But he wouldn't've been able to play for a year if he went to another FBS school. He DOMINATED in the best conference in the country the one year when he played FBS. Would he be a better prospect if he'd went down to FCS for two years and dominated that like Joe Flacco and Pat Devlin?
You prove my point here. If he got kicked out of UF as many have said, playing in the FCS would have been MUCH better than playing Juco ball.
Should Ryan Mallett have stayed at Michigan once they switched to the spread option? Should Pat Devlin had stayed at Penn State? Should Flacco just have toughed it out at Pittsburgh?
All irrelevant and off topic. None of whom had serious off the field issue, except for Mallet (possible drug problem) and that switch was due to system changes.
Honestly, I don't think veterans are going to care about whether or not he thinks his an entertainer-slash-icon as long as he comes to work first thing and does all the other little things you need to succeed from jump street. As long as he doesn't prevent his teammates from looking good and making their money, I don't think it matters.
Really?? If someone came to your job, 21 years old and declared himself the greatest thing since sliced bread without having proved anything, it wouldnt make you be a little suspicious of this guy's mindset? I sure would. And I bet a bunch of players, who are already a little pissed that top 5 QB draft picks get more in guaranteed money than they get in their entire careers, would not welcome him with open arms. NFL players have strong personalities. Leaders like A-Dubb could be put off by him.
This all sounds familiar to us Cards fans. Sounds like Matt Leinart, who proved to his teammates over the years that his attention was more towards co-eds and living the college life still and less on football.
Is Newton saying that he has gifts from God really worse than John Elway or Eli Manning refusing to play for the teams that drafted them? Really? Really?
Yes, really. And by a
LONG shot. Especially when compounded with the other issues i.e. his father treating him like a prostitute, arrogant statements about his future and holding an unnecessary "media workout." Elway and Manning didnt want to play for the Colts and Chargers respectively. Positive situations? No. But benign when compared to Newton.
Do you really think that Levi Brown would endanger his 2012 salary and block poorly for Cam Newton because Newton bought a stolen laptop in 2007? Do you honestly think that?
First, Brown cant block worth ****, so Id be concerned with whoever is behind center for their life.
Second, when playing QB, you're supposed to be a leader. He may have been respected in the Auburn huddle, but when he takes the field with veteran players, are they going to listen to him and go all out like they did for Kurt or are they going to be put off by his arrogance? That's the $64 question.
If the Cards are looking at him with the #5 pick, they need to ask themselves if he's worth the $35 mil +/- guaranteed salary and the possibility of having a 5 year bust on their hands. Physically, he is one of the better QBs in the draft. But where is he at mentally and how mature is he?
