Was just out a few minutes ago and heard a clip on the Sports Hub from Newton. Not sure who the interviewer was, but he asked why the offense has been struggling lately, and Newton flat out put it on the scheme. Said he makes a call on the field and the defense reacts and stuffs it. So the interviewer followed it up by asking if the other team's defense was calling out their plays, and Newton said they were.
Overall, I think this is pretty f***ing gutless by him. You don't hang it on someone else as the QB. You eat that shit sandwich and say you need to work on things, improve your accuracy, execute better, and be better overall. You don't blame the OC and say the scheme stinks. The scheme is one dimensional because you're a limited QB. They can only do so many things with a run first, second, and third QB that struggles with accuracy on any short and long throws. His intermediate throws are his best, and even then, it's not very effective.
If I were McDaniels, I'd be pissed. If I were BB, I'd realize that him passing the buck earlier this year has enabled his QB to do the same now.