2011 NFL Draft: Cam Lewton Looks to Bring Winning Ways to Carolina Panthers

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The Carolina Panthers entered last season thinking their quarterback position was one of their strengths. They had two promising young quarterbacks in Matt Moore and Jimmy Clausen. Moore got injured, and Clausen looked abysmal, thus the reason the Panthers are looking for a quarterback, once again.

In Cam Newton, the Panthers get a dual-threat quarterback that has all the potential in the world. He was a star at Auburn and lead them to a National Championship in one season, not to mention winning the Heisman Trophy along the way.

Newton has both the arms and the legs to be successful, but he has never played in a pro-style offense, and did not have to make many decisions at Auburn.

The one-read system helped Newton to boost his numbers both through the air and on the ground, and helped make the system easy to learn. However, in the NFL he is going to have to learn to go through his progressions before bailing out and using his legs.

If Newton can learn how to play in a pro-style offense, there is no reason to suggest he will not be a star in the NFL.

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1. Carolina Panthers: Cam Newton, QB 2. Denver Broncos: Marcell Dareus, DT 3. Buffalo Bills: Blaine Gabbert, QB 4. Cincinnati Bengals: A.J. Green, WR	17. New England Patriots: J.J. Watt, DE 18. San Diego Chargers: Cameron Jordan, DE 19. New York Giants: Akeem Ayers, LB 20. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Adriam Clayborn, DE
5. Arizona Cardinals: Von Miller, LB 6. Cleveland Browns: Robert Quinn,DE/LB 7. San Francisco: Patrick Peterson, CB 8. Tennessee Titans: Nick Fairley, DT	21. Kansas City Chiefs: Mike Pouncey, OL 22. Indianapolis Colts: Gabe Carimi, OT 23. Philadelphia Eagles: Nate Solder, OT 24. New Orleans Saints: Justin Houston, DE
9. Dallas Cowboys: Tyron Smith, OT 10. Washington Redskins: Julio Jones, WR 11. Houston Texans: Prince Amukamara, CB 12. Minnesota Vikings: Da'Quan Bowers, DE	25. Seattle Seahawks: Jake Locker, QB 26. Baltimore Ravens: Jimmy Smith, CB 27. Atlanta Falcons: Ryan Kerrigan, DE 28. New England Patriots: Brooks Reed, LB
13. Detroit Lions: Anthony Castonzo, OT 14. St. Louis Rams: Corey Liuget, DT 15. Miami Dolphins: Mark Ingram Jr., RB 16. Jacksonville Jaguars: Aldon Smith, DE	29. Chicago Bears: Muhammad Wilkerson, DT 30. New York Jets: Phil Taylor, NT 31. Pittsburgh Steelers: Derek Sherrod, OT 32. Green Bay Packers: Cameron Heyward, DE

33. New England Patriots: Danny Watkins, OG 34. Buffalo Bills: Kyle Rudolph, TE 35. Cincinnati Bengals: Christian Ponder, QB 36. Denver Broncos: Brandon Harris, CB	49. Jacksonville Jaguars: Mason Foster, LB 50. San Diego Chargers: Leonard Hankerson, WR 51. Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Allen Bailey, DE 52. New York Giants: James Carpenter, OT
37. Cleveland Browns: Marvin Austin, DT 38. Arizona Cardinals: Andy Dalton, QB 39. Tennessee Titans: Ryan Mallett, QB 40. Dallas Cowboys: Aaron Williams, CB	53. Indianapolis Colts: Christian Ballard, DE 54. Philadelphia Eagles: Orlando Franklin, OG 55. Kansas City Chiefs: Jonathan Baldwin, WR 56. New Orleans Saints: Mikel Leshoure, RB
41. Washington Redskins: Colin Kaepernick, QB 42. Houston Texans: Stephen Paea, S 43. Minnesota Vikings: Marcus Cannon, OT 44. Detroit Lions: Ras-I Dowling, CB	57. Seattle Seahawks: Rodney Hudson, OG 58. Baltimore Ravens: Titus Young, WR 59. Atlanta Falcons: William Rackley, OG 60. New England Patriots: Ryan Williams, RB
45. San Francisco 49ers: Randall Cobb, WR 46. Denver Broncos: Rahim Moore, S 47. St. Louis Rams: Torrey Smith, WR 48. Oakland Raiders: Clint Boling, OG	61. San Diego Chargers: Bruce Carter, LB 62. Chicago Bears: Greg Little, WR 63. Pittsburgh Steelers: Johnny Patrick, CB 64. Green Bay Packers: Jurrell Casey, DT