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**DaKCMan AP** · 02-11-2011, 06:50 AM

Newton shows media his workout routine

SAN DIEGO -- Enjoying the San Diego sunshine and saying that he's "shooting for greatness," Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton gave the media a glimpse of the workouts he's going through daily as he prepares for the NFL combine and draft.

Wearing gray shorts, a black long-sleeve T-shirt and orange cleats, Newton did agility drills and then threw passes to a handful of receivers for nearly 45 minutes at a suburban high school on Thursday.

Newton has been in San Diego since late January, working six days a week with quarterbacks coach George Whitfield Jr. and receiving advice from Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon.

While his passes looked crisp, there's a lot for Newton to work on. Chief among them is taking snaps from under center. He often took snaps in the shotgun formation as he ran the spread offense at Auburn, which he led to the BCS national title.

He said he's working on "the whole grand scheme of playing quarterback in the NFL. A lot of times I probably can count on one hand the times I took a snap from under center in one game. But now it depends what scheme you go into, but at the same time you have to be able to get a snap from under center and be fluent at it. That's one of the first things we tried to tackle."

Asked if he was surprised some people don't think his skills won't translate to the NFL, he replied: "That's the competitor that I am. I won't be surprised - I'm making that leap right now - until I'm a Super Bowl champion. That's what I'm going for from Day One, reaching for greatness. The supporting cast that I have is pushing me to be great, I'm pushing myself to be great and I demand greatness for myself. So coming in the door, working out every single day, I'm shooting for greatness."

Whitfield said the session was "a snapshot of his training. He's been working really hard at this. He is an excitable kid. He's been pumped for this."

Whitfield worked with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger during his four-game suspension.

While Whitfield is Newton's coach, Moon described his role as a mentor.

"But if I see something that I can help him improve on, I'm going to do that," Moon said.
During the session, Moon picked up on something and told Newton.

"He wasn't transferring well," Moon said afterward. "He was throwing leaning backward. Even though he has a very strong arm, I don't care how strong of an arm you have, if you're not in the right throwing motion, you're not going to get good accuracy on the football, the ball is going to go high on you. As soon as he gets that weight transferred, he throws the ball as accurately as anyone you've been around."

Moon isn't at every session, but Whitfield films every workout and sends it to him.

"I just see him improving," Moon said. "Every day he does something a little bit better than he did the day before, whether it's taking the snap from center or whether it's transferring his weight from dropping back to throwing the football. That's where he's making his biggest adjustment, to me, is being able to drop back, because that's something he's never had to do, and then transfer that weight forward to get velocity behind your throws and also to get accuracy."

Newton usually does throwing with Whitfield in the morning and then does classroom work and speed work in the afternoon.

Trent Dilfer, a Super Bowl-winning quarterback who's now a TV analyst, gushed about Newton's workout.

"I couldn't be more impressed. For one, I think this whole thing is genius," Dilfer said of the workout in front of the media. "People are knocking it. I think it's brilliant.

"He is a special talent," Dilfer said. "He's uniquely gifted. To be this much of a puppy, I mean, he hasn't played a lot of true quarterback in his life; to be this refined mechanically, you don't see this very often. This is the top of the top of the top. That's what you're looking at."

A month removed from Auburn's BCS title game victory over Oregon, Newton said he's approaching things as a professional athlete.

"This whole transformation from the college level to the NFL is a big leap," he said. "But at the same time, you have to be mature enough to be able to work on your talent when nobody is looking. This is your profession, this is your job. And I have to come at it every single day trying to get better at what I do."

Newton couldn't stop raving about the weather.

"I think I'm going to have a surfing party at the house," joked Newton, who's staying in Encinitas in northern San Diego County. "Everyone's welcome to come."

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chiefzilla1501 · 02-13-2011, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Bewbies

Honestly, I'd love to know the complaints folks have about Newton that are based in something we, as fans, could know?

Do people watch him on the field and see a player that can't play at the NFL level?

From a pure playing standpoint (nevermind character comments), he made a college career out of throwing the ball to his primary read. Either that or running the ball right out of the snap. He's not going to get away with either. And I would argue that his knack for wanting to run the ball before he sees the whole field will hurt him more than it hurts him.

But still... I think attitude will pretty much kill him.

**The Franchise** · 02-14-2011, 04:06 PM

I'd have no problem if we took him. He won't make it that far though.

MagicHef · 02-14-2011, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Pestilence

I'd have no problem if we took him. He won't make it that far though.

He'll be there at #2.

**doomy3** · 02-14-2011, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by MagicHef

He'll be there at #2.

He has a much better chance of not being there at #2 overall than he does of being there at our 2nd round selection.

**SAUTO** · 02-14-2011, 07:46 PM

I would almost say that about our first rounder.

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Originally Posted by doomy3

He has a much better chance of not being there at #2 overall than he does of being there at our 2nd round selection.

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Bewbies · 02-14-2011, 07:55 PM

If we drafted Newton I'd be thrilled. I might not always agree with the player Pioli picks, but I do trust his background work on who he does take.

That being said, he'll never be available to us at 21.

MagicHef · 02-15-2011, 02:57 PM

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Originally Posted by doomy3

He has a much better chance of not being there at #2 overall than he does of being there at our 2nd round selection.

I meant #2 overall, and I'd be ecstatic if he went #1. In that case, I think Blaine Gabbert will be a fantastic NFL QB and teams should be willing to give up their entire drafts and maybe some players for the right to pick him at #2.

BigCatDaddy · 02-15-2011, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by MagicHef

I meant #2 overall, and I'd be ecstatic if he went #1. In that case, I think Blaine Gabbert will be a fantastic NFL QB and teams should be willing to give up their entire drafts and maybe some players for the right to pick him at #2.

No chance. This draft has no sure fire QB that a team will sale out for, but it goes about 5-6 deep of good top level talent maybe more. If there is a year to stay pat and get good value at QB it's this one.

MagicHef · 02-15-2011, 08:34 PM

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

No chance. This draft has no sure fire QB that a team will sale out for, but it goes about 5-6 deep of good top level talent maybe more. If there is a year to stay pat and get good value at QB it's this one.

Silence, you.

Barret · 02-16-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Nightfyre

All you folks with boners over the "athlete" at QB need to get over it. Far and away the most important aspect of the quarterback at the NFL level is mental. The ability to read defenses, make the right decision quickly and deliver the ball there in a timely fashion.

I think they have boners over an "Athlete" at QB because the Chiefs Current QB can't read defenses, make the right decision quickly nor can he deliver the ball in a timely fashion.

Obviously Newton wouldn't be there at 21 (maybe). But here are a couple of questions if he is there.

Does a more mobile QB that is a threat to run take pressure off of the O-line at all?

If yes then...
Does drafting Newton fix the QB position but also the O-Line position at the same time?

If yes then...
How much better can Newton become with a Highly qualified QB Coach like Jim Zorn getting him ready to take snaps?

Bewbies · 02-16-2011, 12:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Barret

I think they have boners over an "Athlete" at QB because the Chiefs Current QB can't read defenses, make the right decision quickly nor can he deliver the ball in a timely fashion.

Obviously Newton wouldn't be there at 21 (maybe). But here are a couple of questions if he is there.

Does a more mobile QB that is a threat to run take pressure off of the O-line at all?

If yes then...
Does drafting Newton fix the QB position but also the O-Line position at the same time?

If yes then...
How much better can Newton become with a Highly qualified QB Coach like Jim Zorn getting him ready to take snaps?

The guy also has a cannon of an arm, and went 30-1 as a starter in college. Before he was at Auburn many people said Tebow was the best college football player of all time, and Newton made him look normal.

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