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Deion Sanders: If Cowboys take Cam Newton, they're insinuating that Tony Romo will soon be done
By SportsDayDFW.com
Published 01 March 2011 09:39 PM
Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback and Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders was interviewed on KESN-FM on Friday to discuss the draft and possibly drafting Cam Newton. Here are some highlights:
What do you make of Cam Newton throwing at the combine when no other quarterback did?
Great. I love it because he has to; his last game was horrendous. He didn’t play well in the championship game. I mean, trust me; I was really anticipating what I heard because I never really watched college football. So, to see him play, I was anticipating the statistics that I saw throughout the league and the year. And I didn’t see it; I saw nervousness in the pocket and anxiety and rushing throws. It wasn’t no poise. So he has to. He has to go through all the drills to prove himself.
If the Cowboys are up at No. 9 and Cam Newton is available, do you think they should do it?
Nuh uh. Don’t do it. I like [Tony] Romo. Tony is not the kind of guy that you put a dog behind. You can’t do that; he’s going to look over his shoulder back at that dog because Tony didn’t come into the league heralded as ‘this guy’ like Peyton Manning. You could put whomever you want behind him, he doesn’t care. But a guy like Romo, you can’t do him like that. You got to allow him the comfort level, understand this is his job and he’s the leader and let it be.
What if every scout for the Cowboys believes that when Romo is done that Newton will be far and away the best quarterback in the NFL?
If you take Cam now, you’re insinuating that Romo is going to be done really soon. And Romo is going to be thinking, “Man, this guy is right behind me.” Then, he’ll start pressing and trying to make something happen instead of allowing them to happen. That’s not a good pick, for me.
Do you think that Cam Newton has what it takes to be a top three or four pick in the draft?
I got to see it. I didn’t see it in the championship game. It’s tough. That’s a lot of money you’re investing with that top pick. I know the promise…he has all the intangibles; he has the arm strength and all that but the decision-making process…and there’s only one Mike Vick. So you can forget all that running: rushing for a 1,000-yards in college because that’s not happening in the pros. You can ask Vince Young and any other guys that had the ability to run; it’s not going to happen. You have to sit back there and make decisions.
By SportsDayDFW.com
Published 01 March 2011 09:39 PM
Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback and Hall-of-Famer Deion Sanders was interviewed on KESN-FM on Friday to discuss the draft and possibly drafting Cam Newton. Here are some highlights:
What do you make of Cam Newton throwing at the combine when no other quarterback did?
Great. I love it because he has to; his last game was horrendous. He didn’t play well in the championship game. I mean, trust me; I was really anticipating what I heard because I never really watched college football. So, to see him play, I was anticipating the statistics that I saw throughout the league and the year. And I didn’t see it; I saw nervousness in the pocket and anxiety and rushing throws. It wasn’t no poise. So he has to. He has to go through all the drills to prove himself.
If the Cowboys are up at No. 9 and Cam Newton is available, do you think they should do it?
Nuh uh. Don’t do it. I like [Tony] Romo. Tony is not the kind of guy that you put a dog behind. You can’t do that; he’s going to look over his shoulder back at that dog because Tony didn’t come into the league heralded as ‘this guy’ like Peyton Manning. You could put whomever you want behind him, he doesn’t care. But a guy like Romo, you can’t do him like that. You got to allow him the comfort level, understand this is his job and he’s the leader and let it be.
What if every scout for the Cowboys believes that when Romo is done that Newton will be far and away the best quarterback in the NFL?
If you take Cam now, you’re insinuating that Romo is going to be done really soon. And Romo is going to be thinking, “Man, this guy is right behind me.” Then, he’ll start pressing and trying to make something happen instead of allowing them to happen. That’s not a good pick, for me.
Do you think that Cam Newton has what it takes to be a top three or four pick in the draft?
I got to see it. I didn’t see it in the championship game. It’s tough. That’s a lot of money you’re investing with that top pick. I know the promise…he has all the intangibles; he has the arm strength and all that but the decision-making process…and there’s only one Mike Vick. So you can forget all that running: rushing for a 1,000-yards in college because that’s not happening in the pros. You can ask Vince Young and any other guys that had the ability to run; it’s not going to happen. You have to sit back there and make decisions.
