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Siefert on Newton - Myth & Reality

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Since everyone is posting, various links on Newton. Aplogies if already posted:

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/25737/myth-and-reality-with-cam-newton

After this quote there is a discussion of statistics...

First, we have to remember that Newton was the quarterback on two different teams that won national championships. In 2009, he took Blinn (Texas) College to the NJCAA National Football Championship. This past season, he led Auburn to the BCS national championship.

It's possible that his personality has rubbed some people the wrong way, but to me, championships are the best tangible evidence of leadership we can find. You could argue that Newton's raw athletic ability simply overpowered opponents, but to me there is too much that goes into a college season to credit one supremely talented player for a title. Maybe in high school, and possibly junior college, but not at the level of the SEC.

I wasn't inside Auburn's locker room last season, or Blinn's the year before, but you would have to stack up a lot of hard evidence for me to convince me that Newton isn't a leader of some measure. If any specific examples have been cited, I've missed them.

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So...best measure of success is winning championships....

Greg McElroy

The Golden Calf of Bristol

Matt Flynn

Vince Young

Matt Leinart

Craig Krenzel

All quality starting qbs? Only one of them is a good qb.

Lol, come on, is there an elite qb today who took his team to the national title game and won?

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So...best measure of success is winning championships....

Greg McElroy

The Golden Calf of Bristol

Matt Flynn

Vince Young

Matt Leinart

Craig Krenzel

All quality starting qbs? Only one of them is a good qb.

Lol, come on, is there an elite qb today who took his team to the national title game and won?

is there an elite qb today that blew ass in college like gabbert?

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So...best measure of success is winning championships....

Greg McElroy

The Golden Calf of Bristol

Matt Flynn

Vince Young

Matt Leinart

Craig Krenzel

All quality starting qbs? Only one of them is a good qb.

Lol, come on, is there an elite qb today who took his team to the national title game and won?

Hold on there sole Gabbert lover on this site. He was measuring leadership not success. I can agree with that but at the end he says 'some measure' of leadership, which to me is a given and to even be a QB you must have 'some measure'.

I never questioned Cam's leadership though, so that doesn't sway me at all just like his background becasue I don't question his character either. And I don't want him, just my opinion.

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So...best measure of success is winning championships....

Greg McElroy

The Golden Calf of Bristol

Matt Flynn

Vince Young

Matt Leinart

Craig Krenzel

All quality starting qbs? Only one of them is a good qb.

Lol, come on, is there an elite qb today who took his team to the national title game and won?

well, it doesn't hurt to be a winner in college...in cam's case the tape doesn't lie and the stats don't lie...he's just better than gabbert...he has the better arm...he handles pressure better...he faced better defenses...cam made plays when it mattered...gabbert didn't

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What would be insightful?

Something with actual news. A bit of insider info maybe. We've heard the same arguments before, I kinda wish these writers would give us something we didn't already think of/hear about.

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