Panthers: Dreaming of a Cam Newton-Antonio Brown connection

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What Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton did Tuesday morning certainly had me thinking. Not to worry, it was not anything bad. Rather, it brought up happy thoughts of “Can you imagine that?

Video of Newton and Pittsburgh Steelers star wideout Antonio Brown hanging out popped up on Twitter early Tuesday morning.  In the video (which you can see below), the two appear to be hanging out and having a good time. This not the first superstar Newton has hung out with this offseason. As some of you may recall, he also chilled with Julio Jones at the former’s kickball game at the beginning of the month.

As I watched the video, that got me thinking: Could you imagine Antonio Brown and Cam Newton as a wide receiver-quarterback duo for the Carolina Panthers? The possibilities offensively would be endless. I would have to think it would be similar to Tom Brady and Randy Moss in 2007. Putting up the numbers that the Brady-Moss duo did would be extremely hard. After all, those were (quite literally) historic figures. Even still, they would put up some incredible numbers.

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Brown has recorded seasons of 1,000 yards every year since 2013. His highest amount in that span came in 2015. That year, he recorded 1,834 yards and eight touchdowns. The Michigan State product has three seasons of double-digit touchdowns with his highest amount coming in 2014. He caught 13 touchdowns and accumulated 1,698 yards, giving the National Football League a taste of what was to come.

In 2017, he tallied 101 receptions for 1,533 yards and nine touchdowns.

If the Brown-Newton tandem were to ever happen I would think numbers similar to Brown’s 2014 and 2015 campaigns would occur. Newton would have a superstar deep threat that would be able to catch his deep throws and make things happen. Being from the New England area, I got to see a lot of the Brady-Moss connection. Brady would literally just toss it up there and let Moss do the rest. No. 12 would never really have to worry about throws

Of course, the deep passes are not always going to be there. That would be no problem for Brown. He would just have to do some work after the catch. Brown was in the Top-15 among all active wideouts in the league with 471 yards after the catch in 2017. Newton would just have to make sure Brown had enough space to make the catch. This could be doable should Newton scramble out of the pocket and find an open Brown down the field. AT that point, the defense would be at the mercy of them both.

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One can dream, right? If those two were to ever play together, Brown could easily post 1,800 yards in a season with a least 15 touchdowns. It would certainly be a spectacle to watch.