Cam Newton shined on center stage at Auburn’s Pro Day
Auburn quarterback and Heisman trophy winner Cam Newton wearing the new Under Armour E39 shirts. Associated Press
Here’s the story from Cam Newton’s workout. He put on a show.
PRE-PRO DAY POST BELOW
Quarterback Cam Newton will get another chance to impress NFL scouts at Auburn’s Pro Day today.
I’m heading over there and will update how theHeisman winner and Westlake High grad performs after the workout, which is scheduled to start at 1:30 p.m. I’m sure I’ll send out some live tweets. You can follow me @AJCFALCONS if you want those updates.
NFL draft analyst Mike Mayock is going to be there.
Auburn quarterback Cam Newton responds to a question during a news conference during the NFL football scouting combine in Indianapolis, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
More importantly, Carolina coach Ron Rivera is attending. The Panthers have the top pick in the draft. Rivera could have elected to attend Ryan Mallett’s Pro Day in Arkansas.
By now, you all know that Newton didn’t perform too well at the scouting combine. The alarming thing was that he couldn’t make the 10-yard out throw to his right side. As a right-handed quarterback, that should be his money throw.
“I don’t take the 15, 20 or 30 throws (at the combine) and have it change my mind about anything,” Mayock said. “It’s important to me as an evaluator to watch as much tape as I can, but I have to see a quarterback live. I have to see how the ball comes out of his hands.”
Newton appeared to be uncomfortable with the receivers at the scouting combine. He held onto the ball too long as he was waiting for them to cut.
Mike Mayock has Missouri's Blaine Gabbert as the top rated quarterbackentering the NFL scouting combine. Gabbert throws a pass during his team’s Setp. 19, 2009, game against Furman in Columbia, Mo. (The Associated Press/L.G. Patterson)
“That was the first opportunity I got to see the ball come out of his hands,” Mayock said. “I think he was little frustrated by his inaccuracies. He didn’t throw a bunch of completions. . .You get to the five-step (drop) and the coaches are telling you to throw to an area. You have been coached your entire life to complete passes. So there is a little bit of a contradiction for a kid that’s never done this before.”
Mayock had Missouri’s Blaine Gabbert and Washington’s Jake Locker rated ahead of Newton going into the scouting combine.
“Nothing changed for me,” Mayock said. “He has a big arm. (He has better mechanics than Vince Young or Tim Tebow or any of those other big guys. I still have the same questions I had coming in. For the next two months, I’m going to try to answer them.”
Mayock likes Newton’s intangibles.
“I saw a kid that lit up the room when we talked to him,” Mayock said. “I saw a kid that was intelligent.”
Mayock said he still has two issues with Newton.
“He played in a pass offense that was fairly simple, not a lot of reads and he didn’t have a lot of patience in the pocket,” Mayock said. “But that’s what he did to win a national championship. . .Secondly, you have to figure the kid out.”
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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111 comments Add your comment
Bob
March 8th, 2011
6:25 am
I would think he could get good coaching on his mechanics for $180,000 or so
robert
March 8th, 2011
6:29 am
not a 1st rounder
robert
March 8th, 2011
6:29 am
this guy is not a 1st rounder
Bill
March 8th, 2011
6:40 am
I would like to see the Panthers take him. It would make the NFC south more interesting.
robert
March 8th, 2011
6:43 am
In regard to D Led’s article on Robert Quinn the other day, here is an article that may show another reason he may slip to the lower 1st round http://archives.postandcourier.com/archive/arch07/1007/arc10305298899.shtml
David
March 8th, 2011
7:38 am
I believe he will struggle as a pro, so being a Falcons fan, I hope Carolina takes him.
TommyP
March 8th, 2011
7:42 am
robert: That was 3 and a half years ago. They all know about that in NFL circles.
Chris
March 8th, 2011
7:49 am
Everyone assumes the Panthers picked Auburn over Arkansas because of Newton. There’s more NFL talent on the Plains than in the Ozarks, including Fairley.
Big Dude
March 8th, 2011
7:53 am
C’mon DOL, who cares about this guy? He didn’t go to a Ga. college, Falcons don’t need him, he’s not a first round pick. Looks like you’re running out of good material. C’mon Man!
Rookieblue7
March 8th, 2011
7:53 am
I can’t believe he took a paycut to leave Auburn for the NFL.
GSU Eagle 91
March 8th, 2011
7:57 am
If I am going to draft a QB for my NFL team and I have one of the first picks…
I am taking Cam over the other obvious choices.
Cam has intangibles the other guys haven’t shown me…These include good leadership skills, belief in his abilities during tough moments in games, and an athleticism that is off of the charts…
Many will say it was just college football, but he performed his magic versus the toughest teams and players college football has to offer! Future NFL defensive players from the SEC!
GEORGIA97
March 8th, 2011
7:58 am
$cam Newton = the second coming of Aundray Bruce….minus the pellet gun.
The Original WDE
March 8th, 2011
8:01 am
Get it, Cammy Cam! You too, Darvin, Mario, Kodi, Terrell, Zach, Gabe, Chris, Josh, and everyone else showcasing down there today!
lanier
March 8th, 2011
8:07 am
funny as hell rookieblue
robert
March 8th, 2011
8:10 am
As my buddy used to say, he is what he is.
Double Zero Eight
March 8th, 2011
8:12 am
Cam Newton will do fine in the NFL. He is a bona fide first
round pick. I have known him since he was two years old and
watched him progress. He has been groomed to be a quarterback
since he was six years old. He has gone to numerous football
camps all over the country since he was a youth. He is the real deal!
No other quarterback in the country could have accomplished what
he did at Auburn. He has a set of unique skills. As a freshman at
Westlake High School in Atlanta, his skills were far superior to
those of his junior and senior receivers.
He has excelled at every level. He has two national championships.
He also carried his junior college team to a national championship.
He is not another JaMarcus Russell. Whether you like him or not,
judge him by his football ability. I hope he does not go to Carolina
as he will cause problems for the Falcons. I would rather that he go
to a team not in our division.
If Mallett had accomplished what Cameron Newton has
accomplished, most would be clamoring that he should be
the number one pick in the upcoming NFL draft.
I rest my case.
GEORGIA97
March 8th, 2011
8:14 am
@Double Zero Eight….you clearly have a mancrush on Scam Newton. Being a star in high school and attending a couple football camps doesn’t mean he’ll amount to jack squat in the NFL. As we’ve seen in Vince Young, athletes with extreme egos and little maturity are destined to fail in the pros.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
March 8th, 2011
8:17 am
Big Dude — He’s from here and won the Heisman.
Robert – Thanks for sharing that article with the group.
Red Harrison
March 8th, 2011
8:25 am
pleeeez take him, Carolina (from a Falcons fan)
Talk about a corch killa, & a locka room killa
Aubrey
March 8th, 2011
8:26 am
He is an arrogant petty-theft jerk.
Straight Jacket
March 8th, 2011
8:32 am
Newton will be biggest bust in a decade!
CamVP
March 8th, 2011
8:32 am
CamVP will not make a career in the NFL. This is Jamarcus Russell second coming. Sure he has a little more talent, maybe more intelligent, but his head is in the wrong place. He thinks that he is better than he really is, therefore no real desire to have to prove himself or work his tail off. Now, there is word that he wants to be an entertainer and an icon……great….tryout for American Idol, but he will have his head taken off in the NFL trying that routine. His pimp daddy got him where he wanted in college, but no way he and the church can afford that in the NFL.
Double Zero Eight
March 8th, 2011
8:32 am
Enter your comments here
tim
March 8th, 2011
8:33 am
I heard Daddy Newton is charging to get in the stadium to see his son workout. (But, Cam doesn’t know anything about it….alledgely)
Wow
March 8th, 2011
8:35 am
Red … really?
Everyone in the free world will tell you that they thought Auburn hiring Gene Chizik was at least a stretch, maybe a gamble, some would say colossal mistake. At least that’s what they said originally. So, then Auburn runs off to a perfect season and most of Auburn’s enemies and rivals say that Auburn was a one-man team – they wouldn’t have won without Cam Newton. Heisman + most every other major player of the year awards + national championship + about 5 or 6 national Coach of the Year Awards for Chizik.
At what point do you see that he is a “corch” killer, as you claim? Based on what we have heard for the last 6 months, he is the definition of a “corch” MAKER! Gene Chizik was a nobody and a terrible coach and now has a national title, the nation’s longest current winning streak and a room full of coach of the year trophies
Also, as to your assertion that he is a locker-room killer, I invite you to try reading. Read ANY article about this team from throughout the year. Pay particular attention to quotes from teammates. Not an article went by where Auburn players didn’t give credit to #2 and his leadership qualities within the huddle, locker room, practice fields, etc.
Nice try, but you need to sell crazy someplace else.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
March 8th, 2011
8:46 am
Aubrey — He admitted to his mistakes. It’s called growing up.
Straight Jacket — I think JaMarcus Russell already has locked that one up.
tim — Workout is not open to the public.
Haters hate
March 8th, 2011
8:46 am
So much hatred. So many accusations. Complete lack of proof. Let’s try a fact check…
Laptop at Florida. He didn’t steal it. The OFFICIAL word from Florida is that he was guilty of purchasing a stolen laptop. He admitted to it and complied.
“Cheating” scandal at Florida. The OFFICIAL word from the UF Academic review board is that he was never scheduled to have to go and visit them. They have no record of any wrongdoing and do not know where the accusations are coming from.
Recruiting benefits. The OFFICIAL word from the NCAA is that he did nothing wrong, never knew about anything that was going on that may have been wrong. Auburn knew nothing, did nothing wrong. Both have 100% fully complied with all requests the entire time.
WHERE is your evidence? Those calling him a thief and a liar and whatever else you’re creating – do you have any evidence? Do you know of something that the FBI, NCAA and scores of Universities who recruited him couldn’t find? Every record has been searched. Every file has been opened. The ONLY thing that has come out has been the constantly-changing testimony of three alums from a rival school who happened to be the jilted bride in the recruitment. And now there are some phony tapes that were not available last fall but magically appear now. Only to be released by an Alabama supporter, radio personality. He admits that he’ll release them on the first day of his new radio show. Does that sound like sensationalized attention he’s creating for himself?
Someone … anyone … find any legitimate reason to hate Cam Newton. He beat your team, your hatred of Auburn, he smiles a lot … those are not reasons to hate Cam Newton with such an intense vitriol. Read comments from the NFL execs (who may know more about this than any of us.) They all seem to think his smile, demeanor, personality are all genuine, sincere and the type that can light up a room. I’m guessing they’ve spent more time with him than anyone posting here. Maybe they know something from FIRST-HAND ACCOUNTS. People throwing stones at him in blogs have only read hate mail from people like Thayer Evans.
Again, someone post some FACTS or any really legitimate reasons for the hatred, please. Again – the fact that he wins and smiles is not a real reason.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
March 8th, 2011
8:47 am
Wow — Way to go!
The Original WDE
March 8th, 2011
9:20 am
It just upset people to see Auburn piece together a national title team. Don’t worry that our offense GREATLY IMPROVED under the helm of Chris Todd, who was benched under the last staff. Don’t worry that our defense was abysmal last year causing us to lose 5 games, but that year 2 under our new DC produced excellent run-game results, as well as very timely defense.
I’m sorry the whole world was too busy banking on Alabama vs. Ohio State for the national title game, you sure missed a very organic and breathtaking climb to the top. By the time you all finally realized that Auburn was the real deal, these allegations have come out and it became a convenient crutch to let your little surprised heads sleep at night.
Haters are gonna hate, but the people who claim Auburn is a cellar team because of our one bad season under Tony Franklin’s office need to take a quick peruse of these stats, and tell me just how irrelevant Auburn has been. It was just that we were very fortunate to have it all come together to win a national title, which is what any team needs.
Y’all take a look at this, and tell me how surprising is it that a team that has gone undefeated 3 times in the past 20 years, including as recently as 6 years ago, made it to the nat’l title and won against a physically undersized Oregon team.
http://www.philsteele.com/fbsinfo/2009/09Interesting_Tidbits.html
BirdDirty
March 8th, 2011
9:24 am
I love how Mike Mayock refuses to put Cam at the top of the QB draft board. Look at Gabbert’s numbers. He threw 16 tds. and 9 int last year. Those are not #1 pick numbers. Also, this is the same spread offense where Chase Daniels put up video game type numbers in the years before Gabbert got there. He is not impressive at all. Mayock has Jake Locker ahead of Cam also. Please!!! This guy is another Jay Cutler. He looked terrible in the Senior Bowll regressed at Washington this year. What makes him better than Newton? Please tell me. I would put Christian Ponder ahead of both Locker and Gabbert.
Carolina is going to pick Cam Newton #1 overall. That franchise needs a QB and a dose of excitment in a bad way.
SimpleDawg
March 8th, 2011
9:25 am
He’s still $cam Newton, but the kid can play…..in college.
Now we’ll get to see if he’s a bona fide NFL QB, or another first round bust.
Looks like Tarzan…..is he really Jane?
If nothing else, at least he’s an Icon.
IT'S ALLLLLL ABOUT ME!!!
March 8th, 2011
9:27 am
cam newton=AUNDRAY BRUCE!!!!!!!! IT’LL BE DEJA VU ALL OVER AGAIN!!! JUST YOU WAIT & SEE!!!
Matt Lechner
March 8th, 2011
9:39 am
Cam Newton will be the #1 pick — http://bit.ly/NFLMockDraft3 and here’s why it will come with less risk than when the Raiders drafted JaMarcus Russell — http://bit.ly/NEWCBA
Haters hate
March 8th, 2011
9:47 am
Precisely what I thought. SimpleDawg and “It’s Allllll About Me” cannot come up with anything other $cam and “he’s gonna stink.” No legitimate reason to dislike him.
Still waiting …
Scam Newton
March 8th, 2011
9:51 am
Haters hate,
Actually the official word was not that Newton “did nothing wrong”. The NCAA actually stated that at the time of the allegations last year they did not have sufficient evidence to prove Newton knew what his father was doing. The case remains open as the NCAA continues to investigate, it’s far from over. Now, it’s true that the kid deserves the benefit of doubt, but if you really believe Cam’s dad was asking for that money (which by the way is a fact admitted to by all parties concerned and shows there was unethical conduct going on behind the scenes by the Newton family) without Cam himself knowing about it I have some waterfront property in Kansas to sell you.
You have a right to your opinion, but your opinion seems to be far less than objective. Run first QB’s don’t win championships in the NFL, end of story. Whoever drafts Newton better be prepared to build a good system around him and give him 3-5 yrs to develop. Newton is a hell of an athlete and can find some position to play even if it’s just as a specialty QB in short yardage/goal line situations like Denver used Tebow, but he has a long way to go to make it in the NFL, time will tell…
woebegong
March 8th, 2011
10:03 am
I am not too sure Carolina will jump on Cam so quick. He is a excellent athelete but I think it might take an NFL season, for him to adapt his physical skills into an NFL team’s requirements. Carolina has so many positions they need to fill, unless they can stick with Clausen for one more year, I don’t know if they will take him. A lot could depend on the Carolina fanbase, as they would be required to swallow another bad year, and Carolina Fans might not be willing to do that. Then again, one player doesn’t appear to be able to turn them into an instant winner, unless he can fill about 10 spots on their team. Whomever get’s him will have a future good, maybe even great quarterback on thier team in the years to come either way. Carolina may be best served by getting some linemen to protect, who ever is behind the center. It might not be fair to Cam either, to throw him to the wolves in Carolinas situation. Time will for sure tell.
Haters hate
March 8th, 2011
10:24 am
Scam Newton,
Nowhere in my post was I saying that he was a sure-fire Hall of Famer, or a starter, or even a guaranteed moderate success. I was just asking for why people love to hate him so much. I’ve yet to hear any objective reasons that are based on anything factual. That was my point.
As for your inland oceanfront property – real estate is not where I’d like to spend my $8 fortune right now. Do you know everything your father ever did? Did he ever come home and say, “I lied to my boss today, son. Just thought you should know.” Or, maybe he knowingly played golf with 15 clubs and won the tournament. Did he come home afterwards and say, “Yes, son. I cheated. but I won, so who cares.”
Crazy thoughts, I know. But who knows everything their parents do? If a parent is having an affair, I’m guessing many of them may hide that from their children. That’s not typical dinner conversation for families. I would think that Cecil would have done everything in his power to hide his dealings from the rest of the family. THAT makes more sense than anything else.
MikeP
March 8th, 2011
10:31 am
No money changed hands or the SEC and NCAA investigators would have found it. As far as Cam knowing, (which, according to the latest NCAA statement matters not) At age 21 would you have known if your father talked about robbing a bank? I think not.
I cannot remember a player whose coaches and team-mates respected as much as Cam Newton was respected at Auburn. His work ethic and leadership are exceptional. You cannot fool those type of people, Cam is the real deal.
As far as an investigation “still going on”, that depends on your definition of “ongoing”. Investigative agencies almost never say “this case is closed”. If they do that, they can’t CYA if something unexpected turns up ten years later. What they do say is “no evidence at this time”. Then they put the papers in folders, put the folder in a box, put the box on a shelf and forget about it. The haters should do what the NCAA has done and forget about it.
The only Person Cecil Newton talked money with was Mississippi State street agent Kenny Rogers, who suggested a deal to Cecil so Rogers could get his 10% agent’s fee off the top. $20,000 would have helped Rogers with some of the bad checks he had floating at the time. It appears the MSU money boys knew better than to trust Rogers with $20, let alone 200,000, so the money was never made available.
When the NCAA declared Cam Newton “:Eligible Without Condition” on December 2nd, they were satisfied with the investigation’s results and moved on to other things. Mississippi State may yet have some problems out of this, but Cam Newton and Auburn won’t.
Scam Newton
March 8th, 2011
10:44 am
Haters hate,
I agree that parents do keep things from their children, but this is a completely set of circumstances with Newton. Affairs and a father lying to his boss typically don’t directly involve their children. It’s a little different when said child is the point of contention. Even if Cecil didn’t directly tell his son, you truly believe that Cam was oblivious to what was going on? Not to menion he is 20 yrs old, while young, he is not some 9 or 10 yr old kid that you can just pull the sheet over
Scam Newton
March 8th, 2011
10:48 am
MikeP,
The discussion was about Newton not Auburn. Not once was Auburn mentioned in anything I said. I could care less what Auburn does.
It was asked what legitimate reasons are out there to “not like” Cam Newton, and there in lied my responses. People don’t like Newton for the same reason people mock Reggie Bush. You get caught doing something unethical, people are going to “thumb” their nose at you. While this doesn’t directly involve Auburn, that’s the school where he played ball, thus Auburn gets the collateral damage.
Keith
March 8th, 2011
10:56 am
Eat your heart out CAM HATERS!!! He will be an early first round pick regardless of what he does at this pro day. He’s a proven winner and an incredible athlete. Professional franchises love guys like Cam because he stirs up so much emotion in people like yourselves and you haters are following his every move so that you can say I told you so, when he makes a mistake or has an issue in his career. Cam will be great!!!
OK
March 8th, 2011
11:02 am
Cam’s smile lights up the room. It is all that is needed to cure illness.
Scam Newton
March 8th, 2011
11:03 am
Scam will be a great clip board holder. He is not even close to being ready or remotely resembles an NFL qb. Athlete yes, qb NO WAY.
DawginLex
March 8th, 2011
11:03 am
He might not be the 1st QB taken and that may be a good thing. You can’t tell me that this kid won’t succeed in the NFL.
Look at him. He is huge, can run and has a cannon.
Maybe he doesn’t work out well. So what? The throws he made over the middle against us sold me and he had more pressure on him that day than at any combine workout.
Put him on a team with a good defense where he doesn’t have to steal the show and score 40 points.
Dan
March 8th, 2011
11:11 am
Doesn’t Auburn hold pro day every practice?
MikeP
March 8th, 2011
11:14 am
Quoting: ” People don’t like Newton for the same reason people mock Reggie Bush. You get caught doing something unethical, people are going to “thumb” their nose at you….”
The difference is that Cam Newton has been caught doing exactly nothing unethical. As far as anyone, NCAA and SEC investigators and the efforts of most unethical group of scribblers that have ever disgraced the journalistic profession can determine, not one scrap of evidence has indicated that Cam Newton did anything wrong or knew anything wrong was going on.
The best information available is that Kenny Rogers approached Cecil Newton about getting money for Cam’s signature to play at Mississippi State. How seriously and for how long Cecil entertained the idea is impossible to tell, but sooner or later he came to his senses. There is zero reason to suspect that Cam knew anything about it.
Scam Newton
March 8th, 2011
11:21 am
lol, this is futile, but seriously, it was Cam’s father. Not his buddy, not his 3rd uncle’s stepson, IT WAS HIS FATHER. Cecil Newton, Rogers, and Newton were at a Missy St. game together and spend a great deal of time together on Cam’s recruiting trip. It’s just like the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in the military. Just because Cam didn’t directly say he knew (he would be a moron to do that), doesn’t mean he was clueless as to what was going on either.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 8th, 2011
11:24 am
With the money the players at Auburn make, every day is Pro Day.
Marie
March 8th, 2011
11:40 am
Hey Mr. Whitfield, how long were you married to Sheree when you found out that she is born a male? Now Kroy is supposedly having a baby by Kim the man. The Falcons football team is messed up.
SimpleDawg
March 8th, 2011
11:50 am
I’m not hatin’ on $cam…..just waiting to see where he’s picked…and by whom. Where he ends up will have a huge effect on his progress, and ultimately on what level of success he attains.
As far as the allegations go….where there’s that much smoke and sparks, there’s fire. No hard evidence doesn’t equate to innocence.
So, he’s gotten away with it….for now.
JJ
March 8th, 2011
11:54 am
It is time to get some new real atlanta housewives. Cynthia and Phaedra are the only housewives that is married. Why is khandi Burrus on the show, she has never been married. Poor Nene has never had a good marriage, because Greg has always had another woman. Nene has a big trash mouth and she lies. The new season should be built around Cynthia, Phaedra and a new cast.
Haters hate
March 8th, 2011
11:56 am
Scam …
You are correct. Cheating in golf or hiding an affair are totally different issues than trying to score a mountain of cash for your child’s services. The latter is the most reprehensible on the list. I would submit that the level of evil of actions by the father is directly proportional to the lengths the father would go to to cover it up.
“I spilled the milk.” No hard in coming right out and admitting everything.
“I borrowed a quarter from your piggybank.” Easy to admit. But may hurt the child’s feelings.
“I gave your bike to the neighbors because you weren’t using it.” Definitely can be admitted, but will be a little bit more difficult.
“I told your girlfriend that you cheated on her.” Could possibly avoid this conversation in hopes that it never comes up.
“I slept with your girlfriend.” Many fathers would do whatever they could to cover this egregious error.
“I have been embezzling money from my company.” Of COURSE someone as morally bankrupt as this would lie to their family about it.
“I sold you to the highest bidder.” OF COURSE the father would do everything in his power to hide any shred of evidence of this proposed solicitation to anyone and everyone.
Haters hate
March 8th, 2011
12:06 pm
SimpleDawg…
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire … right?
WHAT smoke? ALL you have is the allegations from three rogue boosters from Mississippi State. That’s barely more than a puff of smoke. That’s less than a single birthday candle.
I told AJ Green’s dad that I’d give him a pile of money and a Trans Am if he went to Georgia Tech. There!! LOOK at all that smoke! There HAS to be something to it. Where there’s smoke and sparks, there’s fire. Where’s the outrage? Where’s the commotion? Where is Fox Sports reporting on how awful AJ Green is?
Reality is – there is no smoke. There is likely no fire. The ONLY “evidence” of any impropriety by Cam Newton comes from three guys at Mississippi State. That’s it. They have zero evidence. They have zero proof. They have some doctored tapes and tons of emails and text messages that somehow were deleted from their phones when they suffered water damage. That’s so very convenient.
Oklahoma recruited him. Tennessee recruited him. Why have none of their angry boosters approached and said, “Yeah, he begged us for money too.”? Wouldn’t you think there would be someone, ANYone who would be able to corroborate this story by now? The investigation has been going on for well over a year. FBI, NCAA, SEC and virtually every sports writer in the western hemisphere has been digging into everything they can find to find ANY shred of evidence. And still all they have are three guys from Mississippi State who change their stories weekly but still say, “Yeah – he did it. We can’t prove it, but I cross my heart swear that he knew.”
And that is what so many people from rival schools are hanging their hopes, dreams and happiness on.
TBone
March 8th, 2011
12:53 pm
One of the biggest differences between college and pro football is that in college all your receivers are open and in the pro’s nobody is open. We’ll see how he does.
Peyton Manthing
March 8th, 2011
1:04 pm
Cam simply isn’t smart enough to play qb in the NFL, He has plenty of talent but when it comes to brains he got the short end of the stick, just like the hater guy. Vince and Jamarcus failed because they were not smart enough, the same will happen to Cam. If you can’t see this you are a fool.
Bigsteve
March 8th, 2011
1:15 pm
He is a ga boy. Enough said
Nachos the barn burner
March 8th, 2011
1:17 pm
Did anyone hear the Tooters Corner trees got poisoned?
I blame every ALABAMA for it,
Joycee Banicheck
March 8th, 2011
1:21 pm
Too bad Oakland doesn’t have a first round pick…
OK
March 8th, 2011
1:23 pm
So now you are the German SS deleting comments? Good job DOL. Some times the truth hurts.
5150 UOAD
March 8th, 2011
1:32 pm
There is not I repeat NOT a first round worthy QB in this draft. Maybe 2 middle 2nd round QBs and that is it. Some STUPID NFL owner will blow a Boat Load of cash on a BUST 1st round QB. The owners want more money in the CBA deal just so that can Blow money on somebody like Cam or JeMarcus. Give me a break.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 8th, 2011
1:39 pm
Don’t worry about Cam he will still be smiling all the way to the bank.
headley lamar
March 8th, 2011
1:40 pm
The guy completed 11 of 21 passes against AIR at the combine.
That folks is terrible.
Will be a bust on the Ryan Leaf level.
headley lamar
March 8th, 2011
1:44 pm
SimpleDawg…
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire … right?
Usually yes.
Ive said it a million times. If Cam knew his father was shopping him that makes him ineligible right there. Doesn’t matter what school or if any money changed hands.
If you don’t believe Cam knew what his father, who he professes to be extremely close to, was doing you are either
1. An Auburn Homer
2. An idiot
Its that simple.
steve
March 8th, 2011
1:44 pm
Every 5 years there is a player that comes along that is “once in a generation.” Give NFL fans (including myself) a few months off and they can make any team or any player sound relevant. Cam I don’t like you, but you are an incredible athlete. Yes his passing statistics were impressive in college, but there are always bound to be some passing windows when you can tuck and truck at any given time. There arent any drills out there that can simulate the stress on the mind and body like an NFL game. Taking Cam Newton #1 is obviously a gamble, but at far as quartabacks are concerned there is no such thing as a guaranteed thing out of college.
headley lamar
March 8th, 2011
1:47 pm
College Football and The NFL aren’t even the same game.
Cam is about to find that out the hard way.
gdawginkalamazoo
March 8th, 2011
2:15 pm
headley, don’t be too hard on Cam that “AIR” in the Colt Dome can do funny things to the football in flight. Just ask Peyton when he throws a pick 6 or INT, you know it isn’t Peyton’s fault.
The Old Ball Coach
March 8th, 2011
2:30 pm
Take him Carolina!!! Go Falcons!
Double Zero Eight
March 8th, 2011
2:50 pm
They said Doug Williams was not smart enough.
Jeff George was suppose to be a prodigy. He
was great in practice. When the game began, he
could not handle the pressure.
If Matt Stafford is a first pick, then Cam Newton is
at least a first rounder.
5150 UOAD
March 8th, 2011
2:52 pm
headley lamar
What kind of Smoke was there arount Herschel Walker? Sis got a scholly the year before and he arrived in a Brand New TRANS AM. This a poor boy from a family 10. H Walker was paid for too. It seems just the same. A National Championship and a Heisman Trophy for both players and schools.
Mr Doofus
March 8th, 2011
3:10 pm
To Haters Hate,
The NCAA did find that Newton’s father pimped him out, however, the way the rule is written, if the kid is unaware of this, then no foul. Which is viewed a BS in everyone’s eye except for Auburn fans. Had this occurred at any other school, you would be riding the coattails of the rest of the haters.
Don’t you have a tree to save??
birdlegs
March 8th, 2011
3:11 pm
It takes a very special and I mean REALLY special QB to be down 24-0 to the tide in Tuscaloosa and
lead his team to a victory.If I remember right,they play pretty good defense at Bama.Look at some of
the starting QB’s in the NFL and tell me Cam can’t make it.Why don’t you haters just shut up?
Double Zero Eight
March 8th, 2011
3:22 pm
I am not an Auburn fan. I am a Georgia fan.
However, I can accept the truth. Auburn
had a great season because of Cam Newton.
The SEC is the toughest conference in the nation.
Auburn deserves to be national champions. Cam
deserves the Heisman.
The truth hurts!
gdawginkalamazoo
March 8th, 2011
4:32 pm
Double Zero, indeed if everything was on the up and up, no doubt about Auburn winning it on the field. As Charlie Sheen says ” Winning”.
headley lamar
March 8th, 2011
4:38 pm
Look at some of the starting QB’s in the NFL and tell me Cam can’t make it
Im looking at them and Cam cant make it. Neither will Tebow
No NFL QB would go 11-21 against air at the combine.
None. They would hit at least 19 or 20 out of 21.
Again the NFL and College aren’t even the same game.
Haters hate
March 8th, 2011
4:53 pm
Mr. Doofus …
Ok – hate the rule, don’t hate the guy that abided by it. If it’s asinine for the NCAA to declare him eligible, shouldn’t people hate the NCAA? Cam Newton – in this scenario DID NOTHING WRONG. Why hate him? Hate the rule, not the player.
Rod
March 8th, 2011
5:03 pm
Lets just be honest and keep it real. We all know why the haters are hating. The age old addeage. Black quarterbacks are not smart enough and run first. Lets keep it real. All a bunch of bull!!!!! “Oh he’s a good athelete, but not good enough to play quarterback.” That infuriates me that some of us still have this mentality from the early 1900’s. The kid is in fact a definite first rounder and guess what else?? He will be a first rounder at your precious position QUARTERBACK!!!!! Did I say that out loud??? Yes I did. I am a Bulldog fan, but I am also a Cam Newton fan. Do your thing young fella!!! I like good football period!!! Doesn’t matter the color.
John
March 8th, 2011
5:31 pm
30 touchdowns passing, 20 touchdowns running in the SEC, and Blaine Gabbert (16 tds, 9 ints) in a wack conference is somehow better and more suited for the NFL than Cam Newton? Please…With Newton haters, its all about the 1st round money, they hate to see him get paid. He will get paid on draft day more than most of his haters will in their lifetime…and that, along with the color of his skin makes them mad.
5150 UOAD
March 8th, 2011
6:13 pm
The ONLY 1st round QB in the draft decided to stay in school at Stanford. Andrew Luck.
Cam has Nothing to Prove except that he isn’t as good as HE thinks he is. If Cam was so good and was not AFRAID to compete, then he would have returned to Defend His Heisman and National Championship Crown.
Big Dude
March 8th, 2011
6:18 pm
DOL, Just got in from work. Regarding your rebutal: “SO…Your point is?”
Try and do a report on something or somebody else. “C-MON Man”
Ted
March 8th, 2011
8:00 pm
the second part of the title of this article should be…..AND NOBODY CARES
Nachos the barn burner
March 8th, 2011
8:22 pm
sCam is a cheater
trooper taylor
March 8th, 2011
9:01 pm
Cam was my greatest recruiting victory ever. I got him for half price. We were willing to pay 400k but his dumba** dad accepted our first offer. woo hoo war eagle. look at me I’m wearing my hat backwards.
mrzizzle
March 8th, 2011
11:43 pm
Cam is a bust
MikeP
March 9th, 2011
12:03 am
Cam Newton has already signed a million dollar a year contract with Under Armor. Many millions more will be his shortly after draft day.
According to reports from today’s pro day at Auburn, Cam wowed ‘em both on the field and in interviews. Completed 51 of 55 passes including 19 in a row at one time. He’s very intelligent and personable and a natural leader, a pro team’s dream.
I wonder if one of the teams drafting down in the order will trade up to get him? Carolina could probably be bought out of the first pick for two or three good players and a lower pick. Getting Cam Newton would be worth that to one of the stronger teams.
Nick Fairley
March 9th, 2011
1:48 am
Okay, since I live rent free in the heads of Georgia fans, let me just say, WAR CAM EAGLE. Thankfully, I don’t have to actually hang out in their heads as it’s just a bitter place. Clinging so desperately to a 1980 national title? HA!
University of Tennessee, LSU, Florida, LSU, Florida, Alabama and Auburn all have BCS National Titles. We’re the part that makes the SEC great. You know, the side that wins bowl games.
So you claim Cam was paid to come to Auburn but a) offer no proof nor will you find any and b) you were still beaten on the field. And beaten badly. Hell, I beat Ben Jones so bad he had to team up with teammates to do chop blocks – which was probably coordinated from the sideline. AND I STILL beat him and his QB. Don’t hate me because I’m beautiful.
Anyways, in closing…
WAR CAM EAGLE… you bitter clingers.
woebegong
March 9th, 2011
4:59 am
Rod,
I am a UGA fan also but I do not see where anybody had anything to say that was racially motivated on this blog. I think most of the issues are supposedly about his character and his readiness to play quarterback in the NFL.
I think he will do great once he makes the transition from college to NFL, and with good coaching he will be very good most likely. I just do not believe he is ready to step in right now and start at the pro. level. Remember, Auburn ran an offense that isn’t used in the pros. and Auburn had that type of offense specifically to fully utilize Cam’s natural talents.
GOOOOO DAWGSSSSSSSS
Football365
March 9th, 2011
6:46 am
Woebegong, you cant honestly be that naive to believe that the majority of these comments arent racially motivated. Maybe if cam cried everytime the camera was on him like tim tebow white america would accept him. Face it nothing has changed in this country people just try to sugar coat how they really feel.
woebegong
March 9th, 2011
7:27 am
OK 365, I will just speak for myself, if that is how you see things then. Everybody is entitled to their opinion in these blogs. I spent 21 years in the military so maybe my take of the world is a little rose colored.
swampfox59
March 9th, 2011
7:28 am
he is a complete bonehead. conplete 54 of 65 passes with no defenders- He must be fantastic. send him to the redskins , philly or raiders- any team that wants a future nfl flop
Nachos the barn burner
March 9th, 2011
7:37 am
Wonder if the Rev. Cecil was allowed to attend the workout? Maybe too busy counting his money.
The Realist
March 9th, 2011
7:39 am
Hey Rod
Name one black quarterback (besides Doug Williams) who won a Super Bowl.
The numbers don’t lie.
Sid
March 9th, 2011
7:47 am
Looks like a Panther to me!
tiger7_88
March 9th, 2011
8:45 am
All these white boys on this blog hatin’ on a black quarterback.
White boys hatin’ black.
White hatin’ black.
WHERE THERE’S SMOKE THERE’S FIRE.
Racists.
(You nailed it Rod and John.)
Sid
March 9th, 2011
9:45 am
Hey “The Realist”………get real dude, it’s not as simple as black and white. Thru the years owners and coaches had a lot to do with great black athletes not getting the nod at the touted position.
Geoff Cobb
March 9th, 2011
10:42 am
The past tense of the verb shine is shone not shined. Please use the English language correctly.
Harleyman
March 9th, 2011
11:21 am
We can only hope that Carolina would be dumb enough to take him #1. That would be funny.
RICHIE RICH
March 9th, 2011
12:23 pm
HATERS HATE, IF CECIL’S CHURCH WAS ABOUT TO BE CONDEMNED, AND HE NEEDED MONEY FOR HIS CHURCH, AND NOW HIS CHURCH IS THRIVING AGAIN, CAM WOULDN’T ASK/WONDER WHERE HIS DAD WHERE HE GOT THE MONEY FROM?
WDE
March 9th, 2011
12:46 pm
All you folks hoping for Carolina to take Cam, might want to be careful for what you wish for.
I listened to it all season:
AU hasn’t been tested
LSU will beat AU
AL will beat AU
AU won’t beat SC twice in one season Blah blah blah. The man has talent and desire. Those two normally equate to success.
Ken Stallings
March 9th, 2011
1:03 pm
If you recall, I posted that half of the receptions is on the receiver. Those out routes and post patterns are as much timing as anything else. And when a QB is not used to the speed of his receivers, getting that timing down is as much luck as skill.
Newton was the best completion passer in Div-1A football last season. That says it all. Now, with receivers he is used to, he nails those same routes he had issues with at the combine. Like I also wrote then, this further undermines the credibility of the NFL combine.
Big time players like Newton can overcome the limitations of the combine. The real damage is done to other deserving players without the resume!
I’m not an Auburn fan nor alumnus. However, if the Carolina Panthers do not take Newton number one in the draft, I strongly believe they will regret it. And, I am a Panthers fan!
BirdDirty
March 9th, 2011
1:28 pm
To all of you that say these comments aren’t racial, please tell me why everyone thinks Gabbert is a better prospect than Newton. Answer these questions about Blaine Gabbert.
Where his stats better?
Did his team win more games?
Did his team win the national championship?
Did he win the heisman?
Did he play in the toughest conference in America?
Did he go undefeated in the toughest conference in America?
Is he more athletic than Cam?
Did he run the same spread offense in college like Cam?
It is so funny when I hear media types and ignorant fans gush all over Blaine Gabbert. If he had Cam’s resume, he would be the odds on favorite to be the overall #1 pick. Conversely, if Cam had Gabbert’s pedestrian numbers (16tds & 9 ints), the draft experts would be trying to move him to receiver or tight end.
In addition, they keeping making a big deal about the “icon” and “entertainer” comments. Isn’t that what the NFL is looking for? Sure they are. That’s why the NFL has the billion dollar t.v. contract. The society loves to villify the black athlete. That’s why I keep rooting for M.V. The more they hate, the more we embrace! And to those that dismiss the racial componenet of some of these negative posts, “open your eyes”!!!
BirdDirty
March 9th, 2011
1:29 pm
To all of you that say these comments aren’t racial, please tell me why everyone thinks Gabbert is a better prospect than Newton. Answer these questions about Blaine Gabbert.
Were his stats better?
Did his team win more games?
Did his team win the national championship?
Did he win the heisman?
Did he play in the toughest conference in America?
Did he go undefeated in the toughest conference in America?
Is he more athletic than Cam?
Did he run the same spread offense in college like Cam?
It is so funny when I hear media types and ignorant fans gush all over Blaine Gabbert. If he had Cam’s resume, he would be the odds on favorite to be the overall #1 pick. Conversely, if Cam had Gabbert’s pedestrian numbers (16tds & 9 ints), the draft experts would be trying to move him to receiver or tight end.
In addition, they keeping making a big deal about the “icon” and “entertainer” comments. Isn’t that what the NFL is looking for? Sure they are. That’s why the NFL has the billion dollar t.v. contract. The society loves to villify the black athlete. That’s why I keep rooting for Mike V. The more they hate, the more we embrace! And to those that dismiss the racial componenet of some of these negative posts, “open your eyes”!!!
Dtruth
March 9th, 2011
1:57 pm
It is absolutely amazing that no matter what a brotha does he gets the hate. Give this man credit for taking a half xss team from the outhouse to the penthouse in one year. Like one poster said ” Blaine Gabbert’s numbers are 16 tds and 9 int last year.” If Cam had those numbers and was supposed to be the #1 pick I can only imagine the indignity that would cause. The only knock is that he has only done it for one year at the highest college level. Get a life and stop hating on this gifted person/athlete. Stop comparing him with JaMarcus Russell, there is only one similarity which is obvious. Do all QB’s with Ryan Leaf’s heritage get lumped in with him. Nuff said. Cam is the best college player since “Tebow”!
MikeP
March 10th, 2011
9:19 am
The current QB most comparable to Cam Newton is Ben Roethlisberger, except Newton is a better runner. Any team that passes Cam up is either crazy or 100% satisfied with their top twp QB’s.
WestlakeCoach
March 10th, 2011
10:05 am
Its a trajedy to judge Cam when 95% of all the people who talk about him dont kno him. You say he’s a cheater and will be unsuccessful. This a kid we talking about. A young man. I had the pleasure of coaching Cam in high school if you ever met him you would know this guy has a good heart and great work ethic. Nobody in this world is without fault. So if you ever cheated on a test, lied, or broke some rules people should label you as such. Kids make mistakes we all do but it doesnt define who you are. What defines who you are is what you do after the mistakes. He constantly says in his interviews hes trying to become a bettter person one day at a time. Or maybe its just becasue he went to Westlake like PACMAN!!!!!!! LOL
MikeP
March 10th, 2011
8:54 pm
The cheating allegations were proven to be lies less than 24 hours after they were posted. Many on here know this but like Thayer Evans they can’t stand to see someone else be successful so the losers try to pull the winner down to their level. Cam Newton can’t be pulled down by such low-lifes, he’s proven that.
nes
March 11th, 2011
8:37 am
Forget all this pro-day and combine stuff!!! Let’s talk NFL! Why isn’t Mr. Blank-check showing his face at the CBA meetings and getting an agreement that both the owners and players can be somewhat happy with? Mr. Blank likes to intermingle with the players on the side lines during games, well come on MR. BLANK, pull both sides to the table at your favorite eating place like you do when you go after free agents by wining and dining them to sign. Do the same thing here and OWNER-UP and make a deal for both sides that is acceptable and half-way fair! I do believe that the owners should get their fair share plus++ by putting up their money for the players, share the pie and let’s have NFL Football next year! Oh Yea, MR. Blank, do not send Rich McKay to do your job!
BigGAdawg
March 11th, 2011
9:20 am
I’m trying to figure out why an article about him is posted under the Falcons section. He is not going to be drafted by the Falcons. He is damaged goods and of interest mainly to Auburn fans but we don’t seem to have an Auburn section in the AJC. Maybe this should be run in a paper across the border in The Republic of Alabamastan.
MikeP
March 11th, 2011
10:33 am
BigGADawg, he didn’t look damaged when he was damaging the Dulldawgs. The only place he’s damaged is in the daydreams of jealous rival fans.
Watch over the next few months as “damaged goods” picks up a bunch of millions of dollars. The NFL guys know what they are doing. Damaged goods wouldn’t get the kind of payments Cam Newton is about to get.
Zorn
March 11th, 2011
8:47 pm
This guy is going to be a train wreck for ant team that takes him. He’s a me first kinda guy who might even enjoy a little dog fighting on the side. Let the buyer be warned, I’m just glad Atlanta does not need a QB so the wreck that is Cam Newton will crash elsewhere.
MW
March 14th, 2011
9:42 am
RE: The title of this blog: The correct term is “shone,” not “shined.”
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March 14th, 2011
10:50 am
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