Newton shows media his workout routine

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Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

I don't understand the obsession with arm strength and athleticism. Why do people hate the guy? He cheated on his exams, which leads me to believe that a) he's not very smart; b) he's going to look for shortcuts. And he took a massive sweetheart paycheck in college, which leads me to believe that he cares too much about money and will start loafing when he gets a big check.

Thing about Tim Tebow is that you know he's in that film room every waking hour he's not on the field or in practice.

I'm pretty convinced that any franchise QB has to be a franchise rat, with the rare exception of a freakishly good athlete like Vick (and even still, you could argue that). There is nothing in Newton that leads me to believe he'll be that guy. You can make the playoffs and club a lot of teams with athleticism, but you're not going to beat Pittsburgh or Baltimore, etc... in the playoffs if you don't have it between the ears.

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.