Anyone worried about...

[pbmax]

Newton does not have the authority to change plays at the line, Jaws as per espn stated that on the 77 yard scoring throw to Smith, Newton correctly read a cb blitz -- called the correct line protection -- slide to the right and hit Smith for a 77 yard td.

Rookie Freeman also correctly read defenses and torched the Packers in 2009.

IMO the board should not underestimate Newton.

Jaws has been wrong before, but for a single play diagnosis, I would be hard pressed to argue with him. If true, the confusing him might be possible on blitzes and pressure.

But, this is still not reading a coverage.

[Brandon494]

Hes a more athletic Big Ben.

[Scott Campbell]

I love the hate!

Breaking a rookie passing record by 100 yards his first game and its a fluke.

Anyone who watches this kid play can tell he has it.

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/09/15/nfl-admits-marshalls-hit-on-newton-was-legal/

[Harlan Huckleby]

Timmy Chang from Hawaii had a cup of coffee in the pros

[pbmax]

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ton-was-legal/

And the point ...?

[Scott Campbell]

And the point ...?

Bad calls happen in the NFL. But you can't count on them to bail you out of INT's every week. The way his performance from last week is viewed was helped tremendously by that bad call.

Having said that, I think he still looked pretty good for his first game.

[MadtownPacker]

Hes a more athletic Big Ben.

So you are saying he will need a top 3 defense to be successful?

Youre funny, always jumping to the Black mans aid, when the fuck are you ever gonna take the Brown mans side you racist.

[MadtownPacker]

Having said that, I think he still looked pretty good for his first game.

Agreed. Not saying he sucked or didnt have a great game. I am saying he did it against a city college caliber defense and now we will see how he does against a real NFL D.

[MadtownPacker]

Lester Kim, the kid from Green Bay, ready to pass his way into NFL history. What an awesome display!

Damn, what movie is this? 16 Candles? Ferris Buellers Day off? I cant remember.

[pbmax]

Bad calls happen in the NFL. But you can't count on them to bail you out of INT's every week. The way his performance from last week is viewed was helped tremendously by that bad call.

Having said that, I think he still looked pretty good for his first game.

Bad calls happen all the time, but no one looks at each QB (or every game) that way. Of course its premature to judge Newton, but this hindsight is just a plain waste of time. In fact, its worse than the hindsight of someone who watched the game, its hindsight by press release.

[pbmax]

Damn, what movie is this? 16 Candles? Ferris Buellers Day off? I cant remember.

Better Off Dead I think. The kid with the microphone is mimicking Howard Cosell and his brother is driving in a drag race versus John Cusack. Funny movie.

"Two dollars!"

[RashanGary]

Newton is the same size as Big Ben, faster and more agile. As an athlete, he's not as elusive as Vick, but he's a better passer. I think he's a better passier than McNabb and a better athlete than McNabb. . . . . . . I can't think of a similar player. . . . . . . . He has the greatest skillset in a QB that I can think of.

Seems like the QB's who win SB's end up becoming real students of the game and can't be easily confused. . . . Newton is not that AR/Brady/Manning/Aikman/Starr/Montana type. He's not the type who has won SB's.

But. . . . . There's never been one like Newton. There are only a few dominant athletes that have played QB. Hard to say after a list of 4 or 5 that none of them can win. Oh, Ben is in that mold and he won a couple. . . . There just haven't been as many of them. . . .

I like Newton's chances to be great and his chances to win championships.

[Brandon494]

And the point ...?

Exactly

[Brandon494]

So you are saying he will need a top 3 defense to be successful?

Youre funny, always jumping to the Black mans aid, when the fuck are you ever gonna take the Brown mans side you racist.

What do you mean I never take the Brown mans side? I've been a long supporter of Ron Mexico.

[Brandon494]

Newton is the same size as Big Ben, faster and more agile. As an athlete, he's not as elusive as Vick, but he's a better passer. I think he's a better passier than McNabb and a better athlete than McNabb. . . . . . . I can't think of a similar player. . . . . . . . He has the greatest skillset in a QB that I can think of.

Seems like the QB's who win SB's end up becoming real students of the game and can't be easily confused. . . . Newton is not that AR/Brady/Manning/Aikman/Starr/Montana type. He's not the type who has won SB's.

But. . . . . There's never been one like Newton. There are only a few dominant athletes that have played QB. Hard to say after a list of 4 or 5 that none of them can win. Oh, Ben is in that mold and he won a couple. . . . There just haven't been as many of them. . . .

I like Newton's chances to be great and his chances to win championships.

I think he'll have a similar career to Steve McNair.