Newton shows media his workout routine

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Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy

I honestly don't remember which game it was I was watching, but he was fitting the ball into crazy windows to his receivers. He also seemed to be a pretty good leader and his teammates like him and he will be a hell of a guy to bring down. I think he can be Big Ben if he hits or at worst probably David Garrard. The NFL is always evolving and having a QB that make plays with his feet and arm is always a nice weapon to have. Even if he isn't Michael Vick, Steve Young and John Elway made a pretty good living with those legs as well.

I think he has a much better throwing motion and is more accuarte then what I saw out of Vince Young in college as well.

There are about a half a dozen QB's in this draft that I would be thrilled to have.

Yeah, he's easily a better prospect than Vince Young was. But there are things in his game that need a ton of work:
-He's a largely 1-read and fire away guy. You're not going to get away with that in the pros
-He gained a ton of yards on the ground by designed run plays where he was off and running as soon as he dropped back. He's also not going to get away with that in the pros.

Add this all up. #1 - I don't think he has the work ethic in the film room to learn how to read defenses to make him better. #2 - he looks like a guy who's instinct is going to be to look at the #1 target and if he's not open, use his legs. And that's a recipe for disaster every time.

milkman's right--running QBs in this league rarely ever succeed until they can prove they can pass the ball out of a dropback. Steve Young, McNair and McNabb strike me as three running QBs who got a lot better once they started using their arm more than their legs.