Should MJ make Cam Newton a Jordan Brand Athlete?

[stun704]

Wanted to hear yall opinion on this matter.. I think he should, Cam is the most marketable player in Charlotte/Carolina Sports right now. I see a little bit of MJ in Cam, Cam said he'll use the critics as motivators and once the critics stop doubting him he'll make up his own negative criticism to strive to get even better, just like MJ. and once CP3 comes to Charlotte, I think it'd be beneficial to have both of the regional superstars under the same brand.

[ammofan]

It would be interesting......Does JB have any football players under contract?

[WhatAboutBob_cats]

Already signed to Under Armour.
http://www.cnbc.com/id/41577492/Unde...Marketing_Race

[Plowright]

yer do it MJ

[Chef]

if i had to bet i would bet he is going to be a bust

[ohara831]

if i had to bet i would bet he is going to be a bust

I'll take that bet. Kid is a winner. And with all the talking heads on TV saying what a great athlete he is, but questioning his ability to play in the pocket or learn the NFL playcalling, he is going to work overtime just to prove people wrong. It's attitude. If JR and Rivera were not convinced, they would have taken Dareus as the safe bet, let Clausen try next year and likely sink, and then go for Andrew Luck next year. (I leave Hurney out of the equation as he has proven to be incompetent)

[kickazzz2000]

http://weblogs.sun-sentinel.com/spor...breakdo_1.html

LONG, but good read

[ohara831]

^ +1 for that find! Great read!

[Chef]

I'll take that bet. Kid is a winner. And with all the talking heads on TV saying what a great athlete he is, but questioning his ability to play in the pocket or learn the NFL playcalling, he is going to work overtime just to prove people wrong. It's attitude. If JR and Rivera were not convinced, they would have taken Dareus as the safe bet, let Clausen try next year and likely sink, and then go for Andrew Luck next year. (I leave Hurney out of the equation as he has proven to be incompetent)

i only say that because of two things 1. he only did it for one year and usually 1 year produces don't pan out as superstars in the NFL and 2. the track record is terrible for athletic run 1st quarterbacks in the NFL.

but i do like him he seems like a nice guy with a decent head on his shoulders. i hope for all you panther fans he does work out though.

[WAM9]

i only say that because of two things 1. he only did it for one year and usually 1 year produces don't pan out as superstars in the NFL and 2. the track record is terrible for athletic run 1st quarterbacks in the NFL.

but i do like him he seems like a nice guy with a decent head on his shoulders. i hope for all you panther fans he does work out though.

He did it only 1 year at Auburn but the kid has won a championship at multiple levels. He was at a smaller school before he transferred into Auburn and won the championship there. You can't blame a kid for only doing it one year when he was only there for one year.

I know Cam is the ultimate example of a high risk / high reward type of pick but I am 100% on board with his as the #1 and I completely think the type of possible reward outweighs the risk. I personally think he is going to be a stud and the face of pur franchise for the next decade +.