Cam Newton's 2019 NFL campaign has not exactly gotten off to a great start.

Through two games, Newton has completed just 49 of his 88 passes for 563 yards and an interception. He is yet to throw a touchdown pass.

As a result, the Carolina Panthers have gotten off to an 0-2 start following Thursday night's loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at home. Newton threw for 324 yards in the game, which is good, but he completed a mere 24 of his 50 throws and registered a 69.1 passer rating.

To make matters worse, Newton hasn't even been able to make plays with his legs thus far, as he has logged minus-2 rushing yards on the season.

Obviously, something is not right for the 30-year-old, and the only logical explanation is his right shoulder, on which Newton underwent arthroscopic surgery at the end of last season.

It marked the second procedure Newton had undergone on his throwing shoulder since the conclusion of 2016, which is obviously worrisome for a quarterback who had previously made his living off of throwing the deep ball.

Newton showed on Thursday evening that he is still capable of throwing long here and there, as he uncorked a 44-yard pass to Curtis Samuel, but those throws are becoming fewer and further between.

Cam has never been known for his accuracy, so if his arm strength is leaving him, it's going to be a significant problem moving forward and is going to severely limit his effectiveness.

The Panthers also find themselves in the unenviable position of being winless through the first two weeks of the season, which has historically been a death sentence. Only nine percent of NFL teams that have started 0-2 have gone on to make the playoffs, so Carolina is in a tough spot.

To make matters worse, there may be no way out.

The only way for the Panthers to climb out of this hole is to get the old Cam Newton back, and it's debatable as to whether or not that will happen.

We can pick apart Newton's performance over this first couple of weeks as much as we want, but the fact of the matter is that the man has had two surgeries on his throwing shoulder in a span of two years.

That's enough to compromise any signal-caller and potentially ruin his career.

For that reason, none us know if Newton is capable of bouncing back in Week 3 and beyond. Not even Newton himself may know.

The thing with Newton is that it's not like he has ever been a consistently elite quarterback. Yes, he had that brilliant 2015 campaign in which he won MVP, but other than that, Newton has been largely ordinary.

He has only thrown for 4,000 yards once, which came during his rookie year. He has logged double-digit interceptions every season. He has thrown for under 20 touchdowns in three of his first eight NFL campaigns. He owns a lifetime completion percentage of 59.6 percent.

Aside from his 2015 season, Newton has hardly been Superman.

But one thing we have always been able to say about Newton is that he is dynamic and he is a game-changer because of his combination of arm strength and athleticism.

Now, he might not even be that.

Hopefully, he can regain his strength and it's just a matter of shaking off some rust, but you can't deny that the future does not look good for Newton.