Cam Newton Discovering Pitfalls Of Open Microphones

Nobody can deny that what Cam newton was able to accomplish in one year at Auburn was impressive. After all, winning a national championship in his first year after transferring to the land of "War Eagle" from Blinn Junior College was quite the eye opening event.

However, just because great things have been accomplished doesn't mean one can simply proclaim their greatness without opening themselves to criticism. When approached on Tuesday, the day before the NFL combine for rookie athletes, Newton proclaimed himself an "entertainer and an icon." Newton went further with his remarks, stating that he "did more in one year than most do in their entire career."

Now, I don't want to chose sides in the pro or anti Newton battle, but I think the kid is soon going to find out that proclamations such as these rarely end up working in your favor. Adding to that, every body pretty much knows that one national championship does not an icon make.

But my main critique of Newton's proclamation is the fact that Newton didn't exactly earn the Coach's Trophy in one years worth of work. He was, in fact, a backup at Florida during Tim Tebow's time before leaving for Central Texas and Blinn, where he stayed a year before moving to the state of Alabama. That's three years of learning, training and playing in order to achieve what he got. Next time, he might want to calm down the rhetoric and simply let his work on the field and at the combine do the talking.