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Newtons placement on top 100 list preposterously-high


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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1212224-cam-newtons-placement-on-top-100-list-preposterously-high

cough cough bullchit!

Two members of the Carolina Panthers were revealed among the NFL Network’s The Top 100: Players of 2012 Wednesday. Quarterback Cam Newton came in at No. 40, while wide receiver Steve Smith landed at No. 35.

The Panthers finished with a 6-10 record last season despite Newton breaking multiple NFL records for rookie passers and throwing for 4,051 yards and Smith rejuvenating his career with 79 catches and 1,394 yards receiving.

The duo helped Carolina improve from a 2-14 2010 season by four games and have given Panthers’ fans much hope for a potential playoff run in 2012.

But these hopes are too much, too quick. The quick success by Newton and the 840-yard improvement from 2010 to 2011 by Smith are a pipe dream that fans have grasped on to and won’t release.

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A number of GMs feel he already deserves being included among the best and certainly better than Matty "ice cold".

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d8299b92e/article/cam-newtons-ranking-among-nfl-qbs-brings-varied-opinions

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http://bleacherrepor...osterously-high

cough cough bullchit!

Two members of the Carolina Panthers were revealed among the NFL Network’s The Top 100: Players of 2012 Wednesday. Quarterback Cam Newton came in at No. 40, while wide receiver Steve Smith landed at No. 35.

The Panthers finished with a 6-10 record last season despite Newton breaking multiple NFL records for rookie passers and throwing for 4,051 yards and Smith rejuvenating his career with 79 catches and 1,394 yards receiving.

The duo helped Carolina improve from a 2-14 2010 season by four games and have given Panthers’ fans much hope for a potential playoff run in 2012.

But these hopes are too much, too quick. The quick success by Newton and the 840-yard improvement from 2010 to 2011 by Smith are a pipe dream that fans have grasped on to and won’t release.

This is the Bleacher report. A site that seem to be runned by wanna-be sports writers. Sad thing is, their ability to be objective leaves much to be desired. It seems all they want is attention and they get it by towing the line they feel others want to read.

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cough cough bleacher report

cough cough garbage

cough cough wannabe writers

cough cough hack writers

cough cough waste of time

cough cough quit posting crap from there

cough cough quit expecting to find anything but crap there

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