That is a decision Carolina Panthers coach Ron Rivera may have to make in less than a month. To me, it isn’t a hard one. You protect the starters, and you let 16-0 fly out the window forever. If the 12-0 Panthers can get to 15-0, they will have already clinched the homefield advantage throughout the NFC playoffs entering the regular-season finale Jan. 3 at home against Tampa Bay. If that happens, I would bench Cam Newton for that entire game.Why? Because Newton is both the Panthers’ franchise and, to me, the NFL’s Most Valuable Player this season. Carolina won’t win the Super Bowl without him. And that’s the big goal, whether it comes attached to a 19-0 or an 18-1 or a 17-2 season.
Written by Billy Coles
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