Game Day #4: ATL bounce back or Mariotta Revenge

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Originally Posted by skinsfan69

Is it safe to say that Newton is kind of a bust? He's done nothing since he's been here.

He's shown the occasional flash, but it is far too occasional. For a high second rounder, you need to get a more consistent contributor. He's still young -- he's only 23 -- and so there's time for him to develop, get stronger, etc. But folks were excited about him last year and this offseason, and we just haven't seen it translate to success on the field.

Patience isn't a bad thing -- folks were saying that McCaffrey wasn't offering anything and he's been terrific on special teams and is finally contributing to the passing game too. I don't think he's the next Santana Moss, but he could very well develop into a very solid contributor for us. We need these young guys to develop -- Owens, McGee, and Sinnott all come to mind (Sinnott by the way was not good yesterday -- a couple of drive-stalling penalties on him). We just haven't seen their raw athleticism translate to success on the field; I have to believe some of that is coaching, which is a concern. The feel-good and brotherly love stuff is awesome, but we need coaches to be technicians as well, and I am starting of have some concerns about the defensive staff.