Mike Mayock Talks Cam Newton

[fieryprophet]

http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/133301263.html

Relevant details:

"I had Cam Newton as my second quarterback last year, after Blaine Gabbert," Mayock said. "I didn’t have any problem with Cam Newton as a passer or an athlete. I was at his pro day. I watched every tape he had. He is a natural thrower of the football. Did he have some accuracy glitches that showed up from time to time? Yes. But every young quarterback does. My issue with him was a broader issue, which has to play out over the next two or three years. Is he a mature enough kid that he is going to embrace this thing on a day to day basis and grind it out and want to be the best quarterback in the league? If that’s the case, then he will be the best quarterback in the league when it is all said and done because he is that gifted. But this I want to be an entertainer and an icon and all that kind of stuff – we all blew that out of proportion a little bit. That was kind of the tip of the iceberg to me. What was below that? Do I get a kid with the intangibles of a Peyton Manning or do I get a kid who is more interested in staying out and being an entertainer? That’s going to have to play out over two or three years. I’m so impressed with him right now, I can’t even begin to tell you."

Mayock said he has a role as an instructor at a passing academy run by Peyton Manning , so he has seen Luck in that setting as well as games.

"This kid has a passion for the game, great work ethic and he is gifted," Mayock said. "He has all three of the things you are looking for. Now I think Cam Newton throws the ball a little bit more naturally. But I think Luck is more accurate right now. It all has to play out. We are all getting carried away with Andrew Luck right now. But because he checks off all the boxes, everybody is excited."

[Sword]

well from what I have read he's first one in last one out even coming in on mondays to run sprints at BoA..so yes he is grinding it out. guess that means he's the best QB in the league. ;)

[1989]

Still comparing Newton to an unproven college quarterback?

[mav1234]

if Cam finishes this season strong, prospects for years will be compared to Cam in one way or another probably.

[TruCatzFan]

Still comparing Newton to an unproven college quarterback?

Andrew Luck is probably the most over-talked and over-hyped player that will ever come out of college football.

I would love for nothing more than he came out and pulled a Jamarcus Russel or even better, a Ryan Leaf. I hate Cowards. Argue with me if u want about him "doing the right and commendable" thing by staying in school. If you're a fan if this team and organization... Then there's no possible way you could ever pull for him IMO

Unless of course, you thank him for having Cam... Which if that's the case I'm FIRST in line!

[scpanther22]

if Cam finishes this season strong, prospects for years will be compared to Cam in one way or another probably.

The only thing I can see holding him back next year is the “sophomore slump” or if some team takes Chud as their HC. Hopefully he avoids both of those things.

[dbeat]

Some other quotes from Mayock:

It’s just this gut feeling I have: I don’t know how great he wants to be. He’s got all the tools. Something tells me that he’ll be content to be a multimillionaire who’s pretty good. And he doesn’t get it done for me. I think the kid is smart enough. I just don’t know if he cares enough.

I really didn’t need to see the workout, nor do I need to hear about the workout. … I’ve watched five of his game tapes. …I would also (offer) one cautionary note, and that is the best Pro Day for a quarterback I ever attended was JaMarcus Russell. That same day, even though I admitted it was the best Pro Day I ever saw, I also said I wouldn’t take him in the first round.

he's a developmental prospect. As a general manager, I would be comfortable taking him somewhere in the 20s.

http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d81eb70a5/article/defensive-line-leads-the-way-on-list-of-top-32-prospects?module=HP_cp2

[mav1234]

he did NOT lie. Mayock moved him up to 2nd before the draft. It may not be in text but it was in his NFL network stuff

It was clear as Mayock saw him working out more etc he moved him up.

edit: http://www.nfl.com/draft/story/09000d5d81f19e10/article/defense-still-rules-top-32-but-with-a-few-fresh-faces-included

think that has Cam as #2

I know he said he was his #2 QB near the draft and said he expected us to take him #1 overall because he thought we liked him more than Gabbert

[smitty_89]

fug all these fugers...now they're eating their fuging words and trying to jump on the Newton bandwagon. As soon as Cam slips up, they will be ready to bash him again. fug THEM.

[dbeat]

he did NOT lie. Mayock moved him up to 2nd before the draft. It may not be in text but it was in his NFL network stuff

It was clear as Mayock saw him working out more etc he moved him up.

Just found that and came back here to change it, thanks.

[Kevin Greene]

Having seen the pregame video from last Sunday and the conversation between Leslie Frazier/officials and Ron Rivera where Rivera says: (paraphrasing) "Cam is a great kid, early in and late out, his parents raised him right."

http://www.panthers.com/media-vault/videos/Ron-Rivera-Wired/59cab836-2323-449c-a1ae-fe20b3f21e4e#?id=59cab836-2323-449c-a1ae-fe20b3f21e4e

No worries Mike Mayock. :cool:

[Kevin Greene]

if Cam finishes this season strong, prospects for years will be compared to Cam in one way or another probably.

poor bastards

[pantherj]

Pantherj talks Cam Newton at a time when people wanted PP7 and Carson Palmer:

http://www.carolinahuddle.com/forum/showpost.php?p=2957628&postcount=104

[Jackofalltrades]

I wish nothing but the best for Luck and much of the hype is genuine and deserved. He's that good, right now. I don't think for a minute that he shunned us or any other of these other pety, pity me theories.

I was driving the Luck bandwagon and he has everything you look for, but Cam is my man now and he has the things that you can't account for, for the things you can't teach. Cam doesn't have the X factor, he is the X factor.

Mayock, for my money, is the best in the business. His questions about Cam gave always been character related and he still hasn't answered those questions yet but I believe he will.

I don't get the obsession with wanting Luck to fail, but it's pretty stupid. We should be wishing him well because if he did declare for the draft we wouldn't have the phenom we have under center now.