Bucky Brooks impressed by Cam Newton at private workout
Cam Newton, QB, Auburn: The College Park native passed for 265 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another 64 to lead the Tigers to their first national title since 1957 and a 14-0 season. The Heisman Trophy winner had a passer rating 182.05, while throwing for 2,854 yards and 30 TDs. Mark J. Terrill, Associated Press
Auburn quarterback Cam Newton, of Westlake High, and Georgia’s A.J. Green will be the local players with the highest profiles at the NFL scouting combine.
Newton had a private media workout in California on Thursday.
“He was really good,” NFL.com analyst Bucky Brooks said. “He was phenomenal. When you talk about form a pure talent perspective, it’s hard to find people at talented as he is at that position.”
Brooks, a former second round pick by the Buffalo Bills, was a regional scout for Carolina and Seattle. Here’s his video from the NFL Network.
“Big presence, big guy,” Brooks said. “Very athletic. Graceful in his movements. Strong arm. He can make all of the throws with little effort.”
For some reason, Mike Mayock compared Newton’s workout to a similar workout by LSU’s JaMarcus Russell, where he looked special. I believe the point was that these workouts can be misleading.
If teams think like Mayock on Newton, he’ll have to convince them that he has a good work ethic, the ability to lead and is smart enough to pick up an NFL offense. (Those were Russell’s NFL failure’s in a nutshell).
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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THE MAJOR
February 12th, 2011
12:06 pm
DIRTY DAWG,
Obviously you have been listening to too much of the toothless idiots on the Finebaum Network.
1) The FBI is not interested in college athletics. Also the Bammers have been promising a bombshell every week for the last three months.
2) Also please refer to Chris Low of ESPN who has been interviewed on several radio talk shows recently saying,” The NCAA is through with Cam Newton and Auburn does not have any problems with the NCAA. Another school in the SEC has a problem.”
Sorry but losers always complain that winners cheat.
tiger7_88
February 12th, 2011
12:08 pm
dawgfan, the SEC had 6 teams in the final Top 25 at the end of the 2010 season and 3 of those teams were in the Top 10. That ties the 2006 season as THE BEST SEASON FOR THE SEC in the last decade.
So, once again, a dawgie doesn’t know what the heck he’s talking about and removes all doubt by opening his mouth and displaying his ignorance.
tiger7_88
February 12th, 2011
12:10 pm
Oh, and I’ll believe NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon about Cam Newton way before I’ll believe a bunch of embittered, envious, sore-loser dawgie fans.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHUGMwxUKNI
Not that I needed convincing. I saw the kid play every game on the field this year. My kid (current student at Auburn) met Cam off the field. So I have first hand experience about how good this kid is on AND off the field.
Keep on spewing your ignorance, dawgies. Its fun to read.
Buckeye
February 12th, 2011
12:18 pm
“dawgs” are simply jeleous of Cam and the Auburn NC. 1980 was SOOO long ago,
dawgfan
February 12th, 2011
12:36 pm
Touchy touchy aren’t we Barner? I am well aware of what the rankings say and I could give two flying craps. I watched SEC football with my own eyes this year and can make up my own mind about it. The entire SEC East was an unmitigated disaster. LSU was overrated and had no offense. We saw what happened to Arkansas against Ohio State of all teams. Alabama was good but not great. Auburn had a much easier path to the BCS title than other SEC teams before it. Call me jealous. Call me a “dawgie.” Call me whatever the hell you like Barner. That’s my opinion and your crybaby Barner attitude isn’t going to change it. Good day.
Alan
February 12th, 2011
1:24 pm
What a typical thug? His OWN workout? His dad must be the biggest moron ever. I hope he is a bust in the NFL. I am surprised he has not been to jail yet.
chickenman
February 12th, 2011
1:33 pm
DRAFT CAM CAM.. maybe he can win a playoff game… cough ryan
Alan
February 12th, 2011
1:38 pm
Chickenman = MORON. Yea, Ryan is a terrible QB. What a fool.
Real American
February 12th, 2011
2:13 pm
Funny how Larry never commented again after it was pointed out that the great Brett Farve scored a 13 on the infamous Wonderlic test.
Real American
February 12th, 2011
2:14 pm
Alan, thanks for proving with your comments why cousins shouldn’t marry.
Alan
February 12th, 2011
2:20 pm
Wow “Real American,” that was a good one! Yes, I am married to my cousin. How did you know?
AU are National Champs
February 12th, 2011
2:35 pm
Asterisk
JuneBaby
February 12th, 2011
2:36 pm
why does everyone try to come down on black qb’s and gives Ryan a pass. What has he accomplished to make people think he’s such a great qb? Is he a great passer; no! has a great arm; no! a great runner; no! a great winner; reg season! best player on team; no! playoff winning qb; no! winner in college; no! Heismann winner no! take over a game on his own; no! single most reason falcons lost to packers; yes! walk on water; only in the eyes of his fans!
JuneBaby
February 12th, 2011
2:43 pm
Imo…, it all depends on what kind of questions are asked on the wonderlic test. they may have no reference to how qb thinks or performs on the field of play but instead may ask questions such as when was Einstein born, or how many pictures did Van Gogh paint, etc. etc.
crawdaddy
February 12th, 2011
2:51 pm
I took the Wonderlic test the other day. Scored a thirty five . I still did not get the crappy as* job I was applying for! My Dad is a LSU alum and watched a lot of JaMarcus in college. I knew He would never be an NFL Quarterback. He put too much air under the ball and you can not do that in the NFL. The NFL is on such another level that you cannot effectively predict who is going to be a good NFL quarterback. If you can have ten years in the league as a starter, that is a good career
Mad Hatter
February 12th, 2011
5:14 pm
Once Cam Newton tastes the money his motivation will fall off a cliff.
He has played the system his entire college career. One year at Florida or they say it was a year. Got into trouble. We do not know if he even went to class his freshman semester. Went to a JC for one year. Did he go to class, what credits if any were transferred? On to Auburn for one semester and to play one season. I bet you he did not complete the semester. Then the NFL.
He has played the system, Florida, the JC, and Auburn. He found a way around 3 years and out with ONE year and out of three different programs.
Sid
February 12th, 2011
6:55 pm
And this has to do with the Falcons because…….___________________?
Cedrick
February 13th, 2011
9:20 pm
Its amazing to me to see how many people believe this guy cannot play QB. Tell me what has Gilbert or dilbert, what ever the guys name is from Louisville done??? Many of us including me has not heard of the cat, WHY becuase Louisville has been irrelevant along with that QB. The pundits ranted and raved about Locker and the truth finally came out this year. Locker has suspect decisions at QB and makes bad throws plus he could not beat the good teams. Judgment will be out on Luck since he returned to school yet and still Newton has done something none of those guys have done. He took a school in one year to the National Championship while literally carrying the team in a few games. And i agree with Desmond Howard about Phil Simms son being the 3rd worst QB in the SEC but he will get drafted because his dad played in the league just like Carson Palmers sorry brother!
Facethenation
February 14th, 2011
12:51 am
Cam Newton was an excellent college QB. He should be judged on his skill sets and accomplishments and not on what someone else did or did not do.
I am an Atlanta Falcon fan and I hope Carolina pass on Cam because I do not want to face him two times each year. It bad enough that we have to face Drew Brees and Josh Freeman twice. By the way, why no one compared him to Josh Freeman? Just asking!
Runnin With The Dawgs
February 14th, 2011
7:23 am
Cam N. may not be the #1 draft pick. Fact is he may still be around when the Falcons pick. If the Falcons have any kind of way to get Newton they better do it for the sake of having a championship team. That oughta lite ‘em up!
Mr lucky
February 14th, 2011
7:27 am
Hey Larry, perhaps it’s the critic that was “dumb as a brick”? It certainly wasn’t Cam
Decatur Falcon
February 14th, 2011
1:08 pm
Cam Netwon is a winner, and has a strong heart. When he was under diversity he stayed calm and cool in the process. In my eyes that is a quarterback, you have to have tough skin to play in the NFL. We you see quarterbacks in the media lose their mind, because some bonehead news reporter say something crazy that is character issues. Jamarcus Russell didn’t have any work ethic, and got that money and became lazy. Vince Young is a kid and need to stay out of the nudity bars and learn how to control his emotions or he will be picking trash until he die. I tell you, that money runs out of your hands quick, Russell and Vince will be running back crying to the NFL. Cam Newton is nothing like Russell or Vince Young and anybody that pass him up in the NFL daft is a fool. Time will tell, and I enjoyed watching Cam in college and I hope he can win in the NFL.
Benny Birds
February 14th, 2011
4:07 pm
Larry, is your child in the NFL draft, if not enough said. 2 national championship in the last 2 years.
JB
February 14th, 2011
6:05 pm
I think he’ll do well; hope Carolina doesn’t get him.
Trade Up
February 15th, 2011
10:42 am
The falcons should trade up and try and get Cam—he’s the real deal. Ryan can’t win big games—they should consider trading him and another pick to get Cam in the top 10 of the draft.
ddoogg33
February 15th, 2011
7:19 pm
everything they say about cam newton is true he knew he was not smart enough to go straight to college he definately is not smart enough to win in the nfl i was opeing indy would let peyton go and take vince young and n england wood draft c newton to take over for brady and green bay would get rid of aaron rodgers and pick up jr since they r so good i know they will win with them so lets all hope since there all clones of big bum i meant big rappist only difference ie it was them they would have done time if it was themcause of u no what he got off
ddoogg33
February 15th, 2011
7:21 pm
trade up you are f—— stupid what is he gone do tote water