The Best Rookie Ever?

Okay NFL fans – and fanatics – while there’s a national buzz surrounding every on and off-field move that controversial Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow makes these days – the hoopla surrounding Carolina Panthers prized rookie signal-caller has mostly died down – unless you’re a hard core fan that loves the game.

The fact of the matter is that while Tebow has been undergoing a ton of on-the-job training while leading the Broncos back to respectability, Newton apparently came into the league ready to play – and better than two-thirds of the starters already playing in the league.

As a matter of fact, I’m going on record right now to say that Newton is arguably the best rookie quarterback in the history of the NFL – and his statistics this season back up that claim wholeheartedly.

After debuting with a 422-yard passing day in his first career start, Newton now sits less than 200 yards away from breaking Peyton Manning’s mark for passing yards as a rookie (3,729).

For the umpteenth time, while I always envisioned Newton as an future NFL superstar after leading Auburn to the national title two years ago, I’ve still got just one question.

What idiot thought this guy wouldn’t be able to cut it in the NFL?