Sometimes, it's just better to follow the old adage of "if you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all". Such is the case of Kelvin Benjamin.

In an airing of grievances about his time with the Panthers during an interview with The Athletic last August, Kelvin Benjamin pointed the finger at Cam Newton and his lack of accuracy as being part of the reason why he has not been more successful in the NFL to-date. Benjamin's seemingly hard feelings towards Cam came as very curious, given that Benjamin had become one of Newton's favorite targets from the time he was drafted in the first round of the 2014 NFL Draft to the time he was shipped to the Buffalo Bills at the trade deadline of the 2017 season. In his Carolina tenure, Benjamin scored 18 times, topped 1,000 yards once, and constantly served as a safety blanket for Newton. Although this wasn't enough for the young receiver, so it seems.

"If you would've put me with any other quarterback, let's be real, you know what I'm saying?", Benjamin told The Athletic. "Any other accurate quarterback like (Aaron) Rodgers or Eli Manning or Big Ben (Roethlisberger) - anybody! - quarterbacks with knowledge, that know how to place a ball and give you a better chance to catch the ball. It just felt like I wasn't in that position."

Since joining the Buffalo Bills, Benjamin has struggled mightily. Part of the issues has stemmed from seeing a rotating cast of quarterbacks under center, especially with Nathan Peterman being majorly involved. It's been a rough two seasons for the former Panthers wideout as he has only scored two touchdowns and reached 500 receiving yards combined in 1.5 seasons. And according to Pro Football Focus, Benjamin has actually been so ineffective that throwing to him results in a worse passer rating than spiking the football to stop the clock.

If Buffalo’s quarterbacks had spiked the ball rather than throwing to Kelvin Benjamin on all of his targets, they would have improved their passer rating. Buffalo’s quarterbacks have a passer rating of 28.2 when targeting Benjamin, which is lower than a quarterback’s passer rating on spiked balls (39.6). Of 115-qualifying wide receivers, Benjamin ranks worst in passer rating when targeted, worst in catch percentage (39.2%), worst in interceptions on targeted passes (6), and fourth-worst in drop rate (16.7%).

Obviously, the Panthers fans are happy to see Benjamin struggling considering how he burnt those bridges on his way out of town, but these numbers are quite fascinating. Although they are a little hazy considering that both Peterman and Josh Allen have been struggling to move the ball effectively during their starts. Peterman, in particular, has dealt with major accuracy issues in his eight games played. The second-year quarterback has thrown 12 interceptions and only three touchdowns while completing a combined 52.3% of his throws. Additionally, Peterman has only averaged a combined 4.2 yards-per-attempt. This doesn't exactly fit Benjamin's game considering that the big-bodied wideout has traditionally run downfield routes, especially during his time in Carolina.