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Saturday, August 20, 2011, 4:52pm

As he assessed his performance in the postgame interview room, Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton said he was "in the business of moving the chains."

Business was bad for Newton and the rest of the Panthers' offense Friday.

Maybe not a 400-point-drop-on-Wall Street bad, but bad enough to give pause to anyone who thought Newton was a shoo-in to win the starting quarterback job.

In his first exhibition start, Newton threw behind and below receivers, often failed to set his feet and looked confused at times in the Panthers' 20-10 loss to Miami.

The No. 1 overall pick completed 7 of 14 passes for 66 yards. He only had one completion to a wide receiver - a 2-yard gain to Armanti Edwards on third-and-9 late in the second quarter.

Panthers coach Ron Rivera would prefer to name a Week 1 starting quarterback before next week's game at Cincinnati, and did not indicate a leader in the competition between Newton and Jimmy Clausen.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011, 1:56am

The quarterback order remained the same for the Panthers on Monday night, with Jimmy Clausen getting the first reps in team drills, followed by Cam Newton.

It figures to stay that way the rest of this week.

Carolina coach Ron Rivera said again he expects to name his starting quarterback next week before the Panthers' third preseason game at Cincinnati on Aug. 25.

Rivera said the game video of Saturday's 20-10 win over the Giants didn't change his assessment of what he saw from the top two quarterbacks. Both did some good things; both made some mistakes, and there were some mistakes from their offensive teammates that caused the quarterbacks to misfire at times.

Uneven Start for Carolina Rookie QB Cam Newton
Sunday, August 14, 2011, 11:36am

Carolina Panthers rookie quarterback Cam Newton led a pair of field-goal drives in his NFL debut, and Jimmy Clausen threw a touchdown pass to Greg Olsen to help Carolina beat the New York Giants.

Newton, the Heisman Trophy winner from Auburn and top overall pick in the NFL draft, struggled with his accuracy and twice failed to get the Panthers into the end zone on promising first-half drives.

Newton completed 8 of 19 throws for 134 yards, including a pair of completions of at least 30 yards. He entered the game to loud cheers on Carolina’s first drive of the second quarter and left early in the fourth.

It was a forgettable night for New York’s offense, which never reached the end zone. Lawrence Tynes missed two field goals and had another blocked in the fourth.

Giants quarterback Eli Manning didn’t lead a scoring drive in his five series, completing 4 of 9 passes for just 36 yards. He also slightly overthrew Hakeem Nicks on what could’ve been a big third-down gain on his first possession, forcing Tynes to try a 56-yard field goal.

Thursday, August 11, 2011, 5:53pm

Carolina is listing Jimmy Clausen as the starter, but the real hope throughout the organization is Cam Newton will be the guy on opening day.

He’s handled everything well throughout camp. Newton doesn’t have to light it up in the preseason. With what should be a good offense around him, he just needs to go out and show he can run the huddle and get the ball where it needs to go. If he can do that, Newton’s going to step over Clausen on the depth chart.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011, 9:32pm

The Carolina Panthers released their first depth chart of the preseason and Jimmy Clausen is listed as the first-team quarterback ahead of Cam Newton.

Tuesday, August 9, 2011, 6:37pm

Panthers Coach Ron Rivera said the team hasn't chosen a starting quarterback. He said there's a possibility Cam Newton and Jimmy Clausen will both get a chance to start in the preseason. Rivera said that will make for a fairer evaluation of the quarterbacks since both will face first-team defenses.

Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 4:27pm

Panthers QB Jimmy Clausen is still running with the first-team offense in team drills. Cam Newton is with the twos.

Mixed reviews for Panthers QB Cam Newton
Tuesday, August 2, 2011, 2:13am

There were some spot-on frozen ropes and a few balls that sailed beyond receivers or tailed behind them. There was a botched handoff in which the ball ended up on the ground and there was the moment of brilliance we saw so much of in college when the quarterback tucked the ball and ran for roughly a 20-yard gain.

We're talking about rookie Cam Newton’s first padded practice as a member of the Carolina Panthers. It was a mixed bag, filled with flashes of potential and the usual rookie mistakes. Nobody’s ready to declare Newton the starter over Jimmy Clausen. In fact, the Panthers added another competitor when free-agent Derek Anderson walked out to the practice field to watch after passing his physical and signing his contract.

“It’s so early that it’s hard to get a true assessment of where we’re at,’’ offensive coordinator Rob Chudzinski said. “We’ve only been out here a few days.’’

It’s likely the Panthers will go through virtually all of training camp and their preseason games before settling on a starter. But the early verdict is that Newton is doing pretty much what you’d expect.

Monday, August 1, 2011, 1:24pm

Quarterback Derek Anderson signs with Carolina Panthers, according to source.

Monday, August 1, 2011, 3:04am

If Carolina Panthers quarterback Jimmy Clausen starts games early in the season, the Panthers are going to have designed plays that will utilize number one overall pick Cam Newton in a relief role.

Monday, July 11, 2011, 2:56pm

The Carolina Panthers almost certainly will entrust Jimmy Clausen with their offense when they go to the road to play Arizona on opening weekend.

Friday, February 4, 2011, 2:13pm

Panthers QB Jimmy Clausen had foot surgery last week, had follow-up with Dr. Robert Anderson yesterday. Am told it was a minor procedure.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011, 3:16pm

Following the second of two practices Tuesday, Panthers GM Marty Hurney did not rule out using the #1 overall pick to select a quarterback. Whether through the draft or free agency, Hurney indicated the Panthers want to create competition for Jimmy Clausen after finishing with the league's worst offense and passing attack in 2010.

Panthers officially announce Ron Rivera as HC
Tuesday, January 11, 2011, 11:19pm

Ron Rivera was introduced as Panthers HC at a press conference Tuesday afternoon and talked about his goals for the first team he's in charge of, and promised an "attacking" style.

"I'd like it to be an aggressive, physical football team," the former Chicago Bears linebacker promised.

During a 30-minute press conference, Rivera referenced mentors such as Chicago coaches Mike Ditka, Buddy Ryan and Dave McGinnis, along with former Dallas coach Jimmy Johnson.

He talked about sharing their forward styles in terms of defense (emphasizing the Panthers were a 4-3 team), as well as offense. He said he's going to work with general manager Marty Hurney on putting together a staff quickly, but emphasized that finding balance on offense was going to be central to his challenge.

Rivera, who played nine years in the NFL and has 14 years experience as an assistant coach, understood the hurdles he has with a team that began 2010 as the league's youngest.

He referred to quarterback Jimmy Clausen being the starter at the moment, but also said they wanted to bring in someone to compete for that job, stressing the role of his offensive coordinator and quarterback coach in that process.