Cam Newton

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He would have Tebow's numbers if he had stayed at UF. He is an absolute monster. A man among boys. He gives the Barners a chance to beat Bama for sure. Wish we had him.
 
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The Florida folks who say he wouldn't have beat out Brantley are seriously kidding themselves IMO... The way Burton looked yesterday I wouldn't doubt he starts before season end.. This style of offense is what Urban likes to do best...
 
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I'd throw out Brantley for sure. Cam Newton looks like a world beater. He's bigger than Tebow, and maybe faster than Tebow. Legit stud
 
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m1al said:
The Florida folks who say he wouldn't have beat out Brantley are seriously kidding themselves IMO... The way Burton looked yesterday I wouldn't doubt he starts before season end.. This style of offense is what Urban likes to do best...
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Well, maybe not but he did score six touchdowns. Not even Timmy the Great could do that. I'd say that's a good enough reason to have him in there..... a lot...
 
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m1al said:
Well, maybe not but he did score six touchdowns. Not even Timmy the Great could do that. I'd say that's a good enough reason to have him in there..... a lot...
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I agree. That's impressive no matter who you are. Burton out Cobbed Cobb
 
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m1al said:
Well, maybe not but he did score six touchdowns. Not even Timmy the Great could do that. I'd say that's a good enough reason to have him in there..... a lot...
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While impressive, looking at it in the context in which it was done dampers the impressiveness.
 
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Bumi said:
While impressive, looking at it in the context in which it was done dampers the impressiveness.
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Ohhh... I see... While impressive, it's really not impressive...

Got ya..

Back to Cam Newton, he's a beast..
 
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Sudeepvol said:
Tebow specialized in two yard runs throughout his career. Thus, I guess he was not impressive.
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Though great, Tim Tebow is/was overrated. As many have pointed out, plug Cam Newton into the same system and you'll get a similar effect. Plus, there were additional things, intangibles, that played a huge part in Tebow's greatness.
 
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Bumi said:
Though great, Tim Tebow is/was overrated. As many have pointed out, plug Cam Newton into the same system and you'll get a similar effect. Plus, there were additional things, intangibles, that played a huge part in Tebow's greatness.
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Newton WAS in a similar system for two years at UF. Yet he couldn't beat out Tebow to be starter in '07, nor could he beat out Brantley to be Tebow's backup in '08.

Newton looks like the real deal now, but to suggest he would have put up similar numbers as Tebow at UF is absolute garbage.
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Lawrence Wright said:
Newton WAS in a similar system for two years at UF. Yet he couldn't beat out Tebow to be starter in '07, nor could he beat out Brantley to be Tebow's backup in '08.

Newton looks like the real deal now, but to suggest he would have put up similar numbers as Tebow at UF is absolute garbage.
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Newton didn't have and still doesn't have seveal qualities Tebow has namely good character. If he had he wouldn't have been thrown out of Fl. to start with. Auburn like Ole Ms. will sacrifice character for wins.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
Newton WAS in a similar system for two years at UF. Yet he couldn't beat out Tebow to be starter in '07, nor could he beat out Brantley to be Tebow's backup in '08.

Newton looks like the real deal now, but to suggest he would have put up similar numbers as Tebow at UF is absolute garbage.
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He was a freshman in 07, and we all know Tim Tebow was destined to be the Gators starting QB after Leak left.

If Cam ever got the opportunity to start at Florida, he he would've put up similar numbers to Tebow. He's doing it now with less talent, and a system that typically isn't catered to option spread QB's. As I've said, it's the intangibles that set Tebow apart.
 
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Champ22 said:
Newton didn't have and still doesn't have seveal qualities Tebow has namely good character. If he had he wouldn't have been thrown out of Fl. to start with. Auburn like Ole Ms. will sacrifice character for wins.
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Newton's performance the first half against Clemson was what I remembered from his days at UF. Very inconsistent and not all that accurate.

He's improved, but has a way to go to be mentioned in the same sentence as Tebow. Right now he's a poor man's Terrelle Pryor.
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Bumi said:
He was a freshman in 07, and we all know Tim Tebow was destined to be the Gators starting QB after Leak left.

If Cam ever got the opportunity to start at Florida, he he would've put up similar numbers to Tebow. He's doing it now with less talent, and a system that typically isn't catered to option spread QB's. As I've said, it's the intangibles that set Tebow apart.
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And why, in your professional opinion, wasn't Newton afforded every opportunity to be the starting QB at Florida?
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Lawrence Wright said:
And why, in your professional opinion, wasn't Newton afforded every opportunity to be the starting QB at Florida?
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the 3rd brantly at UF


but if he was better for the job and i think he would of been he woulda got it we cant run no options or shovel passes with JB's slow ass
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
Newton's performance the first half against Clemson was what I remembered from his days at UF. Very inconsistent and not all that accurate.

He's improved, but has a way to go to be mentioned in the same sentence as Tebow. Right now he's a poor man's Terrelle Pryor.
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And he lead his team to a comeback win. That's what I remembered.

He's better with his legs than Tebow, and in Meyer's system would put up ridiculously monstrous numbers.

You must not be watching much football, because Cam Newton has been every bit as good as Terrell Pryor has, and he's getting his numbers against better teams in bigger games. In fact, Newton has one of the highest QB ratings in the nation, his own being nearly 20 points higher than Pryors.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
And why, in your professional opinion, wasn't Newton afforded every opportunity to be the starting QB at Florida?
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Because he was young and inconsistent. The same reason most true freshman don't start. That and he was sitting behind a Heisman QB.
 
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Bumi said:
And he lead his team to a comeback win. That's what I remembered.

He's better with his legs than Tebow, and in Meyer's system would put up ridiculously monstrous numbers.

You must not be watching much football, because Cam Newton has been every bit as good as Terrell Pryor has, and he's getting his numbers against better teams and in bigger games. In fact, Newton has one of the highest QB ratings in the nation, his own being nearly 20 points higher than Pryors.
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I'm not ready to jump on the Cam Newton bandwagon just yet, and there's no way I'm ready to make the ridiculous claim that Newton would replicate Tebow's numbers in UF's system.

That said, Newton has improved significantly, and the change of scenery definitely helped. I'm just not ready to crown the kid like you are.
 
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BIG BOI 23 said:
the 3rd brantly at UF

but if he was better for the job and i think he would of been he woulda got it we cant run no options or shovel passes with JB's slow ass
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That's just it...he wasn't better than Brantley in '08, otherwise he would have been Tebow's backup.

Brantley's last name had nothing to do with Newton playing like ass in the spring and fall of '08.
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
I'm not ready to jump on the Cam Newton bandwagon just yet, and there's no way I'm ready to make the ridiculous claim that Newton would replicate Tebow's numbers in UF's system.

That said, Newton has improved significantly, and the change of scenery definitely helped. I'm just not ready to crown the kid like you are.
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Are you ready to concede that your "poor mans Pryor" comment was idiotic?
 
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Lawrence Wright said:
I'm not ready to jump on the Cam Newton bandwagon just yet, and there's no way I'm ready to make the ridiculous claim that Newton would replicate Tebow's numbers in UF's system.

That said, Newton has improved significantly, and the change of scenery definitely helped. I'm just not ready to crown the kid like you are.
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Trey Burton just had 6 TD's yesterday, and you don't think part of the reason dual threat QB's are successful under Meyer is due to the system? If we were to use Cam in the same way we used Tebow, it's pretty much a guarantee that he would've put up similar numbers. It isn't like Tebow was running all over the field making people miss and exploding for 60 yard runs(some people mistake Tebow for Mike Vick or something). We'd get on the goal line and allow him to clean things up. Cam would play a similar role, and he'd put up similar numbers. He's bigger, stronger, faster, and has a stronger arm than Tebow. He would've thrived in Meyers offense.

I haven't crowned him anything. He's a talented guy putting up great numbers.
 
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