CAM NEWTON: OVERRATED OR DOMINANT? 

Over an hour long video?? Dang Barry is literally a hero

As a lifelong panthers fan, was Cam dominate throughout his whole career? no. he was often hurt/underwhelming at times, but he was so important for our franchise, he brought so many fans and success to the franchise and made us relevant for several years. i’ll always appreciate him for that

As a Panthers fan, Thank You Cam for all of your talent and great moments

the sad thing about Cam is in his 2021 comeback I remember one specific play. It was his big return game, he had a phenomenal rushing TD in the redzone where he hit the edge, broke tackles, and crossed the plane. It was clear that he was still an athletic guy who could get it done with his legs, but his arm was a shell of what it once was and he simply couldn't throw accurately anymore after his injury and surgery. If Cam never had that shoulder injury I think he would still be playing at a high level today

An hour long video from Barry is just what I needed today 🔥🔥🔥

As a Cam stan, thank you Barry. I was born and raised in Charlotte and remember watchin Cam get drafted, so I’m biased but I do think the Good far outweighs the bad when talking about Cam’s career. Is there a lot to be desired? Of course. But I think a lot of QBs would kill to have his records, achievements and accolades.

As a massive Panthers fan, this was a fun, yet bittersweet trip down memory lane. Cam Newton is one of my favorite athletes of all time and witnessing his prime week to week was magical. All of that being said, Cam was a quarterback with clear flaws. He wasn’t very accurately, he made questionable decisions often resulting in turnovers, and took a lot of sacks. In the end, Cam’s careers feels like a massive what if and one that ended much sooner than it should, but he’s a major reason why I love the game of football and put my favorite team on a national stage and for that he will always have my respect. At least it was fun while it lasted. Great Video as always, Barry. 💙🖤

Me, a Panthers fan, seeing Barry make an hour long vid on Cam: "Alright, let's do this!" All jokes aside, this videos was well-put and gave me a bittersweet ride of nostalgia. Well done, Barry. As for Cam, despite his shortcomings, he truly was a breath of fresh air for my team after our dismal 2010 season. My only wish is that the front office had put more effort into giving him some better protection and suitable weapons.

As a panthers fan, the 2015 panthers team was legit incredible. I also remember that the OL had actually been shit all year but cam made it look like it didn’t matter. I watched that NFC championship game just thinking there was no way we would lose in the SB. Oh well. The panthers are now doomed to live in pain for the rest of eternity.

Cam was honestly never the same after he took that hit from TJ Watt in that Steelers game.

One thing to note about Cam, even though his play was inconsistent, EVERYONE in the Charlotte area knows who he is and adores him. When he came back in 2021 for the Washington game, the city was buzzing and it was a weeklong event. I'll always be nostalgic for the 2015 year which got me into football.

Cam is what got me into the NFL with his Supercam mentality and running ability

An HOUR long video from Barry?? Hell yea! Gonna listen to it like it’s a damn podcast!

When Cam was healthy and in his bag, he was really fun to watch. As a sports fan from North Carolina I’m glad he was our quarterback. When they ran the ball well and the defense was clicking they were competitive. Other than Cam diving on that loose ball in the Superbowl I couldn’t really ask for more as a fan. Great vid, Barry. Thanks Cam Newton 🫡

i think his peak is a top 5-10 peaks. having the running threat of prime vick and throwing ability of brett favre but aswell having the 6’5 frame made him unstoppable. he took philly brown, ted ginn, and devin funchess to the super bowl.

My wife’s boyfriend put this video on for me to keep me entertained while they went out for the night. Thank you Barry for blessing us with your dulcet tones for over an hour!

Thank you, Barry, for your bravery by creating this hour-long epic. Your heroic feat will not go unnoticed.

This video really shows the amount of effort you put in. Over an hour long, and unbiased. As a Saints fan, I was always hoping Cam was a bust, but I don't think he was. He wasn't a Hall of Fame QB, but he definitely wasn't a bust.

I remember cam newton in his MVP season. Dude was literally the perfect quarterback

Woah, 1 hour! Holy moly. What a heroic effort by Barry here.

Cam was definitely very good but the refs let defenses hit him way harder than any other QB. And I say this as a Broncos fan. If Cam got half the calls Brady or Mahomes get them he'd probably still be in the league

Barry, you don't understand how much I needed some of your content today and the fact you've provided me with just over an hour of content proves how much of a hero you are Genuinely thank you Barry for always having great content to cheer me up on crappy days

I have an hour left at the office and I am done with all my work for the day right when this came out. Thank you Barry.

Even though it wasn’t a good season, I’ll always love Cam for coming to New England and playing with the patriots

Well we know that Russell Westbrook averaged a triple double

I was worried you would never make any more of these, I absolutely love the work you put into these QB analysis videos

Videos like these are gonna get millions of views and in depth analysis with a unique captivating sense of humor

Cam Newton is my favorite QB and the reason I got so involved in NFL and sports

Thanks for putting this out right as I started my cardio. You're a legend Barry

A long form video! I can only imagine how long Brady’s video would be 😂

Cams 2015 season was insane I wish the Panthers went 19-0 that season :(

Wow this is incredibly comprehensive, I didn't check the length when I clicked on this video and figured it'd be like 15 mins lol and it wasn't until nearly 50 mins in that I realized it was so long! Great vid Barry

Good work Barry. Seems you are doing the hour long video essays now. Props to you on being an American history.

Cam has to have the record for the most uncalled hits to the head in the modern era. He routinely took hits from people who’d have been summarily executed if they even thought about doing it to Brady. I was disgusted seeing it and I saw it often since I follow the saints.

1 hour long video? Damn. A lot of effort. Thank you for the content

This is my favorite style of videos from Barry, a story-telling background filled with stats. I would love to see this style with any NFL season, showing the path of the team that won the Superbowl that year.

1 hour of Barry. you sir have blessed my day

Really good video Barry, I can tell a ton of work went into this. I could look at these statistics for hours. Keep up the good work, I look forward to these quarterback videos! If you're looking for suggestions Montana, Bradshaw, Favre, and Steve Young might be interesting career breakdowns. I also think you should do a career breakdown for NBA superstars, namely LeBron once he retires. I do know you've covered these guys on Overrated, Underrated, and Properly Rated so if you don't want to, no worries!

Finally QB career videos. Thanks Barry

I know we all play into the "joke" of "Barry is a hero" and what not, but this is probably the best video on this channel. I know it was a lot of work, Barry, and I hope if you do another one of these that you don't burn yourself out. This was a legitimately fantastic video, and I can't thank you enough for putting out consistently entertaining content.

Incredible video Barry, I love all your videos and I would be ecstatic to watch more long form content like this, even if it isn't a football topic! (Your movie content was super fun too) Wishing you a wonderful spring with no devil's lettuce or premarital coitus : )

I really appreciate long videos like this, awesome to see your passion in projects like this. Excellent video and hopefully you continue things like this.

Also Panthers fan here. Excellent analysis in my opinion, especially the ultimate conclusion. No one knows how Cam's career would have unfolded if TJ Watt hasn't hit him dirty in 2018 (and of course it drew no penalty, but I digress). And yes, he was returning to his MVP self that season, you're the first person I see remember that. So, in conclusion, Cam's story is, sadly, much more a tale of what could have been than of what really was. Also, I believe some of his talent was wasted under Rivera, he's not an offesive-minded coach and kind of outdated IMO - and he and his coaching staff are the main ones to blame for the negligence to nurse Cam's injury properly and consequently for his poor health in the end of his career

Cam is so underrated his running ability is top 3 with cam Lamar Jackson and then Vick

I've been wanting long man Mauler esque videos on college football/NFL content, I just never figured it would be Barry. You're a damn hero.

1 hour of Barry Content Barry just might be da chosen one

Cam is maybe the most influential player in modern NFL history.

1 hour long but highly informed video by Barry? Verdict: *UNDERRATED*

Thought it was gonna be a short video. Saw it was an hour long and creamed my pants. Thank you Mr. McCockiner

If the league did more to protect Cam, he probably would've won something

Just discovered your channel, this is amazing content thank you.

A Hour Long Classic From Thanks Barry ❤🔥

He was phenomenal. The Panthers ran him into the ground. He should be enjoying the twilight of his career with a chance for another deep playoff run.

“Cam threw an interception” *shows footage of cam hitting his receiver square in the hands only to have the ball bounce 10 feet in the air causing the pick* Ah yes, I almost forgot what it felt like being a panthers fan in the era when our qb exclusively threw to wrs who played with cement gloves

Please do mike Vick next during his prime years he was amazing on the ground and decent in the air

Fantastic video, as usual. Would really be cool if you did one of these career deep dives on Donovan McNabb, feel like there’s A LOT of meat on that bone. Keep up the great content.

By far my favorite format of Barry videos would hate to see this go away

Only five minutes in and the words “clutch Matt Ryan” were just uttered. Absolutely bewildered.

WOW! A one hour Barry video! Im excited to watch!

Might be the best video you have done, and that is saying a lot. I have a suggestion for future videos. What if you did some on legendary defenses or offenses to see if they are overrated or underrated? Like the "legion of boom" or the "greatest show on turf"?

Barry I was suppose to go to my wifes boyfriends funeral today; but this video inspired me to stay home and watch this on repeat instead

Let us also remember, Cam really never had a number 1 reciever. Steve Smith was that guy, but he left after 2013, and he was old by the time Cam got there anyway. His best WRs during the SB run were Ted Gunn Jr and Devin Funchess. Kelvin Benjamin was a one year wonder. The only consistent weapons he ever had were Greg Olsen, and whoever was at running back, CMC or Williams or Stewart

Man, I never like videos, but just from all the effort you put into this deserves a like!

Please do more of these they're great, thanks Barry (hero)

Was not expecting a hour one vid but I'm here for it

I see what you did there at 9:56 Barry…good deal sir. 😎👍🏼

His last full season (with the Pats) was during the Covid season… throwing to a bunch of WR3s like Nkeal Harry. He was never really given a fair chance in NE.

Cam was "dominant" for one season, where he was legitimately dominant during his MVP year (besides the Super Bowl). Outside of that, I would say he was merely good for a few years, a top 10 level QB, with 2015 being an aberration.

Just found this channel recently and been binge watching all your content The amount of research and time that goes into these videos is probably crazy 😂 love the channel bro

A 1 hour Barry vid with that sultry summer sun that is his voice? I'm in.

the amount of effort (no offense to jay cutler) and research barry puts into these videos is just incredible, he is a national hero. well done, sir.

Thanks for this video Barry, as a Panthers fan seeing you make an hour long piece on the QB I grew up watching was a welcome surprise. While I watched every game I was too young to look at Cam's rushing TD numbers beyond what they were and you make a interesting point about him taking those from RB's. While he wasn't dominant I think his injuries really screwed him especially 2016 and 2017, but hey that's the NFL. As a long-time defender of his I actually 100% agreed with the ranking you gave him at the end as far as who you compared him to- I don't think he was dominant but he made good memories and especially growing up watching someone play with so much joy was awesome even in the losses. Thank you Barry and thank you Cam for everything :)

Stepping up the production game!! Great shit Barry

Barry this is awesome man can’t wait for the next one thanks for doing this

“His offenses were rarely great” isn’t a great reason to call him overrated. He had Funchess and Benjamin as his best receivers during his prime. For what he had to work with during his career I think is an insane take.

As a panthers fan, super fair final verdict and I appreciated your comments about his impact and the overblowing of his not diving on the football. Agreed, not hall of fame level but near that bottom of high tier level like Philip Rivers. Only two points I’d counter: 1) Him only having three winning seasons doesn’t mean he wasn’t a winner. If you look at his third season (when QBs typically finish the development phase) to when he got injured in 2018, he had 3 winning seasons, 2 losing seasons, and 1 season that started winning by a sizable margin, only for him to receive an injury he ended up playing through that essentially killed his whole career. Anything after 2018 I don’t even count. Dude was never able to come back from that one. So in the seasons he really was Cam, his season win/loss totals were 3.5 wins to 2 losses. Pretty solid. 2) Have to disagree with your stance that his running TDs being short yardage lowers its impressiveness and that if some of the other great running QBs had more goal to go running touches they could’ve shown similar numbers. If they could have, they would have. But they didn’t, because they couldn’t. Their skillsets benefitted middle of the field plays where the defenses were more spread out and they could use their quickness to run past players. What made cam such an elite runner was his power and ability to run through players in the more cramped areas of the field. The way he gets into the end zone doesn’t make the frequency he got into the end zone any less impressive to me. Great vid Barry. Thanks for taking the time to dive so deeply into the career of the football player that made the most impact on my life and on the lives of those in my city.

a one hour Barry video? LETS GO!

The only youtuber who i would dedicate a hour to watch, and enjoy. Great video, and great presentation

This is good, keep this one coming, I can already imagine how much hours it would take if you had Rodgers, Montana and most of all if you want is brady, have a video on their own, including the Steeler leader of men Rothlisberger as well and more legends to come.

Thanks Barry man. One of the greats. Mailbox video plz

These career breakdowns are your best work!

U sneaking in brandi love I freaking love it😂@10:04

hey barry awesome video i cant wait to get stoned and vibe to the rest of this tonight

Barry with this marathon of a video? What a national hero, and an amazing class-act

I do think you need to mention that Cam never had a great supporting cast like alot of the guys you mentioned so let’s take into account who was blocking for him and who was catching his passes over the years

So happy you mentioned Greg Olson being a rapper lmao. G-Regg baby

AN HOUR? Class act Barry does it again. Let's get it.

Great and well made video! I really enjoyed watching!

just an idea, it would be super cool if you had the w-l record of the team in a corner or something for the viewer to follow along with. amazing content barry i love all of your videos!

Lol omg an hour long!!! Props for the work you put in for this one. I'm gonna have to come back on a rain day with some popcorn

Lol loved all of the 7th Floor Crew references 😂

Awesome video Barry. Watched the whole thing

Glad to see these quarterback career videos back

“Offensive lineman kelvin Benjamin”- favorite joke so far

Woooooahh, Barry making a push to being taken more seriously, excited to get into this!

Criminally Underrated & Dominant

Cam has and will forever be my favorite qb

Cam is what I consider the best example of a quarterback picked first overall. Not every first overall pick needs to win a ring or be a hall of famer (though it helps), but every first overall pick should leave an impact the same way Cam impacted the Panthers, at bare minimum.

This is the funniest video I've ever seen. Barry McCockiner is the greatest RU-vidR EVER!

Barry’s first documentary I’m hyped