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[KBRed]

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[KBRed]

KJ, to rerail your thread...who are you looking at for the 3rd Round? And don't say Richard.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

Cam Newton (QB, Aub) – His abilities translate into a great 3rd/4th round project for a backup QB. Lacks accuracy, coverage understanding, experience in a pro system, character, and just about everything else needed to succeed in the NFL. Only chance will be for a team who runs a spread offense, which right now is only Buffalo. Any true pro system will swallow him whole

My Problems Here

1. If he is a 3rd or 4th round project, then how was The Golden Calf of Bristol drafted in the first. Newton is way ahead of The Golden Calf of Bristol all ready and The Golden Calf of Bristol may get a chance to start in the NFL next year.

2. His accuracy is a point that only uninformed individuals make. He had a 66.1 completion percentage and a 10.1 yards per pass attempt average. This indicates that his accuracy did not come from check downs but from a ten to fifteen yard radius. For more info on his accuracy check out the link, http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/38251/cam-newton-shows-accuracy-at-pro-day.

3. Experience in a Pro-Offense (Many college QB's don't have that experience because the college game is becoming much simpler) and coverage understanding are his most notable flaws. However, these can be corrected. My philosophy is Cam Newton can learn to read and progress defense's like Locker, Mallet, Gabbert; but those three QB's can not learn Cam Newton's athleticism.

4. The Golden Calf of Bristol is not in a spread offense in Denver, Sam Bradford is not in a spread offense in St. Louis, Big Ben is not running a spread offense in Pittsburgh, and Drew Brees is not running a spread offense in New Orleans. However, all four are quarterback's of the future. I can also guarantee you that less than half of the people on this site new that all four of those guys ran a spread offense in college. The only difference is that like The Golden Calf of Bristol, Newton used his agility and speed; something that Bradford, Brees, and Roethlisberger did not have, which is why it was not showcased in their particular spread offenses.

Just my take on your comments.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

KJ, to rerail your thread...who are you looking at for the 3rd Round? And don't say Richard.

"Big" Richard

[mountainpantherfan]

Amazing job! I wish I could do something like this.

While we all have our own opinion, this is what teams actually do. They don't look at NFL.com or ESPN. They don't even care about other teams, or at least you hope your GM/Scouting department doesn't get caught up in the media scouting.

I would just about gaurentee that every team has a different top 5 players at the top of their board. I'd even go as far as to say that if you surrveyed every team only 50% of the names in the top ten would appear on every board. Different people naturally have differing opinions. And this has nothing to do with who a team wants to draft. This is just the system of rating the players.

Lots of respect for the work involved and there nothing more than that you can really say.

[jarhead]

Good news is I blast myself every year for the ones I miss....it's usually pretty funny to see guys you think cant miss...well miss. What's funny is last year everyone thought Locker was THE cant miss....did he really get worse?

I really enjoyed this as your board.I am assuming this how you have them rated and not necessily how the draft will turn out.Your grades of Locker and Dalton were interesting to me.Locker is interesting and agree he may end up being the most sucessiful qb in this years draft.

Good job and nice reading.

[CAVSS]

Given our needs, I'd take Dareus. If you look at our history in the first round, we rarely take big risks, which is why we rarely have a bust. I'm not a fan of big risks in the first round, so I would welcome Dareus/Peterson/Miller/Jones/Green. Miller is not a need, but I prefer great players at positions of little need over guys destined to be cut by year 3 at a position we need help.

Been working really well so far............. oh wait we are the worst team in the league. Almost forgot about that. Small risk small reward/ stay the course/ punt is a good play. How are you not sick of it?

[jarhead]

Good news is I blast myself every year for the ones I miss....it's usually pretty funny to see guys you think cant miss...well miss. What's funny is last year everyone thought Locker was THE cant miss....did he really get worse?

I am interested in your opinion of Jay Locker.Did his supporting cast leave? The fact that he was rated to go number 1 last year and is barely getting noticed this year is interesting.

BTW have you compared how you rated you draft to actual results over the last couple of years.I would be curious where you hit and where you hit you missed.For the average fan it is not an easy thing to do.

Anyway great read.

[countryboi]

i stopped reading when i saw jake locker at 2.. i mean seriously thats just ridiculous all that work on such a flawed list

[bigdog10]

Jake Locker is the only one that has me kind of puzzled. I would say he might be the best QB prospect in the draft, but I don't think he's worthy of a number two spot on a board.

Agree wholeheartedly with your over-rated list.

[mountainpantherfan]

Been working really well so far............. oh wait we are the worst team in the league. Almost forgot about that. Small risk small reward/ stay the course/ punt is a good play. How are you not sick of it?

The Raiders Big Risk Big Reward method hasn't worked very well over the last 8 seasons or so either.

Most teams that turn themselves around do so based on a the changes in the coaching staff and front office. It's also why teams usually fall as well.

New Orleans didn't draft Vince Young in the draft when Sean Peyton came in. Instead they signed a FA QB that was coming off shoulder surgery that most thought was just okay. It was still a risk but a different kind of risk. And that's the point. Different teams have had success and failure with many different approaches.

I'm not saying drafting Newton is a good idea or not. Just that a there is more than one way to be successful and to be failures.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

The Raiders Big Risk Big Reward method hasn't worked very well over the last 8 seasons or so either.

Most teams that turn themselves around do so based on a the changes in the coaching staff and front office. It's also why teams usually fall as well.

New Orleans didn't draft Vince Young in the draft when Sean Peyton came in. Instead they signed a FA QB that was coming off shoulder surgery that most thought was just okay. It was still a risk but a different kind of risk. And that's the point. Different teams have had success and failure with many different approaches.

I'm not saying drafting Newton is a good idea or not. Just that a there is more than one way to be successful and to be failures.

The Raiders risk vs. reward is only based on who the fastest player in the draft is not actual skill.

[jarhead]

i stopped reading when i saw jake locker at 2.. i mean seriously thats just ridiculous all that work on such a flawed list

This is his board not when he will be picked.Step back to last year and he was the guy everyone said will go number 1.He did not have the supporting class and tends to be better when he scramble out of the pocket.

Time will only tell.He is a very smart guy and feel his upside is there.

[CarolinaPanthers8789]

This is his board not when he will be picked.Step back to last year and he was the guy everyone said will go number 1.He did not have the supporting class and tends to be better when he scramble out of the pocket.

Time will only tell.He is a very smart guy and feel his upside is there.

I still think they made a mistake, Suh could has solidified their DT position and then they could have grabbed Locker or Gabbert this year. You dont need impressive quarterback play just good quarterback play. After all, Trent Dilfer won a Super Bowl.