February 28, 2011 · 4:00 PM

Slippery mother tongue

So tell me, what conclusion did you jump to when you read this header?

Newton has accuracy issues, explains himself at combine

Me, too.

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17 responses to “Slippery mother tongue”

  1. citizencrane
    February 28, 2011 at 4:23 PM

    Sounds like whomever cleans his bathroom isn’t a big fan of his.

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  2. James Stephenson
    February 28, 2011 at 6:31 PM

    I do not understand why any QB who fancies himself a future pro would go to a Spread team. I really don’t. In the NFL, you drop back, you do your reads. Then either throw, by a little time to throw, throw it away and then maybe run. Even Vick has figured out he needs to do his reads first. And Newton is not nearly as quick or fast as Vick.

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    • Will
      February 28, 2011 at 6:55 PM

      No, but I bet he could truck a linebacker or two depending on the team before going down like a broken rag-doll a-la Vick.

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      • AthensHomerDawg
        March 1, 2011 at 7:06 AM

        Quarterbacks don’t make a living in the NFL by trucking linebackers……
        Not For Long anyways!

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      • James Stephenson
        March 1, 2011 at 8:26 AM

        God how much would Urlacher or Ray Lewis love to see Newton try to truck them over. Now I would pay money to see that. And I am sure there are dozens of other middle linebackers who would love to see that.

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    • Normaltown Mike
      February 28, 2011 at 7:13 PM

      Cash money dog.

      If Paul Johnson had offered him 250K, sCam woulda been the home town hero that runs the triple option on the Flats.

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    • Hobnail_Boot
      March 1, 2011 at 9:09 AM

      Sure, except for the inconvenient fact that the NFL just crossed the threshold of running more offensive plays out of the shotgun than QB-under-center.

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  3. The Watergirl
    February 28, 2011 at 7:23 PM

    JaMarcus Russell will end up being a better pro than $cam, yeah I said it! He is a bust in the draft, I mean come on he was throwing against air and no DB covering the WR how bad can he be?

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  4. Dooms Day Dawg
    February 28, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    I am certain that it is merely a money issue. $Cam is not getting paid to preform at the combine like he was at Auburn.

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  5. Scott W.
    March 1, 2011 at 8:58 AM

    Why is D.Orlando writing a column about Cram? The Falcons have a real QB.

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  6. 69Dawg
    March 1, 2011 at 9:01 AM

    His advisers are the only thing amateur about Cam. The prepared statement, the Icon thing then letting him throw, what were these guys thinking – oh never mind.

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  7. PatinDC
    March 1, 2011 at 9:19 AM

    Why does the press not play up the fact that Cam ain’t the brightest bulb in the pack. Stafford was calling audibles as as Sophmore. Aaron was calling them last year as a Frosh. Cam wasn’t allowed to call plays and had to look at the pretty pictures on the sidelines. Good luck with that in the NFL.

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    • James Stephenson
      March 1, 2011 at 10:46 AM

      Haha, you got that right Patin, looking to the sidelines to call plays is a child’s play. I mean really, one can only hope that guys who want to be future NFL QBs will start to shy away from teams that do that. It would make that stupid idea slowly fade out of the game, or at least I hope it will.

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      • That Ringing in my Ear
        March 1, 2011 at 5:07 PM

        Ummm…doesn’t the NFL have a radio in the QB’s ear with the sideline for a brief time before every play?

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        • James Stephenson
          March 2, 2011 at 8:29 AM

          Yes, but not while the defense is setting up and it quits with like 20 secs left on the play clock.

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  8. almightytmc1
    March 1, 2011 at 7:08 PM

    Everyone in the NFL is a frakish athlete. They run faster, they hit harder and well. Newton trucking an NFL LB is probably not something he will do too many times. These guys know how to make you pay.
    If Newton cant drop back and pass he becomes a RB in the The QB slot. Which given the physicality of the NFL game will not end well for Cam.
    Aside from that, given his history, everywhere Cam goes he will be covered in controversy, He WILL be more trouble than he is worth. And eventually he will bust.

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