I don't think Kinne is that close to being on Cam's level as far as running but his talent level isn't that far off. He is just as efficient in running his football team with less overall talent surrounding him.
But I guess you are constantly bombarded with Newton hype that you can't fathom the idea of someone being close to his level, just like nobody can touch Jim Brown. This is including Jim Taylor.
Hell, Taylor can't even be listed as the number 1 powerback over Brown, despite Sam Huff saying that Jim Brown was a load to take down, but so was Jim, and when Taylor hit you, " it stung", and then there is a quote by a backup cb for the Packers who started 1 game, was afraid to tackle Brown and then once he did he said it wasn't that bad, we're talking about a 160 pound cb vs Brown...hmmm who is the better powerback there?
Just like no White player can touch Jerry Rice (although Largent put up great stats without the innovative Bill Walsh and his WCO, not to mention he had inconsistent qbs, (Rice had Montana and Young.) Also many people say that plenty of the route combinations that Rice was running wouldn't even be there if it weren't for Largent. I guess the msm is going to pretend Lance Alworth didn't exist or somehow his greatness just doesn't stand up to Rice, since he always winds up as number 3 to 5 on the all time greatest receivers list.
Its the same message that has been drilled into dwfs heads for the past 40+ years, White guys have to be number 2 or 3 no matter how good they are. Cam Newton was a system qb, plain and simple, and they installed that system into the pros. It has accumulated plenty of stats but only 2 wins, and as more teams get tape on him, the poorer he seems to do.
Combine the msm's constant message about black athletes plus NFL Films and other big time highlight makers being able to manipulate things into looking better than they actually were with different angles and closeups (or worse with White players, which are usually in slow motion and angles where it is hard to see how far the player is actually running). Jim Taylor had about 5 seasons with a play over 40 yards, 3 seasons over 50 with a long of 84 which led the league that year, no telling how many big plays during those seasons because I am not going to look at each play by play but I am sure he had plenty, yet most of these plays are never shown, same with Riggins etc. Somehow they can find rare footage o Brown but they can't find footage of a Packer's team that had multiple championships?
I would think Klein is closer to Cam Newton in skill level, and he doesn't have Gus Malazahn as his coordinator. Taylor Martinez is a better runner but has to work on his passing.