Updated Apr 4, 2011 - 7:52 pm
Blue 42: All quarterbacks are picked apart
MyNorthwest.com staff
Hall of Fame quarterback Warren Moon alleged earlier this week that "blatant racism" is fueling criticism of former Auburn quarterback Cam Newton.
In Friday's Blue 42, Brock Huard noted that all quarterback prospects are scrutinized and offered a few examples.
"The one thing I don't want to do is touch the racial element, because I am in no place whatsoever, and Warren Moon is. He went through it and he knows very specifically how that feels. Some of the other elements -- and Warren and I have chatted about this before -- I'd like to pick apart a little bit. ...
"I would contend that Tim Tebow last year was blasted relentlessly about being a spread quarterback with a horrible release and some of his convictions he has off the field. His level of persecution was incredibly strong.
"I would contend that Jimmy Clausen was attacked for being a bad guy, a bad teammate, a bad human being, a bad person, not a leader of men, and every other way you want to characterize what he went through a season ago.
"Colt McCoy, one of the reasons he fell to the third round was not just his size, but him playing in a spread system. And when I look at Cam Newton and I compare him to Sam Bradford -- because that was the other name that Warren really threw out when no one was talking about Sam Bradford, he was in a spread system -- Sam Bradford threw it 483 times, 50 touchdowns and eight interceptions. Cam Newton a season ago threw it 265 times and ran it 280; that is the difference.
"Very much spread systems; the one focused on accuracy and passing and precision and throwing the ball, which is exactly what Sam Bradford has done at the NFL level. Cam Newton, this year, the running outweighing the throwing, that does not translate. We have seen that into the NFL. That's where some of the concerns like Tim Tebow come from -- his background in the spread system."
Brock also discussed how the additions at tight end will change the Huskies' offense and what Seahawks GM John Schneider said about Jake Locker's hands. You can listen to Blue 42 here.
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NWGUY wrote...280 runs and 265 pass attempts for Cam vs.April 1, 2011 3:43 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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Newton wrote...Warren.April 1, 2011 7:12 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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*logos* wrote...@ Newton (poster, not player)April 2, 2011 1:11 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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RJP wrote...Agreed LogosApril 2, 2011 8:00 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Thetrueseattlefan wrote...newton said it on wrongApril 3, 2011 7:29 am{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }- Reply
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RJP wrote...True Seattle Fan(you're a beauty)April 4, 2011 9:38 pm{ "Thumbs Up":"1","Thumbs Down":"-1" }
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Brock Huard has co-hosted the show since 2009. After earning Gatorade Player of the Year honors at Puyallup High School, Brock went on to a record-setting career at Washington and then spent six years in the NFL, including four with the Seahawks. Brock also works for ESPN as a college football analyst in the booth and the studio. He makes his home on the Eastside with his wife Molly and their three young children.
Danny O'Neil, the new co-host of "Brock and Danny", is the son of a logger, a graduate of the University of Washington and has been a working journalist in Seattle since 1999, first at newspapers and since 2012 at 710 ESPN Seattle. He is married to Sharon Pian Chan, associate opinions editor at The Seattle Times. They live on Capitol Hill with their wrinkled, smelly dog.
Tom Wassell has produced the show since 2011 and also co-hosts "Seattle Sports at Night" with Colin Paisley and Matt Pitman. A native of Connecticut, Tom came to 710 ESPN Seattle after working at ESPN Radio's headquarters in Bristol, Conn. for five years. Tom studied communications at Indiana University, is color-blind and has a weak sense of smell.
