Great Article Chronicling Cam Newton's Rise

[nctarheel0619]

I want Chud to stay with us a while. Cam will progress immensely under him. Shula staying would help as well.

[calipanther]

I think a lot of the negativity around Cam has been few people with which to compare him too. I think one of the most shocking things to me about Cam's growth is the fact that he chose football over basketball. Most athletes of his skill size and ability turn to basketball over football. The only other comparison that makes good sense is Vince Young and im not sure Vince has the same skill level or athleticism that Cam has. I think most comparable size skill athletes on Cam's level are currently in the NBA.

[Kramerica]

Read this on my lunch break today. Good article. Makes me want to go back and watch that Alabama game. That was the absolute pinnacle of adversity and he stepped up to the challenge. Boss.

[King Taharqa]

Great article and timeline. Seeing it all unfold over the past year has been surreal.

[rayzor]

i've been excited about this guy from the beginning and it has been a blast watching him the whole time. i love even more that we had the balls to draft him and that we are doing the right things with his development and allowing thim to be the QB he can be rather than forcing him into some mold that he isn't. i'm incredibly excited about the future with him here and think that it's going to be phenomenal.

all that said, i'm not someone that likes looking back on past accomplishments and i'm ready for more history to be made.

it's fun watching him, but i'm ready for the wins to come and for the domination of the NFL to begin. i'm ready to move on.

[The_Mango55]

I think a lot of the negativity around Cam has been few people with which to compare him too. I think one of the most shocking things to me about Cam's growth is the fact that he chose football over basketball. Most athletes of his skill size and ability turn to basketball over football. The only other comparison that makes good sense is Vince Young and im not sure Vince has the same skill level or athleticism that Cam has. I think most comparable size skill athletes on Cam's level are currently in the NBA.

Nah there are plenty of people with his size and ability in football.

But they aren't quarterbacks, they are tight ends or 4-3 DE/3-4 OLBs. It's just insane to have someone like Newton who has the size and athleticism of a top flight TE like Gates or Witten be so gifted at quarterback.