What should Newton's role be?

[Cyclonus]

Make him the day one starter and tailor the offense to his strengths. Keep it simple and give him a chance to make plays when necessary. With his athleticism he can learn on the job (unlike Pickles, who curled into a ball and sucked his thumb during every blitz).

[Darth Biscuit]

Unless Jimmy comes in and really lights it up... start him.

[lightsout]

If he just demolishes TC, he starts, no matter if Clausen has 1 or 2 things up on him. Whatever Clausen can do, Cam can do better. And whatever Clausen can't do, Cam can probably do.

But, if it is tight in TC (somehow) then you go with option 3. Rivera has it right, Cam will start when Cam is ready to start. I like the idea of Cam coming in on goal line situations and for certain packages/plays a few times throughout the game for a year, learning in practice and through that in-game experience, then next year coming on as the starter and lighting it up.

Saying he WILL be great would be irrational of me. The same goes for those who say he WILL be a bust. But, with the evidence of what we KNOW about Cam, it is far more probable that he will be great. Somebody give me a single sound bite where Moore or Clausen ever said "I want to be great" with the same amount of conviction Cam has had if they believe this to be false.

And one last thing that I thought about last night. The guy does not get rattled. Look at Clemson last season. Auburn should NOT have won that game. But they did. Look at the first South Carolina game as well. Auburn was down and getting BEAT DOWN, across the board. Cam had a shaky start. But, then went on to finish the game with 5 TDs and carrying that team on his back to victory. His first year STARTING in the SEC and he found ways to get it done. There is NO reason to believe or even suspect that he can't do that here in Carolina...I mean, it's Newton's Law. ;)

[David Duke Is a Bad Person]

3.

[Peppers90 NC]

Where's the "Play when he's ready" option?

Yea, like sit for a number of weeks and come in when we think he is ready or the ship has sunk, time to let the guy get experience.

[Millions]

Hearing Coach Rivera talk sounds like he see's Young Cam as another Big Ben/VY type Rookie.

[rayzor]

he should be starting by the bye week. the two weeks leading into the bye are at home against minny and washingtoon. both of those games i would think are soft enough for him to get his feet wet. hopefully by that time clausen will have done enough to raise

his trade value so that we could get something of value.

[eViL jEsTeR]

He was a #1 overall pick. He must start day one or else it was a wasted pick. If we wanted a QB to sit for a year, we could have gotten one in the second round.

The #1 overall must be a starter year one. If he can't be, then he wasn't worthy of the #1.

[Tyler Durden]

You have to start him immediately after you make such an investment in him. He will likely be our highest paid player, or at least one of them, and you don't let those players sit and learn.