Cam Newton entered the NFL as one of the most critiqued prospects in the draft, scrutinized because of the investigation regarding charges that he got paid to attend Auburn. We got on him after he called himself an entertainer and icon. His character was destroyed in Pro Football Weekly’s draft preview. We even pointed out that he struggled to call an audible in Jon Gruden’s televised quarterback camp. That’s a lot of scrutiny for one player but Cam says it’s the recent failures of JaMarcus Russell and Vince Young that ruined the perception of him. “But I can’t sit up here and look at it like, oh man, my critics are racist,” Newton said to ESPN the Magazine. “I blame JaMarcus Russell and to some degree Vince Young. If you have the opportunity to make that kind of money doing something you love to do, why would you screw it up? I’m trying to be a trailblazer. If Baylor’s Robert Griffin decides to come out, I want people to say ‘He can be the next Cam Newton’ instead of ‘He’s gonna be the next JaMarcus Russell.’ I had people who can’t throw a football telling me my mechanics were wrong,” says Newton. “I had people taking shots at my character, classifying me as a thug, as a hoodlum. After Week 3 or 4, all these same people wanted an interview. I said, ‘You were giving me all this crap and had so much to say about how I was gonna play, and now you wanna talk? No. Just sit back and watch the show, man.’”
dont hate on cam man its about time a black QB comes out with some balls to tell it like it is. If i was black and people were comparing me to other black qbs i would be mad to. Cam has potential to be one of the best black qbs ever and i think he can do it
Lol, QB's cant use the same bathroom in basketts mind
__________________ Emmitt Smith after the retirement of Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin ....." Iz like dat book 'Da lasd of a Mohica'. Troy N Michael beez out, I here, so eye'z like Da Lasd Of Dem Moficans"
Shit Russell isnt even CLOSE to being the lazy most worthless Raider first round QB
Look up Todd Marinovich
__________________ Emmitt Smith after the retirement of Troy Aikman and Michael Irvin ....." Iz like dat book 'Da lasd of a Mohica'. Troy N Michael beez out, I here, so eye'z like Da Lasd Of Dem Moficans"
20 pass tds to 16 ints is hardly boss. If he can get to the 2 tds to 1 int ratio for a whole season then he can talk. He is doing slightly better then mike vick when it comes to passing. Too many turnovers