10 reasons panthers should draft Newton...

[monstercat]

I'm by no means certain that we can't win a Super Bowl with Cam Newton. I just think a title is what it will take to get the kind of sea change in the Carolinas that we all want. It has less to do with Cam Newton and more to do with the fact that winning a Super Bowl is freaking hard.

By the way I'm not an advocate for passing on Newton.

We will just have to disagree then, because I believe Cam would infuse a ton of excitement in to this franchise and that it could be sustained even without a Super Bowl victory. I believe most fans just want to see an exciting brand of football that is consistently competitve, and if we can win a Super Bowl within the next 5 years, that's just icing on the cake.

[SCP]

Cam Newton = Armanti Edwards. We do not need 2 of the same qb.

Armanti is like 5'8" and 175lbs. Cam is huge.

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

Or like Armanti we could draft Newton and make him a TE. It would work on madden

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

Here is my thought on Newton.

After hearing all the superbowl buzz this year about Rapelisberger and Rodgers. How the league needs these QB's who can avoid the sack. Who can extend plays. The good offenses have somewhat mobile QB's who can make plays with their legs. bla bla bla.

Well, that sure aint Pickles.

[mmmbeans]

i'm not opposed to the idea of newton but will everyone feel so gung-ho about him if he doesn't throw at the combine?

[firstdayfan]

Here is the ultimate question:

1) If Newton works out we have a franchise QB for the next 10 years if it doesn't then we will be set back wt least 2-3 more years...so is this worth the risk?

[monstercat]

i'm not opposed to the idea of newton but will everyone feel so gung-ho about him if he doesn't throw at the combine?

The only reason I want him to throw at the combine, is so I can watch it. It makes no difference to the Panthers though, because they can see him throw at his pro day or get a private workout if they so choose. He's not going to turn down the team with the #1 pick.

[Leeroy Jenkins PhD]

Here is the ultimate question:

1) If Newton works out we have a franchise QB for the next 10 years if it doesn't then we will be set back wt least 2-3 more years...so is this worth the risk?

If by setback you mean we tank the season again and are forced to have the number 1 pick in 2013. I mean, even though it sounds miserable for a year, I think we get our franchise QB in that situation either way.

[fjblair]

Dear God,

Please make this all go away.

Thanks

[monstercat]

Here is the ultimate question:

1) If Newton works out we have a franchise QB for the next 10 years if it doesn't then we will be set back wt least 2-3 more years...so is this worth the risk?

Would Luck have been worth the risk? Would Barkley be worth the risk? Would Flacco or Aaron Rodgers have been worth the risk? At some point, you just have to stop being scared and go for it.

Personally, I think Newton is actually less of a risk than a prototypical pocket passer, because we already know for a fact that he will be one of the best, if not the best athlete on the field, and he will touch the ball on every single play. The last time I checked, a 20yd TD run counts exactly the same as a 20yd TD pass, and a 1st down is still a 1st down, regardless of how you accomplish it.

[Happy Panther]

Newton would have to be developed into an NFL QB. So we would have 3 projects (Newton, Clausen, Edwards) and one below average veteran (Moore)

No thanks

[The Total Package]

Here is the ultimate question:

1) If Newton works out we have a franchise QB for the next 10 years if it doesn't then we will be set back wt least 2-3 more years...so is this worth the risk?

Yes, but i think it would only set us back one year, being we would just be out one possible impact DT. And still be marching the same mediocre qbs out on the field year after year. At some point you have to take a chance on a qb unless you want our franchise to keep playing road-grade qbs for the next 20 years.

[monstercat]

Newton would have to be developed into an NFL QB. So we would have 3 projects (Newton, Clausen, Edwards) and one below average veteran (Moore)

No thanks

Well Clausen was already supposed to be NFL ready, so that doesn't seem to make as much difference as people want to believe...and Edwards is not a QB, he's a WR. Every other QB on the roster is 100% expendable.

[pantherfan81]

i'm not opposed to the idea of newton but will everyone feel so gung-ho about him if he doesn't throw at the combine?

Personally I'm reserved spending our #1 on him until he does go to the combine. It's not just the throwing for me, but I'm eager to see how the interview process & evaluations go. From how he's carried himself so far, I expect good things but we'll see.