04-30-2011, 09:06 AM
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Re: Madden 12 1st Round Rookie Ratings
I was reading Cam Newton's draft profile and I did a mock of what his Madden attribute set might be:
Draft Profile
Strengths
One of Newton’s best weapons is his feet. Newton makes plays on the ground and makes it look easy. A 6’6" 250-pound frame makes it look like he’s jogging out there, when he’s actually running a 4.45-4.50 second forty yard dash.
He can break tackles, doesn’t run out of bounds and isn’t afraid to take a shot and fight for extra yardage. He’s a very tough player overall, and while he doesn’t seem to have the greatest intangibles, he has all of the physical aspects needed to succeed at the next level.
But it’s not just his feet that make plays. In fact, he may be a better passer than a scrambler. It’s a misconception that scrambling quarterbacks aren’t accurate, or can’t throw. It’s like the misconception that all strong-armed quarterbacks are inaccurate.
Newton has a very strong arm, and can make all of the throws at the next level. His accuracy is surprisingly nice as well. He can float the ball right over a defender, he can zip it in a small window and he can lead his receivers if he wants to. He doesn’t throw perfect passes every time, but who does?
Weaknesses
No matter how great a prospect is, he will have weaknesses. Newton’s main weaknesses still do come in the passing game. There are times when he doesn’t seem to set his feet to throw. Often too confident in his arm, he will make an unbalanced throw off of his back foot.
I want to see him improve on his three-step and five-step drops when coming out directly under center. He plays a lot of shotgun right now, but that’s not going to happen in the NFL. This was something that many teams faulted Tim Tebow for in the 2010 NFL Draft.
Newton’s decision making could be improved at times as well. This is another confidence issue in some occasions. When you have such a strong arm, you believe you can put the ball anywhere on the field. In the NFL, that doesn’t happen often when throwing down field. Cornerbacks are just as fast as the wide receivers, and will be able to keep up with them. You won’t see many wide open receivers in the NFL.
Newton needs to learn to set his feet more, and make a good form throw. His ability to scramble makes this hard to do, because he’ll sometimes get “happy feet” where he just wants to take off and run with the football. He’ll need to learn a bit more patience at the next level.
His intangibles are a bit of a mystery. While he’s clearly a leader on the Auburn team, and seemingly has a solid playing attitude, we don’t know all that much about him. One will question if he actually cheated in Florida, and if he knew the laptop was stolen. People are also going to be quick to take sides on whether or not to believe whether he knew he dad was involving him in a pay to play situation as well.
There are a lot of mysteries there, and that’s something that teams will have to sort out as they have had their chances to interview him throughout the NFL Combine process at the end of February.
Obviously character concerns are going to present a huge issue, and will be a reason that a few teams, specifically the Colts, Browns, Jaguars, and Chiefs most likely steer clear from Newton. Any time a major incident is brought upon a player, whether he’s innocent or not, can sometimes be a big negative.
Throw Power: 88 (Newton has a very strong arm, and can make all of the throws at the next level.)
Short Accuracy: 85 (His accuracy is surprisingly nice as well. He can float the ball right over a defender, he can zip it in a small window and he can lead his receivers if he wants to.)
Medium Accuracy: 86 (His accuracy is surprisingly nice as well. He can float the ball right over a defender, he can zip it in a small window and he can lead his receivers if he wants to.)
Deep Accuracy: 51* (Don't think he will throw bombs very often)
Awareness: 56 (Newton’s decision making could be improved at times as well. This is another confidence issue in some occasions. When you have such a strong arm, you believe you can put the ball anywhere on the field.)
Throw on Run: 92 (One of Newton’s best weapons is his feet.)
Trucking: 71 (He can break tackles, doesn’t run out of bounds and isn’t afraid to take a shot and fight for extra yardage.)
Elusiveness: 85 (He can break tackles, doesn’t run out of bounds and isn’t afraid to take a shot and fight for extra yardage.)
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