CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Derek Anderson is the first to admit the Carolina Panthers are better with Cam Newton at quarterback than him.
He said so in his own whimsical way last year during training camp when asked how many games the Panthers would have won during their 15-1 2015 season had he been the starter.
"Cam's pretty good," Anderson deadpanned.
In other words, probably not 15.
But for the next four to five months, while the 2015 NFL MVP rehabs his throwing shoulder that is scheduled for surgery on March 30, the evolution of the Carolina offense is in the hands of the 33-year-old Anderson.