ESPN Say's Newton To Enter Draft

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Originally Posted by Terpfan76

No, it's nothing of the sort. His accuracy issues may stem from footwork or a something in his throwing motion. Perhaps it's something coaches can fix, perhaps not. We don't know. What the scouts seem to know however is that he has damn near every other quality you would want in a franchise qb. Your example would be less absurd if you said "He has everything that a team needs in a #1 receiver except for elite speed".

Draft Robert Quinn or trade down.

There are plenty of recent examples though of receivers lacking elite speed, and going on to have productive if not pro-bowl level careers. Conversely, quarterbacks that lack fundamentals tend not to have the same success. Accuracy can be "fixed" if the problem is simple mechanics causing inconsistency, but in Locker's case, his problem is not that he has enjoyed flawed success where he over/under shoots a little too frequently, but rather, lacks basic pocket competency. The fact that he can't complete passes at an acceptable level will not be fixed because it's a trait of his passer profile.

I'm not saying that it's theoretically impossible to succeed in spite of that, but he would be the first in the modern NFL to do so.