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ESPN Picks Between Newton & Luck

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mmmbeans Newbie

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I actually don't think The Golden Calf of Bristol would have been drafted where he were if not for Josh McDaniels being a numbskull.

Had it not been for McDaniels being nuts about him, I think The Golden Calf of Bristol would have dropped at least to the second or third, maybe further.

definitely had a lot to do with it. his incredible ability to pull victories out of his ass definitely had a lot to do with it as well as well as being from such a high-profile school AND being an all-american christian, good looking, white-boy.

i was concerned about cam for the same reasons i was concerned about The Golden Calf of Bristol... but obviously i was waaaay the f*ck off with that assessment.

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definitely had a lot to do with it. his incredible ability to pull victories out of his ass definitely had a lot to do with it as well as well as being from such a high-profile school AND being an all-american christian, good looking, white-boy.

I don't know that the white Christian part had anything to do with it (no indication McDaniels cared about that sort of thing) but the nice guy, hard worker, tough competitor, exciting player, ideal face of the franchise aspects definitely did.

The Golden Calf of Bristol was one I absolutely didn't want here though. I never believed (and still don't) that his game would translate to the pros. I was thrilled when the Broncos pulled the trigger on him.

i was concerned about cam for the same reasons i was concerned about The Golden Calf of Bristol... but obviously i was waaaay the f*ck off with that assessment.

My big worries with Newton were his accuracy, durability and the system transition, none of which have proven to be an issue thus far. Yeah, his ball placement isn't exactly perfect, but his passes tend to be catchable more often than not, and he's improving. That's all you can really ask.

Times like this I'm glad I'm not the one that has to make those choices :lol:

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Look at the competition newton played in college, there is a reason the SEC have won 5 straight national championship in college because that is the best conference not that pancake conference called the pac 10, look at the competition luck is facing :lol:

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ryan leaf was great in college too

As was Steve Young.

At any rate Luck is gonna be fine. He may not reach expectations but only because whomever gets him will likely look at Dalton, Newton, etc... & expect him to be head & shoulders above.

Bottom line, he'll only be a "bust" due to injury.

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I take (Kiper/McShay) picking rating Luck over Cam with a huge grain of salt, because it would be akin to them admitting they don't know what the hell they're talking about.

I don't understand how an honest person that knows footballs can rate Luck over Newton.

Even if you put Cam's physical superiority aside just look at what Cam accomplished in college (best player/best season, heisman trophy winner, undefeated national champion) and and look at what he's doing now in the NFL.

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