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Yas: Mixed reviews on Cam Newton's Debut


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From Yas's NFC South blog:

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- There were some spot-on frozen ropes and a few balls that sailed beyond receivers or tailed behind them. There was a botched handoff in which the ball ended up on the ground and there was the moment of brilliance we saw so much of in college when the quarterback tucked the ball and ran for roughly a 20-yard gain.

Read more: http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcsouth/post/_/id/23132/mixed-reviews-on-cam-newtons-debut

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the first practice of a legend in the making

LOL at the comments. damn he has some haters out there. I hope he wins like 3 super bowls and a couple of MVPs just to shove all the hate back in these douchebag's faces.

i wouldn't worry about them there mostly bitter bama fans

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LOL at the comments. damn he has some haters out there. I hope he wins like 3 super bowls and a couple of MVPs just to shove all the hate back in these douchebag's faces.

Yeah, I've learned to not even scroll down and read the comments... pure hate.

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I've been saying it since we drafted the guy...He is better than Mike Vick when Vick entered the league. He has all the potential in the world if we can keep him afloat this year and let him learn from his mistakes (assuming he will be mature enough to do that and take the criticism).

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1st day sounded good.

It's those "moments of brilliance" we've been missing around here lately... to have "moments of brilliance" in your first padded practice as a rookie QB means you are ahead of the curve, this is encouraging news.

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TBH I sure everyone is going to be rusty the first real practice back. He needs to stumble early so he can learn from his mistakes and understand what it takes to be a NFL QB. He will progress because he is talented and smart.

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