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King: Cam Newton costing Hurney sleep

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King: Cam Newton costing Hurney sleep

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Sports Illustrated's Peter King has known Marty Hurney since they both were sportswriters covering the NFC East in the 1980s, and while he says they were never friends, he suspects his old sportswriting peer isn't sleeping well these days.

That's because Hurney is picking first in a draft with no clear No. 1 pick. And Hurney has a perceived need at quarterback, where Cam Newton is both tantalizing and dangerous.

As King points out, the pay is good to be an NFL general manager. Hurney is earning his this week. And he's probably anxious for Thursday to get here. It remains to be seen if he'll sleep better afterward.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/04/24/mmqb/index.html?&xid=twitter_share

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. He knows he's not at his best on the board or in the film room -- he didn't need the Gruden TV show to tell him that... Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2011/writers/peter_king/04/24/mmqb/index.html#ixzz1KXw7qDa7

Sounds like all of us saying Newton would only be picked by the Panthers if he impressed in interviews when it came to the playbook etc might have been wrong... Or, hopefully, King is just speculating.

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Hurney knows Newton walked into a junior college in Texas in 2009 and convinced a team of total strangers to follow him, and the team won the national JC title, and he knows Newton walked into Auburn in 2010 and convinced a team of total strangers to follow him, and the team won a national college championship

Some people are natural leaders and winners when it comes to this game.......it is written all over this kid.

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If you are losing sleep over a player that is a sign that he isn't the right player for the #1 overall pick. That pick MUST be a slam dunk!

I am glad I don't have to make the decision.

ask the GM who was trying to decide between Manning and Ryan Leaf (for the first pick) how much sleep he lost.

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