cowboyjoe
02-22-2011, 11:14 AM
Gil Brandt would be “shocked” if Cam Newton isn’t taken first overall
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on February 22, 2011, 11:41 AM EST
Former Cowboys personnel man Gil Brandt was a draft guru even before other NFL teams had true draft gurus.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/22/gil-brandt-would-be-shocked-if-cam-newton-isnt-taken-first-overall/
So we take his accrued experience seriously, and his experience says that talent always wins out in the draft. And Brandt thinks Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is the most talented player available.
“It would shock me . . . if he’s not the first player picked,” Brandt told the Forth Worth Star-Telegram on Monday. “If I was drafting and I had Carolina’s [No. 1] pick, I’d feel really good about who I was getting as far as ability. I just hope he realizes how hard he needs to work.”
Posted by Gregg Rosenthal on February 22, 2011, 11:41 AM EST
Former Cowboys personnel man Gil Brandt was a draft guru even before other NFL teams had true draft gurus.
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2011/02/22/gil-brandt-would-be-shocked-if-cam-newton-isnt-taken-first-overall/
So we take his accrued experience seriously, and his experience says that talent always wins out in the draft. And Brandt thinks Auburn quarterback Cam Newton is the most talented player available.
“It would shock me . . . if he’s not the first player picked,” Brandt told the Forth Worth Star-Telegram on Monday. “If I was drafting and I had Carolina’s [No. 1] pick, I’d feel really good about who I was getting as far as ability. I just hope he realizes how hard he needs to work.”