Dude...seriously?
Did you miss the entire point of my post? My post wasn't made to slam Newton's ability because he certainly has it. What I was pointing out is how Cam goes about getting done what he gets done. He knows the play call, knows where he wants to throw the football, ball is snapped, he immediately locks on to that receiver and throws the football. If that receiver isn't open he will generally tuck it and run. He's very good at this.
Different ball game in the NFL. Doesn't work that way with the big boys. So there's a lot that he's going to have to change, adjust and adapt to. And that goes back to the ability to learn at the next level.
I just found it a little absurd to knock a guy who completes 80% of his passes (12 of 15) and the one that was intercepted went right through the WRs arms which would have put his completion percentage to 86.7%. When a QB is able to see that his primary WR is open and gets the ball to him right away it tells me he is able to read defenses. I don't know how many times I have seen Henne see the primary WR open and hold the ball too long. By the time he throws it the defense is able to defend the pass.
Will there be some growing pains? Of course. What QB with one year of starting experience has already mastered the game coming in to the NFL? NONE. What QB with four years starting experience has already mastered the game coming in to the NFL? NONE.
How many QBs have ever been more physically talented than Cam Newton? Few, if any. That he was able to lead a team that no one picked to win the SEC let alone the National Championship, go undefeated, come from behind on several occasions, including being down 24-0 to Alabama, have a 30/7 TD/Int ratio, have a 182 QB rating (2nd behind Moore's 182.6) tells me he has a little more intelligence and understanding of the game than a lot of people are giving him credit for.
The idea that he is not going to make plays running the ball in the NFL is way off. Will he make a living of it? Probably not. Will he make plenty of plays with his feet? Absolutely. That ability will help him and the team tremendously as he learns and grows while getting experience on the field of play.
What is our other choice? Chad Henne...I would say Newton is already a better QB than Henne. Really, what is to lose? Not much. Newton has a chance to be a franchise QB. Chad Henne sure as heck isn't.