Coupled with the preseason tape he watched from this year, Fitterer thinks Newton can make a difference now.
"He was such a dynamic runner," Fitterer said of looking back at the last year and preseason of Newton's tape. "He can make the throws short to intermediate. We liked all those things about him. Then we came back to this year and looked at the tape, and he looked good. He looks like Cam. He's not Cam of 10 years ago, but he's Cam now, and it's someone that can fit our offense. I know Joe (Brady, the Panthers offensive coordinator) can adapt his scheme to his skill set, and that's what we're going to do."
Rhule talked about how signing Newton to come in and play quickly was a "disciplined decision," and not at cross-purposes with any of the team's long-term goals.
The goal is to win. And they clearly think he can do that.
"I'm sure Cam Newton's not living on what he's done," Rhule said. "He's all about what's next and what he wants to do. And that's what he wants to do, that's where I am, and that's where this team is. This team wants to win. And this team moving forward wants to win. They want to win now, they want to win this year, and they want to win next year.
"This isn't about anything other than winning. And I think that's why Cam's here, because he wants to win."
The Panthers are 4-5 now, but still very much in the mix in a muddled NFC playoff race.
It's the spot that requires a shot of juice. In case you haven't noticed, that's Cam Newton's specialty.
Wide receiver DJ Moore was a rookie during Newton's last healthy year here (2018). He also worked out with Newton in Atlanta this offseason, and thought the now-veteran quarterback looked like himself. And Moore said that while most of the guys in this locker room don't have any background with Newton, they'll find out quickly what he brings.
Like a lot of people, Moore can't wait to see it.
"I just know that his vibe and his energy is going to hit everybody differently," Moore said. "Once everybody gets to understand him, know what he's about, it's going to change everybody's perspective. From the outside, he might look like he's playing around, but that's how he works. . . .
"We've got a whole new locker room that doesn't know who Cam is. They could just see him running around the field listening to music, hype, as something silly. But that's just how he gets himself going. Not knowing it can rub off them in a different way, and they can be all juiced up."
Friday, when he steps on the practice field for the first time, we'll see how that begins to manifests itself.
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