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Cam Newton is scoring touchdowns like no other in NFL history
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:27 pm
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There’s only one NFL player who has run for at least five touchdowns in each of the last five seasons, and it’s not a running back. It’s Newton.
There are four running backs who have rushed for at least five touchdowns in four of the last five seasons: LeGarrette Blount, Mark Ingram, Marshawn Lynch and Adrian Peterson. But none of them have scored five touchdowns in five out of five years like Newton, and unless Lynch comes back from his injury and scores two touchdowns in the next three games, none of them will.
Newton already has 40 rushing touchdowns in his career, with three games left in his fifth season. Not only has no quarterback done that, but no quarterback has come close: Daunte Culpepper, with 26 rushing touchdowns in his first five seasons, comes the closest.
With 40 rushing touchdowns in his first five seasons, Newton is ahead of the pace of a lot of great running backs, and every running back who entered the league with Newton in 2011: DeMarco Murray, who leads the 2011 running back draft class in rushing touchdowns, is at 32, eight touchdowns behind Newton.
There’s a long list of Hall of Fame running backs who had fewer rushing touchdowns in their first five seasons than Newton. Gale Sayers had 39. Thurman Thomas had 35. Jerome Bettis had 31. O.J. Simpson had 30. Larry Csonka had 27. John Riggins had 25.
Newton is already second in NFL history in rushing touchdowns for a quarterback, just three back of Steve Young’s record of 43. Newton could still break that record this year, at the age of 26.
Suffice to say, when Newton is done, he’ll have scored touchdowns at a rate unseen by any quarterback in NFL history. And for that matter, a rate unseen by many running backs.
Gahdamn!
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:29 pm to agregime1
More garbage stats plz
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:29 pm to wildtigercat93
How is scoring touchdowns garbage stats? GTFOH!
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:30 pm to agregime1
quote:This says a hell of a lot more about how the running game has fallen off in the NFL
There’s only one NFL player who has run for at least five touchdowns in each of the last five seasons, and it’s not a running back.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:33 pm to agregime1
Cam board.
This post was edited on 12/15/15 at 12:33 pm
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:36 pm to agregime1
What's the difference between running it in and throwing it in?
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:38 pm to agregime1
Meh. Take this year for instance. 5 out of 7 of those TDs came from within the 2 yard line. The other two were from the 4 and 13.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:38 pm to Jcorye1
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What's the difference between running it in and throwing it in?
One is more likely to get your head decapitated against the Saints.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:39 pm to agregime1
5 rushing TDs for 5 straight years is a product of health/suspensions more than anything else.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:39 pm to genro
quote:This is actually true.
This says a hell of a lot more about how the running game has fallen off in the NFL
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:42 pm to agregime1
Cam just wishes that he had more dicks for you fools to slobber on.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 12:45 pm to High C
Cam is going undefeated and winning the Super Bowl to solidify is HoF candidacy at 26 years old.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 1:04 pm to agregime1
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There’s only one NFL player who has run for at least five touchdowns in each of the last five seasons, and it’s not a running back. It’s Newton.
When you start your article with a BS stat like this, I'm not even reading the rest of it. Adrian Peterson didnt score 5 TD's because of two names: Ray Rice & Roger Goodell.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 1:05 pm to agregime1
when is cam going to start getting some respeck
Posted on 12/15/15 at 1:13 pm to genro
quote:
This says a hell of a lot more about how the running game has fallen off in the NFL
And how often they get injured
Posted on 12/15/15 at 1:14 pm to slackster
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What's the difference between running it in and throwing it in?
One is more likely to get your head decapitated against the Saints.
We'd have to have a defender within 5 yards
Posted on 12/15/15 at 1:16 pm to Brightside Bengal
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When you start your article with a BS stat like this, I'm not even reading the rest of it. Adrian Peterson didnt score 5 TD's because of two names: Ray Rice & Roger Goodell.
Well there is something to be said for being able to stay healthy and being able to not get yourself suspended.
Posted on 12/15/15 at 1:18 pm to RandySavage
quote:Sure
Well there is something to be said for being able to stay healthy
quote:No, Cam does not get credit for not thugging it up. That's what you're supposed to do.
and being able to not get yourself suspended.
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