cam newton: sport science

[monstercat]

To sum up...here we have a 6'6" 250lb QB who runs a 4.5 40 and has a rocket arm. Plus he just set the NCAA record for passing effeciency in his first year as a starter in div. 1 college football. Think about that...he was more efficient than Tom Brady and Peyton Manning were as seniors in college and he led the SEC in rushing as a QB.

What's not to like?

[PanthersGuy28]

Damn how do you dont draft this dude. He is like Mike Vick in beast mode.

a 6'6" 250 version of Vick, or a Big Ben that can run.

[nagai]

That doesn't matter anymore. Off-field problems outweighs everything

I agree and I just can't underline that enough in a QB. Was I impressed? fug yeah, but then again, we all knew he was a great athlete.

[bleys]

regardless of what QB we end up with there is one common trait that all true franchise QBs have and that's tireless work ethic and an incredible desire to always get better..

if Cam doesn't have that, I don't care what talent he has.. If Luck doesn't have that, doesn't matter how talented he is.. so on, and so forth..

no sense in wasting a pick otherwise, because QB is a position that requires those traits..

[KSpan]

Look I'm not taking anything away from Newton, but he isn't going to run through linebackers like he did in college.

I guarantee you that one of the first orders of business for whatever coaching staff takes him will be to teach him to NOT try to take on every defender he comes across. Think there is a defender in the NFL that wouldn't love to be able to say that they knocked the #1 draft pick out of the game? You won't be able to remove it entirely and any attempt to would be foolish (see Aaron Rodgers), but just getting him to recognize that he is now playing against the best and that mayn guys are as big and strong as he is will go a long way.

That said, his physicality will be a huge advantage in the pocket during the initial yards of a scramble when a lot of QBs go down with arm tackles, and that is what sets him apart.

[chef17]

I guarantee you that one of the first orders of business for whatever coaching staff takes him will be to teach him to NOT try to take on every defender he comes across. Think there is a defender in the NFL that wouldn't love to be able to say that they knocked the #1 draft pick out of the game? You won't be able to remove it entirely and any attempt to would be foolish (see Aaron Rodgers), but just getting him to recognize that he is now playing against the best and that mayn guys are as big and strong as he is will go a long way.

That said, his physicality will be a huge advantage in the pocket during the initial yards of a scramble when a lot of QBs go down with arm tackles, and that is what sets him apart.

I don't disagree with you, I just think don't agree with comparing him to Vick. I don't see him making the plays with his legs that Vick does in the NFL. Not to say that he won't run, just not like Vick or how he did last season in college.

[Mother Grabber]

Did they test his decision making ability or leadership? What about his cool under fire?

[Tarheels23]

The first game against Tampa this year is the perfect example of how I think Cam would be. In that game Freeman threw CJ and Norwood off of him like it was no problem. That's how I envision Cam being for years to come.

[MWCarolina]

(How his performances against ALA, LSU, AND South Carolina arent enough is BEYOND ME!!).

ok, you want to know why. Well vs. Alabama he ran 22 times and didnt look good running like people expect him to. Vs. LSU he ran 28 times, that wont work in the NFL and vs. South Carolina, well, it's South Carolina, their pass defense has holes, there was one TD vs. South Carolina in the SEC title game that was a play that rarely will ever happen in the pros, the ball was knocked up by a defender then caught for a touchdown at the end of the half, usually in the NFL, they knock it down.

[MWCarolina]

i will be interested to see how he can work under center in a pro style offense. the guy is freak though

that's a question i have, The Golden Calf of Bristol had issues with that for a while and had to work HARD on that, so Newton better do the same, as for the pistol offense, what if the offensive coordinator or head coach does NOT want to run no pistol offense and wants to run THEIR offense??? People are really hyped up on Cam Newton, bet they drink his Cammy Cam Juice, hahaha. honestly, i am going to wait and see on this, i will be critical on him. IF he loses the Oregon game though, i wonder how many will still be on the Newton bandwaggon, even if he wins the game though, i am going to be the same, i will say what i like about him and what i dont like. i like his arm and think he has potential, but i dont like his running it over 10 times like he's done in college and i dont like the offense he ran where he was designed to run, in the NFL, those designed runs will have to be trimmed.

[MWCarolina]

I don't disagree with you, I just think don't agree with comparing him to Vick. I don't see him making the plays with his legs that Vick does in the NFL. Not to say that he won't run, just not like Vick or how he did last season in college.

oh, i agree with you here. i dont see him running like he did in college which is why he will have to learn to trim down those runs and only run when you have to, The Golden Calf of Bristol is the same way, in time he will have to quit running 10 or more times in a game.

I guarantee you that one of the first orders of business for whatever coaching staff takes him will be to teach him to NOT try to take on every defender he comes across. Think there is a defender in the NFL that wouldn't love to be able to say that they knocked the #1 draft pick out of the game? You won't be able to remove it entirely and any attempt to would be foolish (see Aaron Rodgers). That said, his physicality will be a huge advantage in the pocket during the initial yards of a scramble when a lot of QBs go down with arm tackles, and that is what sets him apart.

Actually, i want that running over linebakers gone, if he trys that in the pros he will end up getting hurt sooner than later. Aaron Rodgers doesnt try to run over defenders, he tries to outrun them and the one time he did run over someone, he had a concussion. I dont mind him moving around behind the line if the pocket breaks, but dont run because you see a lane when someone is open, dont run the ball 12 times or more. pass first, make your reads, then run if you have to.

[Tutto]

Did they test his decision making ability or leadership? What about his cool under fire?

Nope. Leadership was tested by rallying his team down 24-0 at Alabama and winning. Decision making? Try 28-6 TD-INT ratio. Cool under-fire? One of the top players in college at extending plays when the o-line failed.

[rayzor]

Nope. Leadership was tested by rallying his team down 24-0 at Alabama and winning. Decision making? Try 28-6 TD-INT ratio. Cool under-fire? One of the top players in college at extending plays when the o-line failed.

agreed. you watch him play and you will see all those traits....not just highlight clips, but actual games.