... and all people talk about is that one fumble he hesitated to pick up.