Yeah we were talking about that the other day. I actually did see the full segment. He did not come off as any smarter. For the record he did wind up diagramming two plays (I guess something finally came to that brain of his). Two very SIMPLE plays with one read, the safety on what he was doing, which was usually cheating up because of worrying about Newton running, which isn't going to happen in the NFL that much. Guys like Mallet had more complicated diagrams. In fact, every prospect diagrammed stuff more complicated. He talked about himself in 3rd person for about 5 minutes. He was asked about film study and how much guys like Brady, Brees, Manning etc study in the film room. Cam's response was
he was going to study because he didn't want to be THAT GUY. I.e. the guy that everyone thinks is lazy. So lets see, his motivation to study film is not because he wants to win and beat other teams, he just doesn't want to look stupid and unprepared in front of teammates. Okay, got it.
http://blogs.houstonpress.com/hairballs/2011/04/cam_newton_flunks_camp_gruden.php
That is funny link. It has some good points. The other guys came in dressed in normal football gear that you wear when going over stuff in the lockerroom, t shirts, shorts, nothing fancy.
This quote had me cracking up, I guess Im not the only one who thought he looked like Carlton from Fresh Prince "
Cam Newton is in a tie, sweater vest and a white dress shirt, which is the outfit straight out of Chapter 1 of Dress for Success,
assuming you're trying to land a job as an investment banker or a
patent lawyer. For purposes of getting a job as a quarterback, it's
Exhibit A that perhaps
Pro Football Weekly's Nolan Nawrocki was correct in his scouting report where he had the following to say about Newton:
<blockquote>Very disingenuous -- has a fake smile, comes off as very
scripted and has a selfish, me-first makeup. Always knows where the
cameras are and plays to them. Has an enormous ego with a sense of
entitlement that continually invites trouble and makes him believe he is
above the law -- does not command respect from teammates and will
always struggle to win a locker room . . . Lacks accountability, focus
and trustworthiness -- is not punctual, seeks shortcuts and sets a bad
example. Immature and has had issues with authority. Not dependable."
I have heard some dwfs go to the extreme in defending him. As in "he didn't want to give away any of his team's plays so everyone knows what they are running". Yeah, because its not like there is a way to look at the tape and see what kind of play they are running, especially if you have actual game film, which all the college coaches have access to. In fact it is one of the easiest offenses to actually break down compared to something like Boise State, where college coaches like Va Tech were breaking down their film months in advanced to figure out what they were doing. I can't wait for Moore to come out, that dude is good.
Gus Malazhn has a very simple offense, he just goes very fast paced with lots of misdirection and optioning off defenders. He does not have to confuse the defensive coordinators with the pace he runs his offense at, he just has to confuse the 20 year old affletes on the field, which isnt hard to do.
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