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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Cam Newton isnt worried about whether hes the fastest quarterback in the NFL. His focus this year is on being smarter with the football. A smiling Newton wasnt about to disagree with Michael Vick, when asked about the Philadelphia quarterbacks comments Friday on The Dan Patrick Show that, even at age 32, hes still the fastest QB in the league. "I dont want to be the fastest quarterback; I want to be the guy that cant be caught," Newton said after Wednesdays practice. "If you get caught in the open field that means youre not doing something right and you will be talked about in the locker room." Newton doesnt feel like he belongs in the same category with burners like with Vick, Colin Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III, even after setting an NFL quarterback record with 14 rushing touchdowns as a rookie in 2012. Newton said Vick was probably just joking around, but added "I know hes unbelievably fast and I wont challenge him on that." Newton is pretty fast, too. He might be even faster this year after dropping a dozen pounds to get down to 243. Newton said it was something he wanted to do, but wouldnt say why. But more than proving he has great speed, Newtons goal as he prepares for this third NFL season is making more right decisions, and not forcing things or being "overly aggressive." Thats been a problem at times in the past that has led too often to fourth downs and punting situations. "I feel like I need to be more mature in plays, meaning that if its third-and-short, lets go get a first down," Newton said. "If a chunk play is called downfield, I have to be mindful to know that if its not there I have to take a check down. A second-and-7 or second-and-5 sounds a lot better than a second-and-10." Although the Panthers failed to make the playoffs in 2012 finishing 7-9, Newton said he learned a lot in his second season in Carolina and felt like he improved as the year went along. The numbers bear that out. Over the first seven games Newton had four touchdown passes and eight interceptions. In his final nine games he had 14 TDs and four picks, while his completion percentage and yards passing per game also improved. The Panthers finished the season on an uptick winning five of their last six games, including their final four. "I have to be smart and execute the offence and manage the football game," Newton said. Newton wont have as much to remember when he hits the huddle this season. Hell be working with a new offensive co-ordinator in Mike Shula, who was promoted from quarterbacks coach after Rob Chudzinski left to become the Cleveland Browns head coach. Newton said Shula has placed an emphasis this year on simplifying the verbiage in the playbook. But schematically Newton doesnt foresee many changes to Carolinas offensive approach. The Panthers finished in the top 10 in the league in offence in both of his seasons after finishing last in the league in 2011 under then-starting QB Jimmy Clausen. Yet, wins havent been there as often as hed like. After winning national championships at Blinn Junior College and Auburn in back-to-back seasons, Newton said he still detests losing more than he enjoys winning. "I hate the feeling of being defeated," he said. The Panthers are just 13-19 in his two seasons as a starter and havent been to the playoffs since 2008. Newton wants to change that. He stopped short of making any predictions for this year, but feels confident in an offence that has added wide receivers Domenik Hixon and Ted Ginn Jr. to the receiving corps to go along with starters Steve Smith and Brandon LaFell. The Panthers also boast a solid backfield that includes running backs DeAngelo Williams, Jonathan Stewart and Mike Tolbert. "This town, this city, this state has been dreaming for a winning season and as a player you owe that to the fans and you owe that to yourself," Newton said. Newton traded in his playbook for school books earlier this off-season. He spent a better portion of the spring at Auburn working on his degree in sociology. He said he still needs 15 more credit hours to graduate. He said Its important for him to have that degree because he talks so often to young students about the importance of staying in school. Newton said returning to Auburn was fun. But he said at times it was a distraction with students coming up to ask for autographs before and after class. Still, he said felt at home at Auburn. "I was welcomed me back with open arms," he said.Cheap Jerseys Free Shipping . 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Cueto, their opening day starter who has already been on the disabled list twice this season because of similar issues, will be sent back to Cincinnati to see a doctor. "Its the same thing," manager Dusty Baker said. "It happened in the first inning again. Its very discouraging for him and for us." The 22-year-old Perez was the leading candidate for the No. 5 spot in the Rangers rotation before getting hit by a batted ball and breaking a bone in his forearm during a spring training game. He was called up from Triple-A Round Rock as the 26th man to start the first game of a split doubleheader at Arizona on May 27, then came back -- maybe this time for the rest of the season -- last Saturday, when he allowed only two runs in seven innings in a win at St. Louis. "I just want to continue to do the same job. I dont want to change my routine," Perez said. "Throw my changeup, my sinker and my fastball away." Perez allowed runs in each of the first two innings at St. Louis last weekend before holding the Cardinals scoreless over his last five innings. Cincinnati has lost three games in a row, and six of seven. The Reds have been shut out in consecutive games, and six times this season. Jason Frasor and Robbie Ross finished off the Rangers second shutout in a row and seventh this season. The Rangers won 2-0 at the New York Yankees on Thursday to cap a 5-1 trip that included a three-game sweep of the Cardinals. Texas has won nine of 11 games since a six-game losing streak. Texas went ahead to stay after scoring a first-inning run for the first time in 20 games, since June 7 at Toronto. Elvis Andrus reached on a one-out infielld single, stole second base and scored on Adrian Beltres single.dddddddddddd Cueto clearly grimaced on at least one pitch to Beltre, then did so again after throwing a 1-2 fastball that Mitch Moreland fouled off leading off the second. It was his last pitch. Asked if there was any consideration to not send Cueto out for the second, Baker responded, "The doctor said sometimes things will loosen up, and he said he was OK." It was only Cuetos third start since missing the first half of June while on the DL with a strained right shoulder. He also missed more than a month earlier this season because of a strained right lat. Moreland took a called third strike on the first pitch thrown by Tony Cingrani, who then needed 37 more pitches to finish the second. He had four walks in the inning, all on full-count pitches. Jurickson Profar drew a walk before David Murphy singled. Cingrani later walked three consecutive batters -- Ian Kinsler, Elvis Andrus and Nelson Cruz, the latter two forcing in runs. Beltre had a leadoff single in the fifth and scored on a single by Profar, the 20-year-old rookie who had a couple of spectacular defensive plays at shortstop in a game when Andrus was the designated hitter. Profar went way to his right to backhand Devin Mesoracos grounder starting the third, planted his foot in short left field and made a strong throw to get the out at first. An inning later, Profar went up the middle to make another nifty grab and take a hit away from Brandon Phillips. "Great defence," Perez said. "Its amazing." NOTES: Perezs only walk came with two outs in the seventh to load the bases. Frasor needed only one pitch to coax an inning-ending grounder by Mesoraco. ... Perez turned a comebacker into a double play after the Reds had consecutive singles to start the second. ... Phillips had missed both games in Oakland while on paternity leave. He returned to play on his 32nd birthday. ... Cingrani allowed three runs over four innings with six walks and three strikeouts. ... RHP Chris Leake, the Reds scheduled starter Saturday, is 5-1 his last eight starts. Rookie RHP Nick Tepesch (3-6) pitches for Texas. ... Reliever Joakim Soria, who has yet to make his Rangers debut because he is recovering from Tommy John surgery, threw a scoreless inning for Triple-A Round Rock on Friday night. The right-hander struck out two and threw 13 of 17 pitches for strikes. ' ' '