So, Cam Newton's For "Real"?

[PapaG]

I'd like to play this game. You give me a scrambler that was good/great, and I will counter with one that wasn't/isn't

Vince Young says goodbye

Vince Young shot puts the ball. Cam Newton has an NFL arm. Terrible, terrible comparison. I'd compare Young to Tim Tebow, but not to Cam Newton. I think Newton is more like Mike Vick or Steve Young in physical tools. I might throw Randall Cunningham and Donovan McNabb in as well, or even Aaron Rodgers.

Young was a big WR/RB who happened to play QB. Newton, at least in these first two games, is doing things the Vince Young never did, or never could do.

 

[sov300]

yea hes for real

 

[ABM]

And God blessed the seventh day and made the NFL.

Genisis 2:3

Genisis.

Tsk......tsk.

 

[huevonkiller]

Yes for a rookie QB he's a god, and most of you are bitter because he beat Oregon obviously. I am praising his raw skills.

I saw Newton ravage Alabama through the air, this guy has all the athletic gifts to get it done. If he stays healthy he'll be fine.

Like all scrambling quarterbacks he turns the ball over way too much to be an elite qb and take his team anywhere in the playoffs. Its cute and fun to watch, but doesnt lead to playoff success.

Wrong, Steve Young is the prototypical scrambling QB.

Because we all know if Trent Dilfer can win a title, Michael Vick cannot? Nor can Randall Cunningham? Pretty silly.

 

[huevonkiller]

Vince Young shot puts the ball. Cam Newton has an NFL arm. Terrible, terrible comparison. I'd compare Young to Tim Tebow, but not to Cam Newton. I think Newton is more like Mike Vick or Steve Young in physical tools. I might throw Randall Cunningham and Donovan McNabb in as well, or even Aaron Rodgers.

Young was a big WR/RB who happened to play QB. Newton, at least in these first two games, is doing things the Vince Young never did, or never could do.

Apparently he's wearing a boot on his right ankle and is questionable.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/13994/cam-newton

Hopefully he doesn't rush back if he feels bad.

 

[MickZagger]

Yes for a rookie QB he's a god, and most of you are bitter because he beat Oregon obviously. I am praising his raw skills.

I saw Newton ravage Alabama through the air, this guy has all the athletic gifts to get it done. If he stays healthy he'll be fine.



Wrong, Steve Young is the prototypical scrambling QB.

Because we all know if Trent Dilfer can win a title, Michael Vick cannot? Nor can Randall Cunningham? Pretty silly.

Trent Dilfer wasnt very good, but he made minimal mistakes.

 

[PapaG]

Trent Dilfer wasnt very good, but he made minimal mistakes.

Dilfer threw for 12 TDs and 11 INTs in 8 starts with only 59% passing and a QB rating of 76.6 the year the Ravens won the Super Bowl.

For his career, Dilfer had a QB rating of 70, with 113 TDs and 129 INTs. Dilfer was a guy in a great situation, with one of the best defenses in NFL history (only gave up 16 TDs ALL YEAR!!!), and with a 2000-yard RB tandem in Jamal Lewis and Priest Holmes. Joey Harrington or Derek Anderson may have won a SB QBing that team.

 

[MickZagger]

Wasnt Elvis Grbac QB of that team most of that year?

 

[PapaG]

Wasnt Elvis Grbac QB of that team most of that year?

Nope. Tony Banks started the year, and then Dilfer replaced him when Banks got hurt and went 7-1 down the stretch. What's amazing about that team is they gave up 10 ppg, yet still only went 12-4. Any offense at all for a five-to-seven year period and the Ravens could have been a dynasty, or at least been a peer of New England.

 

[MARIS61]

Cam Newton is one of the finest guitarists in Portland.

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[Nikolokolus]

I really wanted this guy to be a bust (no I'm not an Oregon fan, I just hate his "entertainer and icon" bullshit comments) but after watching him against my Packers last week I'm convinced he's going to be great, he can drive the hell out of the ball, he's elusive, decisive and completely unafraid.

He's going to be Ben Rothlesberger Mk II, I'm almost sure of it.

 

[Rhal]

I know this is the a thread about Newton but why is Steve Smith getting so much hate? The guy has had a bad last two years but he is only 31 still fast and hard to cover hasn't looked washed up the last two games and I doubt he will look washed up this year. I wouldn't be surprised if smith ended up with 12 TD and 1700 yards this year.

 

[Sex Panther]

How weird is this?

He showed none of that pocket presence at Auburn. It's like he got a brand new skill set. He's been great so far this year. I'm with Nikolokolus, he's Roethlisberger 2.0.

 

[Mediocre Man]

So far this week, Cam Newton sit's 20th with two QB's to play in total QB ranking stats. Better than last week, but still in the lower half of starting QB's around the league. At this point he has been slightly below average, which is pretty good for a rookie QB, but certainly not great by any means

 

[BrianFromWA]

I'm a h8ter (and probably b/c I'm racist), but I'm willing to give him a pass for yesterday. In a monsoon, he didn't fumble or toss a pick. I think it was a better game than heaving to Stevie Smith (whether he's double-covered or not), tossing a few picks and racking up yardage in a loss. AND they won.

 

[Natebishop3]

I'm a h8ter (and probably b/c I'm racist), but I'm willing to give him a pass for yesterday. In a monsoon, he didn't fumble or toss a pick. I think it was a better game than heaving to Stevie Smith (whether he's double-covered or not), tossing a few picks and racking up yardage in a loss. AND they won.

Some racist you turned out to be... your momma would be so ashamed.

 

[PapaG]

So far this week, Cam Newton sit's 20th with two QB's to play in total QB ranking stats. Better than last week, but still in the lower half of starting QB's around the league. At this point he has been slightly below average, which is pretty good for a rookie QB, but certainly not great by any means

Did you watch any of the game? It was some of the hardest rain I've even seen in my life, and they had to play in it. Newton got his first 4th-quarter comeback win in only his 3rd NFL game, and he didn't turn the ball over while playing in a swamp.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Did you watch any of the game? It was some of the hardest rain I've even seen in my life, and they had to play in it. Newton got his first 4th-quarter comeback win in only his 3rd NFL game, and he didn't turn the ball over while playing in a swamp.

He must have taken his bedroom slippers off...

 

[Nikolokolus]

I only watched part of the game, but watching water cascading down the steps of the stadium was a sight to behold.

Anyway, back to Newton, the weather certainly played a part in his struggles, but I think all his mediocre performance demonstrated is that rookie QBs are by their very nature inconsistent and he's not immune. Regardless (as much as it pains me to say it) I think he's going to end up one of the great ones if stays focused on football and being great and doesn't get sidetracked by all of the bullshit that comes with the pro-athlete lifestyle.

 

[Mediocre Man]

Did you watch any of the game? It was some of the hardest rain I've even seen in my life, and they had to play in it. Newton got his first 4th-quarter comeback win in only his 3rd NFL game, and he didn't turn the ball over while playing in a swamp.

I saw the game. I thought he did ok. I think he has done ok all season. Not God like, not future great one like, not crappy like either. He is ok.

 

[Sex Panther]

mediocre, you would say?

 

[Mediocre Man]

mediocre, you would say?

I dunno? Above average QB coming soon?

 

[PapaG]

I saw the game. I thought he did ok. I think he has done ok all season. Not God like, not future great one like, not crappy like either. He is ok.

I don't think anyone saying he is "great" right now, which is why I find it odd that you repeatedly use current statistics when his future is unknown. I could probably post John Elway's and Peyton Manning's stats from their first 3 career starts, go back in time, and say how neither them are special, either, and how they'll be average QBs.

 

[The_Lillard_King]

I saw the game. I thought he did ok. I think he has done ok all season. Not God like, not future great one like, not crappy like either. He is ok.

You went from saying anyone could do what he did in the first game, comparing him to Vince Young and laughing out loud at his quarterback rating to now saying he is OK.

At this pace, a few more good games and you too will be calling him god.

 

[Mediocre Man]

I don't think anyone saying he is "great" right now, which is why I find it odd that you repeatedly use current statistics when his future is unknown. I could probably post John Elway's and Peyton Manning's stats from their first 3 career starts, go back in time, and say how neither them are special, either, and how they'll be average QBs.

In this thread he has been called God like, and Great

 

[Mediocre Man]

You went from saying anyone could do what he did in the first game, comparing him to Vince Young and laughing out loud at his quarterback rating to now saying he is OK.

At this pace, a few more good games and you too will be calling him god.

I think he is doing ok. I get frustrated when people throw out terms like God like and Great when describing a QB that has been below average so far this season.

 

[PapaG]

Actually, I decided to post Elway's stats from his first three games.

Game 1 - 1/8 14yds 1 INT
Game 2 - 9/21 106 yds 1rush/2yds
Game 3 - 18/33 193yds 1TD 2INT 4rush/29yds

Elway's rookie stats (23 years old as a rookie)

11 games/10 starts
1663 yds
47.5%
7 TD
14 INT
54.9 QB rtg

 

[Mediocre Man]

Actually, I decided to post Elway's stats from his first three games.

Game 1 - 1/8 14yds 1 INT
Game 2 - 9/21 106 yds 1rush/2yds
Game 3 - 18/33 193yds 1TD 2INT 4rush/29yds

Elway's rookie stats (23 years old as a rookie)

11 games/10 starts
1663 yds
47.5%
7 TD
14 INT
54.9 QB rtg

What exactly does John Elway have to do with Cam Newton?

 

[BrianFromWA]

I'm interested in what Peyton Manning's stats are for that, and then the same drill for Todd Marinovich, Andre Ware and Duante Culpepper (who I think is a better comparison than Roethlisberger, down to the inflated stats from throwing bombs to Randy Moss/Steve Smith).

Gut feel is that it's tough to project greatness after 3 games.

 

[PapaG]

What exactly does John Elway have to do with Cam Newton?

What exactly do Cam Newton's stats from his first 3 games have to do with his NFL future?