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Peter King loves the Newton Deal

nctarheel0619

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Rather than bitch about Peter King, I wish people would actually discuss what was said.

This is something that really caught my eye:

3. Newton is a beacon for the unobsessed quarterback, and a bright one. Now, I wouldn’t pay him for this reason, so maybe this is a misplaced point here. But I was struck last summer talking to Newton about how he was different from most of the quarterbacks playing at the top level of football now, and most of the young quarterbacks coming up behind him. Those quarterbacks, mostly, were products of a pipeline of summer coaching and fall coaching and winter coaching, and of spring and summer seven-on-seven football leagues that emphasize endless throwing and catching with college-prospect receivers. Newton, for the most part, didn’t have that growing up in Atlanta. He had a lot of catching up to do so he could compete against quarterbacks with better coaching and better off-season throwing programs. That’s why I think his best football, without question, is ahead of him.

To me, this really points to what Cam can be as long as he works hard, and if there's one thing he's shown in his time here it's that he's a very hard worker.  So, I fully expect Cam to develop into the kind of QB that most in the media say he is not...a great passer at all levels.  Because of that, along with his natural running ability, I see him as a transcendent QB that can and will be able to do things that nobody that has come before him could have dreamed about. 

IMO, the biggest problem he has had thus far is what was put around him.  He simply hasn't had the resources to truly maximize his potential.  But now we have 4 of 5 legitimate OL in front of him (and maybe 5 if Oher finds himself again), two quality starting receivers along with some quality potential as depth, a great defense that is only getting better, and a ST unit that should be an advantage rather than a hindrance.  All the pieces are finally in place for him for the first time since he came to Carolina.  I think Cam, along with the entire offense, will be a huge surprise to the league this year.  As a result, I think we will be a team nobody wants to play...particularly in the playoffs!!!   

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Rather than bitch about Peter King, I wish people would actually discuss what was said.

This is something that really caught my eye:

To me, this really points to what Cam can be as long as he works hard, and if there's one thing he's shown in his time here it's that he's a very hard worker.  So, I fully expect Cam to develop into the kind of QB that most in the media say he is not...a great passer at all levels.  Because of that, along with his natural running ability, I see him as a transcendent QB that can and will be able to do things that nobody that has come before him could have dreamed about. 

IMO, the biggest problem he has had thus far is what was put around him.  He simply hasn't had the resources to truly maximize his potential.  But now we have 4 of 5 legitimate OL in front of him (and maybe 5 if Oher finds himself again), two quality starting receivers along with some quality potential as depth, a great defense that is only getting better, and a ST unit that should be an advantage rather than a hindrance.  All the pieces are finally in place for him for the first time since he came to Carolina.  I think Cam, along with the entire offense, will be a huge surprise to the league this year.  As a result, I think we will be a team nobody wants to play...particularly in the playoffs!!!   

It's actually a very good point.

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