Comments on: Cam Newton explains “icon” quote, then sounds like a star

By: lugubriosoman

lugubriosoman — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 02:30:17 +0000

Newton sounds a bit like LeBron James – and not talent-wise. More like “The Decision.” Who knows where he will be taking his talents? No matter where, it seems like he will be via a late round…………..

By: tryagainplease

tryagainplease — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:10:35 +0000

nice how you tossed in that mallett dis at the end- after all you must parlay negativity towards him at every opportunity.

By: jc1958cool

jc1958cool — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 01:00:53 +0000

cam newton is the same as goodell (a.k.a.) pinnochio, pinnochio jr. he’ll say what ever is best for the moment!! both turds

By: indyeagle

indyeagle — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:51:43 +0000

People are vilifying the kid because he got caught (at least his dad did). Newsflash for those of you who didn’t play D-1 football: MOST student-athletes get some sort of illegal benefits. The great players at big schools get A LOT of illegal benefits, including cash.

This includes your heroes in the NFL who you think do no wrong. I’m not a Newton fan, but I’m not going to automatically disregard him as a “problem” either.

I had no idea there were so many perfect people in the world to judge everyone else. I think I found all of you here on PFT.

By: stealthjunk

stealthjunk — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:13:45 +0000

ESPN is reporting he got pissed off at an NFL team that asked him Thursday night why he disobeyed his coach and ran a QB sneak instead of taking a knee in the National Championship game.

By: jw731

jw731 — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:13:44 +0000

Tom Brady was drafted in the 6th round, which to me makes the QB’s at any combine a pointless endeavor, only the agents, the school he attented, and he and his family could benefit…It’s meaningless for the teams drafting him, and BTW i hate Brady and the Pats, but it is what it is…

By: RedSox83

RedSox83 — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 23:01:38 +0000

Best Wonderlic score is 50 (Done once)
Vince Young (6 first time taken, retake 16)
Dan Marino 16
Cam Newton? (honest opinion maybe 7-9 range)

Watching him speak at the Combine was painful. He repeatedly butchered the English language.

Dumb QB’s rarely transition well into the NFL (JaMarcus Russell, Ryan Leaf, Vince Young (TBD).

Too many red flags already.

Go get him Redskins!! On behalf of all NFC East fans!!

By: ingloriousmaster

ingloriousmaster — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:38:34 +0000

as a fan of the NFL (not just the Pats) I want this guy to succeed. More A+ talent in the NFL can only be a good thing for the league as a whole.

By: hobartbaker

hobartbaker — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:30:20 +0000

Looks like the extra day for memorization purposes didn’t help The Newt. He’s using them damn crib sheets again.

By: mattsffrd

mattsffrd — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:30:05 +0000

B-U-S-T

this guy is a cancer

By: jcdurden88

jcdurden88 — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:29:59 +0000

Jamarcus russell anyone?

By: hobartbaker

hobartbaker — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:29:30 +0000

“Lights! Action! Cameron!” Newton.

By: skillets

skillets — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:28:48 +0000

He will not be a bust i can almost gurantee it he is just to good to be a bust he is 6’6 250 he will be hard to sack and he can see over the lineman he also is very fasy dont be surpised if he runs a 4.4 4.5 and also he has a canon arm dont be surprised if he throws it 75 yards

By: hobartbaker

hobartbaker — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:13:49 +0000

The Giant Newt gets book ended by Mallett and Julio Jones. Darth Vader would come across well in that situation.

By: sterilizecromartie

sterilizecromartie — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:09:11 +0000

I’m sorry, but I just can’t cheer for this guy nor do I think he is worthy of a top pick. He tried to get paid to play college football. That tells me one thing…. he cares more about money than he cares about football.

So when he gets his big payday he is going to become extremely disinterested in football a la Jamarcus Russell. Maybe that is when he will try to become the entertainer and icon he so wants to be.

And please don’t give me the “his father was the one trying to get paid” excuse. Only the NCAA is that gullible, and you people are much smarter than them.

By: steelergold

steelergold — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:07:03 +0000

tommythek says:
Feb 26, 2011 4:35 PM
I heard he scored a 47 on the Wonderlick test today
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I think you mean 4.7 and that is if he spelled his name correctly.

By: drumzan

drumzan — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 22:03:49 +0000

I hope the Phins stay away from this dude. Overrated, overhyped and too much media attention.

By: blkmanwtan

blkmanwtan — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:52:24 +0000

I lost all of my respect for Peter King. He is the bum who tweeted what Cam Newton said, but didn’t provide the whole conversation.

By doing that, Cam has to answer questions about 1 sentence in a 15 min interview. It is obvious that a lot of writers do not want him to succeed in the NFL.

Cam Newton has been doing post game interviews while at Auburn and he talked about TEAM and PRACTICE.

Peter King is a bum and the guys who wrote a story about “entertainer and icon” are bums too, because you guys hopped on a stupid story to get you guys hits on your website.

By: indywilson40

indywilson40 — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:52:20 +0000

Indywilson40 is just trying to leave the best possible comments that indywilson40 is capable of.

By: ampats

ampats — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:50:25 +0000

Wonder how Team Newton feels about the possibility of the “entertainer & icon” playing in Buffalo, NY ??

By: rcunningham

rcunningham — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:44:05 +0000

PFT seems to find a new guy to leech onto with negative articles every other month (Favre, Cutler, Vick, etc.)

That said, at least Newton deserves to be lambasted.

By: assnfootball

assnfootball — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:43:20 +0000

“His arrival was announced well before he got there. There was a sound check and the crowd swelled to unmanageable moments. He was escorted to the stage by NFL Draft legend Gil Brandt.”

Sounds like he’s already a legend before he takes a snap in the NFL. Under Amour wouldn’t have taken the risk they took with you, if they didn’t see your potential. Don’t disappoint. Break down defenses with your arm like Brady and Manning and with your legs like Vick. You’ll have a halo over on your head. In the shape of a prolate spheroid. And the next contract you sign with Under Amour make sure it’s like Brady where they give you just as much ownership.

Cam you can be all that and more as long as you win.

By: prmpft

prmpft — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:41:53 +0000

…i really can’t wait to see how all this plays out…i hope for nothing but the best for Cam (i’m an Auburn guy) – but i’ve also seen MANY fine college players just not be what the NFL needed…

By: steelergold

steelergold — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:41:02 +0000

This kid has made bad decisions in the past and he will continue to do so. He may be a great athlete but will struggle as an NFL QB.

By: tommythek

tommythek — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:35:27 +0000

I heard he scored a 47 on the Wonderlick test today

By: bigbigodnarb

bigbigodnarb — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 21:29:37 +0000

I thought he did well too. But on NFL network, they were dogging him like he raped someone all while gushing over a QB who threw 16 TDs, Blaine Gabbert.