The Drive with Josh Graham - Remembering Skip Prosser

Drive with Josh Graham 5 Castle Dr., it's official. Cam Newton can throw a ball further than 40 yards little wide open Curtis Samuel on a post pattern last night and what we can easily call the most exciting play in the history of Carolina Panthers training camp. Why because cam Newton still got it. Pam shoulder is the difference between the Carolina Panthers picking in the top and next spring, and the Panthers playing in January with the first round playoff bye oh yeah what I'm thinking about it Joe while worked in movie lines for you. The audience line submitted by you, the audience into the Winston-Salem – broadcast ready on the sports of dispatch might be the best work he's done so does grab a couple of those clips so we can play them in a few minutes, but I do feel like cam Newton sent a message last night, hearing all the doubters last few months. I don't know if he could ever throw the deep ball again.

I'm concerned about his shoulder.

The Panthers, they won't be able to contend this could be the end of Ron Rivera and cam Newton and Charlotte Gotti yada yada yada. Cam Newton wanted to show some people last night that he still has the zip that he's just a few seasons removed from being the MVP of the NFL that he is a future Hall of Fame quarterback so very early on he throws that pass a past that he wasn't able to throw physically all of last year, we focus on the losing streak after the Panthers were six into but even before that cam Newton wasn't throwing the ball 40 yards so it really is significant to see that it reminded me of cam Newton's first preseason game.

I remember it very vividly for some reason they were playing the New York Giants was in Charlotte, you had all the talking heads get Bayless in Stephen a Smith doubting Pam saying they don't know if he has the pocket presence if he has the arm strength. He wasn't really a number one overall pick kind of quarterback Panthers just needed one, and he was just the best one in a down quarterback year. Then there was a slant right in the first quarter.

I forget who we completed it to, but it was a fastball right on the numbers hit somebody right in stride before they even broke out of their row and I thought in that moment a while cam is for real a while. This is the best quarterback the Panthers of Pat and he showed it game went against the Cardinals and he shown it in the years following that that's what it reminded me last night that's what it reminded me of he could not physically throw the deep ball and Carolina started six into a year ago. Cam was putting up MVP numbers with out being able to throw the ball.

A lot of people are concerned because we's we've seen this movie before cam getting the procedure then his arm getting to a point where it's deteriorated and having to be taken out for the final game of the year. The final two games. I should say. But remember cam had the surgery in 2017. Two years ago and that was done in March. He still was ready for the start of the year. He played 16 games for over 3000 yards Carolina went 11 and five. This was a cleanup of that surgery from two years ago. It wasn't reconstruction and plus it was done in January. He's been throwing since the end of April. He's had more rest for a less severe procedure. I believe the offense of lines better now than it was two years ago. I believe the Panthers weapons are better now than they were two years ago. So if cam Newton's healthy, I think the papers are to contend in the NFC South. The only time a team is ever one three consecutive minutes NFC South titles was when the Panthers did so and 1314 50 the New Orleans Saints are going for three in a row. Now you have to say New Orleans is the favorite since Carolina has only beaten them once the last few years and that was with Kyle Allen at quarterback in New Orleans was playing all of their backups preparing for the playoffs a year ago but history shows us that teams don't win this division three times. Even Carolina when they wanted the second time they were 781 on that season so it was a down year when Carolina one consecutive division crowns Ron Rivera and cam are still around and you could argue the NFC South is the best division in the NFL right now. The only other one I think is it that's in the discussions, the AFC West.

You have the Chiefs and the Chargers were two of the top five teams in the NFL. The Raiders and the Broncos you really don't know what you're going to get Broncos a new coach Broncos a new quarterback right organization led by John Elway Oakland adding Antonio Brown that might be the best division only because Tampa is that bad. Tampa Bay is one of the four teams today. I know are going to be bad this year. There are only four teams today. I can speak with absolute certainty are going to be bad that are going to finish under 500 this year.

Tampa Bay.

The New York Giants lost Cory Coleman for the year. Today the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as I mentioned, the Arizona Cardinals and the Miami Dolphins Cardinals box. All things Giants.

They are the four teams I know are to be bad since the boxer bad. I think that holds back the self. I think the South can get three teams into the playoffs. I like Atlanta bouncing back with dirt cutter calling the plays of Mike Mullarkey there to replace and Steve Sarkisian. I like Carolina of course they very well could win the division and I still think the New Orleans Saints of the favorite whoever wins the division's probably going to get a first round by today's also the 12 year anniversary of the passing of Skip Prosser. So a big day here in Winston-Salem as we'll talk plenty about the legendary basketball coach at Wake Forest. It's crazy to think it's been 12 years so there's a faction of the audience that might not remember much about the games he coach or the impact he had on Wake Forest so that will be discussed and cotton would join us at about 20 minutes to discuss that the voice of the demon deacons. Let's get to the voice of the – though Joe while what he did last night. I would contend that this is one of the best batches Joe while has ever given us the audience you came strong yesterday.

You gave us great lines and Joe returned the favor and kind of playing in the mask out of nothing and one live on that breaking ball giving a look out to the mound as if to say, I have fallen for you like a blind roofer doesn't offer at this time.

One of you listening to that. It's great with the context even without it though, but this sounds like a great line but an old tiny baseball broadcast with Allison air Joey Roberts fell for that pitch like a blind roofer nicer there and say is been Johnson producing the show Gabriel Hankey down as well. The gangs all here give me another of Joe Wiles calls – all this 20 cam span earlier this have scored nine runs 2080 takes it up in County three. Know this team is always happy offense players to turn around and listen morning is like a rocking chair something to do but doesn't necessarily get you anywhere. I love them wilder when you think Ryan Reynolds movies that immediately where you go you go Aaron for me either.

What movie would you say that's waiting waiting to go, what I was also thinking just friends. Whatever happened to Amy Smart. She just, that thing she's in Hollywood for five years and one off. Start with teacher in Oregon or something.

It just disappeared. She might be like a chef somewhere. Coolio Routt feared, Julio is my favorite 90s rappers and now I think he's really big in the culinary arts community really fun fact that a surprise on site you've learned nothing.

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And this cabin area is a strong picture like he was really good while I got a call about that when you stop doubting Joe.

I know I know not trying to protect Joe. Stop doubting Joe from the naked gun. He is damn good, the last of Joe Wiles calls from last night