Super Bowl 50: Storylines

Can Cam Newton get the Super Bowl ring that we will certainly bash him for if he never gets it?

Ah, yes, the argument that has been around for quite some time. No matter what your stance on the matter is, there are folks out there in the real world that believe if you have never one a Super Bowl ring as a quarterback, then you do not deserve to be called one of the greatest to ever play the game. To me that notion is a little ridiculous, especially in a game where 10 other players are on the field with you, but this is a reality.

Since his arrival in the league as the No. 1 overall pick in 2011, Newton has done nothing but rise to the ranks of the top players in all of the NFL. Criticized by many for his play on the field when he was coming out of Auburn, this young man has done everything in his power to prove everyone wrong and show that he can indeed be not only an effective quarterback in the NFL, but that he can be one of the best.

But now we’ve reached the point where people will start asking, “Yeah but how many rings does he have?!” Sunday night, he’ll have the opportunity to silence everyone there as well.

Look, Jim Kelly is one of the best to ever play the game under center, and he gets the “Yeah but” treatment. Dan Marino is one of the best to play the position as well, and what’s one of the questions brought up about him all the time? You guessed it — the “Yeah but” inquiry.

Now the reality of the situation is that Cam Newton is in his prime right now and he’s gotten more criticism than probably those two combined. If he fails on Sunday and then never returns to the Super Bowl in his career, the people that have the hardest time in the world giving him an honest chance right now will surely never be able to give him the recognition that he deserves when his career in the NFL is all said and done.

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