Clip of Newton's presser at the Combine

[Dpantherman]

http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/09000d5d81e7f97d/Newton-speaks-at-combine

[Lumps]

Intelligence...my #1 concern.

[teeray]

I think, considering the amount of pressure that this kid is under. The fact that he is 21 years old, and every word is being parsed and interpreted. He is actually doing a great job.

It is like a presidential campaign. you say 5,000 words in a speech and the media will take out 10 of them and create a story. Cam is under that same type of pressure.

He is still a kid trying not to say one thing that can get misinterpreted. That is hard to do. Even for seasoned politicians. He is trying and doing very well IMO.

[teeray]

Intelligence...my #1 concern.

Please say football IQ because I think that is what you mean. He has done nothing for people to question the guys intelligence. Decision making yes. But not intelligence.

[Highlandfire]

Starts off reading a script written by his agent? Sorry that is a red flag right there. As for as the 'he is only 21' Sam Bradford didn't have this issue with the media. Nor did Sanchez, Matt Ryan, etal.

And that 21 year old kid is someone that is supposed to carry a franchise? Uh pass.

[Lumps]

Please say football IQ because I think that is what you mean. He has done nothing for people to question the guys intelligence. Decision making yes. But not intelligence.

Intelligence and Football IQ. Smart kids don't usually cheat in school. I am not judging him by it, yet, but I do question it because I am not stupid.

[pantherfan81]

Gotta hand it to Cam Newton. He could have denied the icon quote but owned up to it.

Peter King

[teeray]

Starts off reading a script written by his agent? Sorry that is a red flag right there. As for as the 'he is only 21' Sam Bradford didn't have this issue with the media. Nor did Sanchez, Matt Ryan, etal.

And that 21 year old kid is someone that is supposed to carry a franchise? Uh pass.

He won't carry them at 21 no. All franchise QBs were 21 at some point.

Can you source where the opening statement was written by his agent. He very well could have written so it came out cleaner. Not unusual. Everyone assumes since it is written it was written by someone else. He probably wanted to make sure it was worded properly bc of the media and their handling of every syllable that comes out of his mouth. He is a kid who is being attacked at every turn. His poise has been remarkable IMO.

And I can say with @ 10000% certainty that what those guys statements were not nearly as parsed and dissected as Cam's.

No doubt he has been the most scrutinized person I have ever seen at the combine. Hands down. Some of that is his fault for sure but some is the media's as well.

[teeray]

Intelligence and Football IQ. Smart kids don't usually cheat in school. I am not judging him by it, yet, but I do question it because I am not stupid.

Talk to kids in Law school, and medical school and tell me they don't cheat.

A recent study showed that as many as 80% of kids have cheated in college in some form or fashion.

[rico6]

Starts off reading a script written by his agent? Sorry that is a red flag right there. As for as the 'he is only 21' Sam Bradford didn't have this issue with the media. Nor did Sanchez, Matt Ryan, etal.

And that 21 year old kid is someone that is supposed to carry a franchise? Uh pass.

lmfao.

You're an idiot.

[KBRed]

Not sure yet on Cam, but to judge his intelligence on this presser is absurd. I think we can all go back and find some of Julius Peppers clips and compare the difference.

Also, I graduated college with a Chemistry degree and although not proud of it, there were times that I cheated, yes CHEATED on a test. Shoot me!

[Lumps]

Not sure yet on Cam, but to judge his intelligence on this presser is absurd. I think we can all go back and find some of Julius Peppers clips and compare the difference.

Also, I graduated college with a Chemistry degree and although not proud of it, there were times that I cheated, yes CHEATED on a test. Shoot me!

Peppers is a DE not a QB, and on the verge of a team giving him a lot of money and risk, Pepper's wasn't expressive not unintelligent, but if he was again he was a DE, NOT a QB. Intelligence and football IQ got hand in hand becasue it takes an amount of one to understand the other. Now days QBs benefit from being smart too. And nothing will excuse cheating, it shows a couple things, possibly an intelligence problem and if not, then a preparation problem. You cam lovers seem to excuse everything with this kid, it really makes people believe anything good about him is just hype so wake up a little.

[Highlandfire]

lmfao.

You're an idiot.

Looking at your sig and avatar you expect anyone to take you serious in a Cam Newton discussion?

[Highlandfire]

He won't carry them at 21 no. All franchise QBs were 21 at some point.

Can you source where the opening statement was written by his agent. He very well could have written so it came out cleaner. Not unusual. Everyone assumes since it is written it was written by someone else. He probably wanted to make sure it was worded properly bc of the media and their handling of every syllable that comes out of his mouth. He is a kid who is being attacked at every turn. His poise has been remarkable IMO.

And I can say with @ 10000% certainty that what those guys statements were not nearly as parsed and dissected as Cam's.

No doubt he has been the most scrutinized person I have ever seen at the combine. Hands down. Some of that is his fault for sure but some is the media's as well.

He won't? That is what Franchise QB's do and he is expected to be a franchise QB right? And the damn thing was written by his friggin agent. If you don't believe that then you are either a family member or so blinded by your man crush you have lost all touch with reality.

No, others PC's weren't' as under the microscope, but then again the kid brought it on himself. This moron has done nothing but repeatedly throw up red flag after red flag AND he hasn't proven to anyone that he is NFL ready other than being big, and can throw a football 80 yards.

You would think his agent would have a better muzzle on this kid.