Thread: Cam Newton!!
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Old 01-19-2011, 06:37 PM   #17
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Re: Cam Newton!!

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Originally Posted by Primerica
Cam is a beast man, he will have to adjust to playing in a pro style and making reads but he has the ability and the talent to become a great in the NFL. I don't trust Madden in terms of rating him. You guys rated Vick a 68 and 74. Vick should have been much higher. I think after the combine and draft Cam should be a 77 as a rookie. He has the speed, agility, elusiveness, arm and the talent. But something like deep ball accuracy will be low and his Awareness should probably be in the 50-60's as a rookie. His potential needs to be a 99.
Vick as a 68-74 when he was coming out of VaTech makes perfect sense to me. He was a strong armed quarterback who could run, but he hadn't proven he could read (as in college he made one read and ran) and hadn't shown particularly good accuracy.

I don't think people have given Reid and the Eagle's coaching staff enough credit with Vick. They've shored up his approach and his technique is better. Now, maybe someone gets a hold of Cam that can help him in that way, but I don't think Cam comes close to Vick's natural ability, so I don't think coaching can get him to that level.

I think that'll come through in the scouting. Cam will drop... he'll have a good combine, but a great 40 does not a great QB make. He'll go in the 2nd-3rd round. Unless Josh McDaniels gets another job.
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