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Yahoo Sports: Gene Chizik vouches for Cam Newton, and the complexity of Auburn’s offense

If you want the cool, detailed, brainy analysis on Cam Newton's transition from a "one-read" offense to the NFL, check out Smart Football's take on the reads and progressions Newton was asked to make at Auburn, or maybe to one of those draft guides cluttering up the newsstands lately. For the fiery, emotional version, look no further than Newton's coach, Gene Chizik, who informed CBS Sports' Dennis Dodd and all the haters out there that his star player is 100 percent quarterback, man: "Cam is one of those competitive guys," [Chizik] said recently. "… NFL stuff, I'll make this really ...

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