No playbook to decipher. No minicamps to attend. No film sessions to digest.
No opportunity to work with NFL coaches or pick the brains of veteran players.
For NFL rookies - quarterbacks in particular - the learning curve gets steeper and steeper.
Depending on how long the lockout goes, Cam Newton's first season with the Carolina Panthers might be a bust. If so, it won't entirely be his fault; he'll be a victim of circumstances.
Same for Jake Locker, Andy Dalton, Blaine Gabbert, Christian Ponder and any other fledgling pro quarterback whose maturation process is on hold.
Carry On http://hamptonroads.com/2011/05/nfls-rookies-dont-need-time-summer
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