Cam "perfect" in combine interview

[DaCityKats]

Don't forget gil brandt he likes him to go number 1 as well.so it's mix review on him.

[MHS831]

If this is accurate (hate to bank on unnamed sources), then it is a win/win. If he is indeed intelligent (football IQ) and it relates to the field (coverage simulations) then that is one red flag down--a huge one. He would be worth the first overall pick if the character concerns don't bother you. However, this is based on a secret source on hearsay. I want it to be true, and I know the huggers do to validate the speed upon which Cam's nuts of wonder were embraced.

We may not want him at #1, but it only takes one other team.

[ElkinPanthersFan]

:smilielol5:

Did I just read that?

:smilielol5:

Did we invest a #1 overall pick in AE?

Armanti would not set this franchise back 4-5 years if he doesn't pan out. Gettis and LaFell looked alright. If you take Newton number 1 and he doesnt pan out, You will be set back 4-5 years at the minimum. Look at SF with Alex Smith, Titans/Young and all that drama that has ruined that franchise. Cam would be given atleast 3 years of playing if he was drafted #1. If he failed horribly, you would be set back by the number of years he started.

The kid is an absolute project. Maturity questions, Mechanics questions, Mayock grilled him and said how has to have more confidence in the guys infront of him rather than just taking off and running, and not once have you guys answered or said anything on why its okay for the kid to call his own plays going totally opposite of the coaching staff. If the kid fumbles the ball in the national title game after the coaches admited he called his own play, we wouldn't even have the discussion of him coming close to being drafted #1overall.

[Swarly]

Yes, Charles Davis, an NFL.com Analyst is a random no name sports writer.

:ciappa:

you say tons of experts and then only list one? that still doesn't disprove what I said. experts are only saying Newton because it's a toss-up between Gabbart and Newton and they haven't seen Gabbart throw yet. If you scroll down in that same mock, Davis says that Gabbart might be the "class of QB's in this draft".

Newton is probably the best QB in the draft I won't deny that. I also won't deny that it's an exceptionally weak QB class.

[monstercat]

Rob Rang.

Wasn't this the same guy who wrote that article about how Newton's workout was turning GM's and scouts against him?

[panthers55]

Tons of experts are all over the place on this guy. Some say he'll go #1, others say he is mid first round. There is no consensus on him because he is a project. That doesn't mean someone won't grab him #1 but it does make him hard to project because teams have to fall in love with his potential more than what he is now.

But isn't that what you are really projecting? His potential down the road. With the establishment of the rookie wage scale we can get back to the way it used to be. Guys were drafted and they sat behind the starters until they were ready. Every NFL Qb was a project and rightly so. The whole recent phenomenon that a high first rounder has to be a plug and play guy especially at Qb is totally opposite from the reality. Few if any first rounders are plug and play guys at any position. Themoney of a high first rounder has totally skewed the logic that existed for decades in football.

[mav1234]

Wasn't this the same guy who wrote that article about how Newton's workout was turning GM's and scouts against him?

I have no idea. Analysts and "experts" are flopping all over the place this draft. Fairley to Bowers to Newton to Dareus to Gabbert to Peteron to Fairley to Bowers to Newton... you get the picture.

There just isn't a clear #1, which is part of why it'd make sense for us to talk up Newton, even if we don't plan on taking him. It does increase the trade value. Personally, I think there is that, but I think the team also is interested in checking him and Gabbert out.

[monstercat]

I still don't buy that it will drive up Newton's trade value. Any team that would want to trade up for him almost certainly interviewed him themselves anyway, so they already know the truth. So who is getting fooled here, besides us fans?

[mav1234]

Eh? No, it's not about "fooling" people into thinking he is good when he isn't, it's about making them think we might take him so they better trade us for the spot if they really want him.

[KaseKlosed]

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[mav1234]

yeah man let's draft cam newton because we think jimmy clausen likes men woo awesome way to build a franchise.

you do realize that Clausen will still be a Panther even if Cam Newton is, too, right?

[Swarly]

But isn't that what you are really projecting? His potential down the road. With the establishment of the rookie wage scale we can get back to the way it used to be. Guys were drafted and they sat behind the starters until they were ready. Every NFL Qb was a project and rightly so. The whole recent phenomenon that a high first rounder has to be a plug and play guy especially at Qb is totally opposite from the reality. Few if any first rounders are plug and play guys at any position. Themoney of a high first rounder has totally skewed the logic that existed for decades in football.

By this logic why is everyone writing off Clausen as a bust? I've always been saying that you can't judge a QB from their first season and that Matt Ryan/Bradford rookie seasons are rare.

[monstercat]

Eh? No, it's not about "fooling" people into thinking he is good when he isn't, it's about making them think we might take him so they better trade us for the spot if they really want him.

Yeah, but we have the #1 pick. We don't have to say anything about any of these players. All we have to do is keep them in the dark and let them come to us, if they want a player bad enough.

Am I the only one who understands this?

[ElkinPanthersFan]

Yeah, but we have the #1 pick. We don't have to say anything about any of these players. All we have to do is keep them in the dark and let them come to us, if they want a player bad enough.

Am I the only one who understands this?

Its the information age and if you think your going to keep teams in the dark ages, it's not happening. Too many avenues for people to know information regardless. The best thing we could have is an absolute war going on for people wanting to draft him for his potential.