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Steve Young: Cam is in "rare air"

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"I particularly loved the Seattle game where he moved the safeties in big moments to win," Young said. "That's really exciting stuff. ... I would feel like he's now starting to be able to dictate not just with his physicality but with his mind."

Newton didn't get a lot of credit for his football intellect early in his career. He was ranked fifth in an ESPN comparison with Andrew Luck, Russell Wilson,Colin Kaepernick and Robert Griffin III.

Young is impressed now with what he calls Newton's football IQ.

"The patience in the pocket," he said. "Moving people with his eyes. The subtleties, which tells you he's slowed his mind down. You're actually picking people out and dictating to defenses, not just playing and reacting.

"Cam, with proper help, can run the table on defenses. Because once you're both physical and intellectual, that's rare air."

 

I also liked (and totally agreed) with this:

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To those who say Newton can't continue running at his current pace -- 8.3 carries a game this season -- Young said, "Leave it alone."

 

"You can get out and move around and continue to put pressure on defenses and not put yourself at tremendous risk," Young said. "Just know when it's over, know when to get down, how to finish.

"Leave it alone," Young continued. "Honestly, just leave it alone. He gets it. Coaches get it. Do not give it up. Truce, and we'll talk to you when he's done playing in 10 years."

 

Troof from a HoF'er.

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3 minutes ago, Kevin Greene said:

Amen!

Cam learned a VALUABLE lesson about "knowing when its over" and "when to get down" this year.

He had been good at that all along, but he had a momentary brain-bleep against the Saints.

I'm willing to be he'll never forget it again.

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