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The Panthers quarterback said he'll be ready to play against the Browns on Sunday despite lingering pain in his throwing shoulder. But coach Ron Rivera wasn't quite as certain Wednesday Carolina Panthers Hats , leaving the door open by saying, "We'll see. We're not even to Friday."More than 20 months after having surgery to repair a partially torn rotator cuff, the 6-foot-5, 245-pound giant of a quarterback is still experiencing pain and discomfort in his right shoulder that is limiting what he can do on the field. Offensive coordinator Norv Turner has limited Newton's downfield throws this season and twice replaced the league's 2015 MVP with backup Taylor Heinicke when lining up for Hail Mary passes.Newton reps were limited in practice Wednesday 鈥?as they have been for several weeks 鈥?as part of Rivera calls "the new normal."The Panthers (6-6) are a half-game behind the Vikings in the race for the second NFC wild card spot following a disappointing 24-17 loss to the Buccaneers last Sunday in which Newton was intercepted four times.Newton has thrown downfield fewer times this year than at any point in his career. That's by design in order to prevent his shoulder from wearing out. As a result, he's completing a career-high 69.5 percent of his passes, mostly because of the used of check-downs and short passes underneath the coverage.Rivera said Newton and the offensive coaches are "doing the best they can" to manage the situation. He said it's critical that Newton communicates with coaches on how he feels."We have to make decisions going forward as to how the offense has to click Carolina Panthers Hoodie ," Rivera said. "He has to be very transparent with Norv when it comes to the plays" he can run.Browns interim coach Gregg Williams said Newton still has plenty of pop in his shoulder."I've heard the reports (about the shoulder), but when I see the film I still him being able to zing in when he wants to," Williams said. "And when he has a solid pocket where he can still get his body weight behind him, he can still do that."When asked if he'll need to get his shoulder addressed medically once again after the season, Newton said, "among other things."He wouldn't elaborate in his weekly news conference on what other parts of his body might need to be addressed Customized Carolina Panthers Jerseys , saying "c'mon, you know people are looking at this tape."When pressed on whether he will need surgery, Newton grinned and said, "I can neither confirm nor deny."Newton also declined to say if there's a particular play in which he reinjured the shoulder or if it is simply the result of continued wear and tear on the body.Regardless, Newton said he doesn't regret having the surgery in March of 2017, saying it "needed to be done."But he also acknowledged he didn't think he would still be having problems with his shoulder at this point in his NFL career."I would not have expected me to still have the kind of things that are lingering from that www.authenticscarolinapanthers.com , but it is what it is," Newton said. "It's about managing pain and understanding that you have a job to do and a responsibility to put your best product out on the field. I want to do that not only for myself but this team."__ Before the Panthers kicked off the 2018 season, fans were 99% confident in the direction the team was going according to our Fan Pulse survey. The confidence level waned a bit after a 16-8 win over the Cowboys in Week 1, dropping to 88% despite the 1-0 start to the season.Now that the Panthers have suffered their first loss of the 2018 campaign, fans’ confidence has dropped even more.The Panthers are sitting at 1-1 on the season and preparing for a tough match-up against the 2-0 Cincinnati Bengals. With the confidence level at a new low of 77%, fans are losing faith that the Panthers can avoid the “even numbered year curse” in 2018 and have a successful season.Compared to the rest of the NFC South Carolina Panthers T-Shirt , Panthers fans had the sharpest decline in confidence, but place third in overall confidence of the direction their team is headed. NFC South fan confidence Week 2-Week 3TeamWeek 2 ConfidenceWeek 3 ConfidenceChangeTeamWeek 2 ConfidenceWeek 3 ConfidenceChangeA win this Sunday will hopefully return some of the confidence that fans have lost over the last few weeks. A 2-1 start heading into a bye would certainly be a good way to do that.What about you, Panthers fans? How confident are you right now? Share your thoughts with us!Welcome to SB Nation FanPulse, a survey of fans across the NFL powered by SurveyMonkey. Each week, we send 32 polls to 100+ plugged in fans from each team. Panthers fans, sign up HERE to join FanPulse.