Gerard Spinks UndagroundMilli

This is a tough question. I think this depends upon a teams needs meaning when they need Cam Newton to be ready. Today’s NFL is like today’s USA: instant oatmeal, instant success, instant burgers, instant salad, instant expert. Nobody can wait for anything anymore and the demands to be ready are even greater for instant glory. I believe that most people are judging Cam Newton from this angle. They are assessing whether or not he can have instant success at the next level and they want him to do what he did at Auburn in one season: immediate winning.

That’s a lot of pressure to take on and it can break most young men. The money should be put aside and he and his family should think openly and honestly about the situation. The question should be to them: Can I be put in a situation where I can help a team over time? I don’t think Cam Newton should go to a squad that needs immediate results. That’s a set up for pure and total failure. Look at Vince Young and JaMarcus Russell. Both never matured with all of the pressure on them. But if you look at someone like Tom Brady or Tony Romo who never had this kind of fan fare. They actually got the natural chance to learn and grow and do well.

The spotlight never gives you that ability whether Cam Newton thinks he’s an icon or not. One man’s icon today is the next man’s overused and burned out athlete the next. Tread lightly and make the right decision is the key. The real job of an NFL quarterback is exactly that: a decision maker not a runner.

I’m sitting around at the hizzy watching ESPN and see a huge show coming up on ESPN about black athletes and sports and the relationship around this whole thing celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day in America. I know the NFL should never talk about this because they simply do NOT honor any type of major coaching of us black men in their league. And whenever an opening does come up, they always have to forcefully interview us for a senior level head coaching type of job.

Both the NFL and the NCAA are full of shyt and should never, ever discuss Martin Luther King Jr.’s name or legacy when it comes to them and hiring black people. We make less money even when we are hired in head coaching roles in the NFL by a full $1 Million per year and in the NCAA, black coaches make $900K less per year than white coaches.

Again, the NCAA and the NFL should NEVER ever discuss race or Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy or content of character when they discuss black people, black coaches, or black athletes.