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Cam Newton, the next Steve Young? But better?

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Lotsa folks remember Steve Young being great. Few recall how long it took for him to get to that point.

There was a reason behind that 'monkey off my back' clip on the sidelines of the Super Bowl.

USFL plus Tampa Bay and he never was able to get it together until he got to SF (coaching definitely helped there).

Who did he play for in the USFL? The LA Express?

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If Cam was the QB of Youngs team he would have the kind of season he had at Auburn. 30 passing TDs, 20 rushing TDs. Go undefeated and win the Super Bowl.

Steve Young might make a Pro Bowl or two if he was the QB of the current Panthers in his prime.

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I was a 49 fan during that time. So I watched Steve Young, I rooted for Steve Young, you sir (Cam) are no Steve Young, you are better 

It's funny looking back on certain players and certain situations.  I remember two different occasions involving incoming quarterbacks where I thought "Well this team is screwed"  The first was Steve Young, the next was Tom Brady.  Now Young was following the great Joe Montana so it's easy to have this thought, but Brady was just following Drew Bledsoe...still I thought both would be bad transitions and I was wrong on both counts.  Of course Steve Young had a nice supporting cast in his early days if I remember correctly.

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