Cam Newton: Will the Panthers’ Star Signal-Caller Be a Top-3 QB in 2012?

June 2, 2012   ·   Matt Miselis   ·   Jump to comments

As the 2012 NFL regular season approaches, there appears to be plenty of hype surrounding former Heisman-winner Cam Newton and the Carolina Panthers.
Despite being on a 10-loss team in 2011, the former No. 1 pick still threw for 4051 yards and 21 touchdowns.
However, has Newton already emerged as one of the better quarterbacks in the NFL?
According to former NFL scout and current NFL Network correspondent Daniel Jeremiah, one executive told him Newton is a top-three quarterback: "Spoke with one AFC executive that would already rank Cam Newton as the NFL's 3rd best QB."
With all due respect to this AFC executive, Cam Newton is not an elite quarterback right now and he will not be one of the game's three best quarterbacks during the 2012 season.
Has Newton shown the potential to be an elite quarterback in the NFL? Newton displayed his ability to be effective as both a runner and passer in his first full season in the league. As Jeremiah said on his Twitter a...

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