Cam Newton is Black!

[get louder at lambeau]

Damn. And I thought Ted Thompson was a a gay serial killer who was also obsessed with scouting football players. I mean, look at his eyes. Those are the eyes of a serial killer.

Well, they have been finding bodies near New York lately. Has he been doing any scouting on out there?

[Freak Out]

Cam Newton has a winning smile.

[get louder at lambeau]

Cam Newton has a winning smile.

Not in his mugshot he doesn't.

[Tarlam!]

I wonder what Partial has to say about this guy. IIRC, he was higher than high on V. Young, wasn't he?

[get louder at lambeau]

Here's where the intelligence factor comes in-

This year, (Jon) Gruden has exposed one of the stated concerns regarding the man widely expected to be the first pick in the draft: Cam Newton.

In a segment from Gruden’s second annual QB Camp playing currently in the perpetual SportsCenter loop, the former Raiders and Bucs coach tries to show Newton how different an NFL offense will be from the one he ran at Auburn.

“You know, some of this verbiage in the NFL, I don’t know how it was at Auburn, but it’s — it’s long. You’ve got the shifts, the plays, the protections, the snap count, the alert, the check-with-mes,” Gruden said, snapping his fingers after listing each element of an NFL play call.

Then Gruden rattled one off: “I mean, flip right, double-X, Jet, 36 counter, naked waggle, X-7, X-quarter.” As Gruden was firing off that play, Newton shook his head and smiled, as if he’d never head before anything like that, ever.

Then Gruden pounced.

“Call something at Auburn that’s a little verbal,” Gruden said, obviously knowing the answer to the question. “What would be a little verbal? Any recollection on that?

Newton: “Um.”

“Gimme something,” Gruden said. “What’s an Auburn play sound like?”

“I mean, you’re putting me on the — on the spot,” Newton said.

Having already proven his point, Gruden then gave Newton a lifeline. “You guys don’t get in the huddle much though, right?” Gruden said.

Newton welcomed that one. “We really don’t,” Newton said. “And our method is ‘simplistic equals fast.’ It’s so simple as far as, you look to the sideline [and] you see 36 on the board. And that’s a play. And we’re off.”

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/04/18/jon-gruden-puts-cam-newton-on-the-spot/

[SkinBasket]

I'm sure whatever NFL team he lands with will be a great success flashing their plays across the field.

[Brandon494]

Or maybe it has something to do with the fact he was only at Auburn for one season. The coaches obviously knew the talent this guy had and wanted to get him on the field as soon as possible. I actually heard he did very well on chalk board material. Hes not going to start right away in the NFL away, he's going to have a few years to learn this NFL verbiage. Would I take him #1? No but I do think he'll succeed in the NFL.

[Guiness]

Wow, there's no way that doesn't hurt his stock...and cost him a few million dollars (depending, of course, on how much rookies get paid this year!).

I haven't seen this segment before, but from what I just read, he's drilled the other QB's pretty well too. Not sure why an agent would even allow his first round client on this show!!!

He couldn't even come up with a play call. In the other thread we talked about what McCarthy calls 'right now' intelligence. Even if he didn't have a good answer, he came up with nothing instead of deciding 'right now' the best way to improvise. He could've said something like "if I give away a play call from Auburn, my OC will hunt me down and kill me"


I wish Gruden was a hard ass like this when he's announcing games, I'd like it better than the kiss-ass he is in the booth.

[Guiness]

Or maybe it has something to do with the fact he was only at Auburn for one season. The coaches obviously knew the talent this guy had and wanted to get him on the field as soon as possible. I actually heard he did very well on chalk board material. Hes not going to start right away in the NFL away, he's going to have a few years to learn this NFL verbiage. Would I take him #1? No but I do think he'll succeed in the NFL.

That's true, they might well have known that trying to teach him a 3" thick playbook over one summer before the season wouldn't work.

This guy took a strange path in Florida, Blinn, Auburn. It's like being on a bad NFL team, 3 co-ords in 4 years. He still found success though, but I'm not sure anyone knows what they get with him.

[Tarlam!]

Or maybe it has something to do with the fact he was only at Auburn for one season. The coaches obviously knew the talent this guy had and wanted to get him on the field as soon as possible. I actually heard he did very well on chalk board material. Hes not going to start right away in the NFL away, he's going to have a few years to learn this NFL verbiage. Would I take him #1? No but I do think he'll succeed in the NFL.

I admire your loyalty, but the interview is still pretty damning. He should have had some kind of eloquent answer - after all, this guy is supposed to become the face of somebody's franchise, no? And, if he goes in the top 5, he will be expected to start right away. That goes with the status. I think he's between a rock and a hard place. Having said that, I'm on record as saying Rodgers got lucky being able to hold a clipboard for as long as he did and I stand by that. Cam won't be afforded that luxery.

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Here's the video of Newton with Gruden-

http://espn.go.com/blog/nfcnorth/post/_/id/26058/a-dramatic-example-of-the-verbiage-adjustment

[Tarlam!]

Well, that's the first time I've seen an interview. Frankly, I wouldn't draft him at all as the face of my franchise. I don't think he's smart enough. When I compare him to Gabbert, there's a world of difference. Sorry Brando494, Cam is the stereotype black QB from what I saw. But, I'm often wrong, so no need to be concerned!

[SkinBasket]

I think he has assburger syndrome. He doesn't like to look at people who are talking to him.

I love the hand gestures that accompanied, "I'm a gun."

[get louder at lambeau]

Cam is the stereotype black QB from what I saw.

Good thing you're in Germany. In America, I think it might be illegal to say that somebody fits a stereotype. You'd probably get charged with a hate crime.

[Tony Oday]

bahahaha 36 was our call here...yeah he will make it bahhahahaha idiot with a billion dollar arm that is about it.