Cam Newton: The Real Deal?

[clyde]

Once again I apologize for my insensitive remarks,DahlaPoo.



Do you have pretty legs?


Love,

Clyde

[Dahoss]

Oh my god.

[clyde]

You woke me up with this,but I did find it highly amusing.





Do you have pretty legs?

[clyde]

Am going back to sleep...only Dahla is allowed to wake me up again.

[King Glorious]

I don't think even his biggest supporters could have seen that coming. In his wildest imagination, Newton himself couldn't have either. Very impressive.

[slotdirt]

One game does not a career make.

[Cannon Shell]

Obviously Newton played great but perhaps he might have tougher sailing against teams that actually decide to cover Steve Smith.

[slotdirt]

Here are some recent first start stat lines for highly drafted quarterbacks:

Akili Smith - 25-42, 221 yards, two TD's (W)
Cade McNown - 17-33, 255 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT (L)
Aaron Rodgers - 18-22, 1 TD, 35 yards rushing, 1 TD (W)
J.P. Losman - 17-28, 170, 1 TD (W)
David Carr - 10-22, 145, 2TD, 1 INT (W)
Patrick Ramsey - 21-43, 320 yards, 1TD, 4 INT, 1 rushing TD (L)
Tony Banks - 10-17, 186, 3 TD, 1 INT (L)
JeMarcus Russell - 23-31, 224, 1 TD, 1 INT (L)
Troy Aikman - 17-35, 180, 2 INT (L)
Matt Leinart - 22-35, 253, 2 TD, 1 INT (L)
Philip Rivers - 8-11, 108, 1 TD (W)

[dalakhani]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Obviously Newton played great but perhaps he might have tougher sailing against teams that actually decide to cover Steve Smith.

No doubt. I am not saying that he is the next anything. All I am saying is that was the most impressive rookie debut by a QB I have ever seen. 422 yards by a rookie is ridiculous.

Any logical person would have to assume the lack of preparation for the defense played a part. Either way, he was awesome yesterday.

[slotdirt]

Just generally speaking though, how not good did the NFC South look yesterday? I thought they were the best division in football?

[clyde]

Originally Posted by Cannon Shell

Obviously Newton played great but perhaps he might have tougher sailing against teams that actually decide to cover Steve Smith.

But that team still won.


The Browns secondary,usually very attentive fellows.....decided ( up by 3 with less than 5 minutes to go--mind you) to pay no never mind over at Mr. Wide Receiver--AJ Green.


The didn't cover him ...at all.

Nobody home.

Game winning 40 yard td pass to Green.

[slotdirt]

Newton also tied the record for most passing yards by a rookie in any game, tying the record held by...Matthew Stafford. I won't tell clyde against whom Stafford set that record.

[clyde]

Why, I'll bet it was the same team whose first 10 years of existence are pure storybook...you'd think it was scripted out of someone's noodle and made into a Disney movie.


Bet ya.

[slotdirt]

From '50 to '58, the Browns and Lions won a combined six NFL championships. Since? Let's not talk about that.

[dagolfer33]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

This was newton's first professional game.

This was Newtons 13th pro game, I believe.

In the end, it was 2 Tigers (Doucet, and Peterson) that did in Scam and the Panthers. Good fo his azzzzz.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by slotdirt

From '50 to '58, the Browns and Lions won a combined six NFL championships. Since? Let's not talk about that.

The Lions had great teams in the 50's and probably could have carried through the first half of the 60's if not for the Packers.They always were a big Browns nemesis.



The Brown's...mainly talking about '46 through '55.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by dagolfer33

This was Newtons 13th pro game, I believe.

In the end, it was 2 Tigers (Doucet, and Peterson) that did in Scam and the Panthers. Good fo his azzzzz.

[TheSpyder]

And '64!

Originally Posted by clyde

The Lions had great teams in the 50's and probably could have carried through the first half of the 60's if not for the Packers.They always were a big Browns nemesis.



The Brown's...mainly talking about '46 through '55.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by TheSpyder

And '64!

Yes..they were still a very good team through the 60's, but not the great team of the 40's and 50's.


Not sure if the story of their first 10 years can be matched by any team in any sport.

[clyde]

Originally Posted by dalakhani

No doubt. I am not saying that he is the next anything. All I am saying is that was the most impressive rookie debut by a QB I have ever seen. 422 yards by a rookie is ridiculous.

Any logical person would have to assume the lack of preparation for the defense played a part. Either way, he was awesome yesterday.

This is true---that's all you were saying.



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