ESPN Picks Between Newton & Luck

[tiger7_88]

That i'm right and funny.

No, no... that's not them.

These features are very large.

And prominent.

I don't see how you could miss them.

[mmmbeans]

I actually don't think The Golden Calf of Bristol would have been drafted where he were if not for Josh McDaniels being a numbskull.

Had it not been for McDaniels being nuts about him, I think The Golden Calf of Bristol would have dropped at least to the second or third, maybe further.

definitely had a lot to do with it. his incredible ability to pull victories out of his ass definitely had a lot to do with it as well as well as being from such a high-profile school AND being an all-american christian, good looking, white-boy.

i was concerned about cam for the same reasons i was concerned about The Golden Calf of Bristol... but obviously i was waaaay the f*ck off with that assessment.

[Mr. Scot]

definitely had a lot to do with it. his incredible ability to pull victories out of his ass definitely had a lot to do with it as well as well as being from such a high-profile school AND being an all-american christian, good looking, white-boy.

I don't know that the white Christian part had anything to do with it (no indication McDaniels cared about that sort of thing) but the nice guy, hard worker, tough competitor, exciting player, ideal face of the franchise aspects definitely did.

The Golden Calf of Bristol was one I absolutely didn't want here though. I never believed (and still don't) that his game would translate to the pros. I was thrilled when the Broncos pulled the trigger on him.

i was concerned about cam for the same reasons i was concerned about The Golden Calf of Bristol... but obviously i was waaaay the f*ck off with that assessment.

My big worries with Newton were his accuracy, durability and the system transition, none of which have proven to be an issue thus far. Yeah, his ball placement isn't exactly perfect, but his passes tend to be catchable more often than not, and he's improving. That's all you can really ask.

Times like this I'm glad I'm not the one that has to make those choices :lol:

[TheOracle]

Thing is, Cam is able to things with his legs that Luck will never be able to do.

Wrong

[Verge]

RG3 and Barkley are the better prospects.

Luck's pocket presence and cockiness remind me of Jay Cutler.

[Vertical Asymtope]

RG3 and Barkley are the better prospects.

Luck's pocket presence and cockiness remind me of Jay Cutler.

WHAT!!!! That is outrageous. No way it RG3 or Barkley are better prospects than Luck. Luck is the absolute real deal and will be a top 3 QB in no time.

[Deebo]

ryan leaf was great in college too

[Deebo]

Look at the competition newton played in college, there is a reason the SEC have won 5 straight national championship in college because that is the best conference not that pancake conference called the pac 10, look at the competition luck is facing :lol:

[The_Mango55]

Wrong

He might actually be as fast as Newton, but I don't think he has the same vision and agility. I remember Brady Quinn got the exact same 40 time as Troy Smith, but Quinn was never quite as much of a thread.

[BBQ&Beer]

ryan leaf was great in college too

As was Steve Young.

At any rate Luck is gonna be fine. He may not reach expectations but only because whomever gets him will likely look at Dalton, Newton, etc... & expect him to be head & shoulders above.

Bottom line, he'll only be a "bust" due to injury.

[CarolinaNCSU]

May have already been posted, but Kiper just had an article on ESPN saying Cam has the most potential of ANY prospect EVER that he has seen, and oh yeah, he's already proven on the field. Goofy ass Andrew Luck hasn't. Cam, all day.

[Actionman0z]

Luck can make plays with his feet as well. His athletic celing is not as high as Newton's but he'll be great.

[edromeo]

I take (Kiper/McShay) picking rating Luck over Cam with a huge grain of salt, because it would be akin to them admitting they don't know what the hell they're talking about.

I don't understand how an honest person that knows footballs can rate Luck over Newton.

Even if you put Cam's physical superiority aside just look at what Cam accomplished in college (best player/best season, heisman trophy winner, undefeated national champion) and and look at what he's doing now in the NFL.

[mav1234]

look at what he's doing now in the NFL.

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Of course Luck could be a better pro, but it seems to me you should take the one that has at least shown something in the NFL compared to the one that hasn't shown anything yet...