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Cam Newton looking better and better!

Tarheels23

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He has tremendous strength but his accuracy and decision making are still major concerns. His footwork troubles me. Overall, I don't think he is worth a high first round pick, but I expect someone will take a risk on him. With luck and a whole heck of a lot of hard work, he'll prove the doubters wrong and do well.

i agree, honestly, i dont think he will suck or isnt a 1st rounder, he is. i just wouldnt start him in his rookie year and i do not think he's a number one overall pick.

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LinvilleGorge Grand Master

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Seriously people. Stop with the stat posting and BS.

Stats don't mean a ton to NFL scouts. They're looking for a guy with transferable skills. What has Cam Newton done at Auburn that translates to the NFL? He plays almost exclusively out of the shotgun. He plays in a gimmick spread option type offense. He usually makes one read, maybe two then tucks and runs. His threat to run the ball is really what opens up his passing. How many times do you see him thread the needle or throw a guy open? Hardly ever.

He's simply shown very little at the college level that translates to the NFL in terms of skills. What he has shown is talent. He has ideal size. He has a great arm. He's a great athlete. If you draft him, you're drafting him as a pure project. IMO, you don't draft him in the 1st round. No way.

There's a reason why no one with any clout is talking about him as the potential #1 overall pick. He's simply not in the discussion. At all. The discussion isn't whether he'll go #1 at all, but whether or not he'll even go in the 1st round.

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I don't primarily look at stats either, and yea he had some bad throws, but he bounced back when it was needed and got the job done. What more can you ask?

I can ask for him to actually scan the field for more than one read. I can ask him to hang in the pocket, and not bolt if his first read is covered. I can ask him to actually throw the ball accurately in tight windows. Oh yeah, and I can ask him to protect the ball... that is, if I want to take him high in the first, but I understand that I am not the decision maker here. I realize that if he did some of the things I asked it just wouldn't be Auburn's offense anymore, but still.

You could say Cam was the only reason Auburn ran so well, but I'd say Auburn's running game was the main reason Cam put up impressive stats through the air. It wasn't as if Oregon was running huge numbers of defensive backs and keeping their safeties back all night to stop the Auburn air attack.

Don't get me wrong, he was an impressive player tonight and he looked as he had all year... which is a great athlete that was completely head and shoulders above his competitors physically. My concern is that he won't be able to do that in the NFL.

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Cam slurpers, I'm sorry but you are wrong. Not worthy of the number 1 pick, if anyone was tonight, it was nick fairley. The "reads" you think you saw were not, they were fakes to one direction to set up the pass on the other side, designed for the specific play. great offense run by a great COLLEGE QB. his skills will not relate well to the NFL.

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And that's why they play the game. There's no telling until you see them in the NFL if they are gonna bust or be a steal. Goes for everyone, especially the QB's, since they are the most scrutinized position in football.

That is true, and I wish him well. I just didn't see evidence that he would succeed at the next level tonight or much this year... but he could still work through it with hard work, so I wish him well.

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Some of you are full of poo if you think he threw to his first read on every play. There were a few plays where he went to the 2nd and 3rd reads after scanning the whole field.

Also, if the first read is open, it's a good decision to throw to him, believe it or not.

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If you're seriously touting Tyrod Taylor as an NFL QB prospect, that tells me all I need to know. :lol:

Im 100% against the Cam movement. But Tyrod Taylor could actually be a late round QB draft. That if couched up on could be a decent QB.

He actually throws a tigh spiral. Has a cannon for a arm and can move. He sucks on play action, reading the D, and leading a pass.

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