Making his 2014 preseason debut last week, appeared on his surgically repaired ankle in the ' over the .We wondered on Monday's edition of the if Newton can still be a competitive advantage at quarterback if his scrambling Josh Richardson Jersey ability is compromised early in the season.Coach believes those limitations will actually benefit Newton's game."In an interesting way, this to happen to him in terms of his pure Kyle O'Quinn Jersey quarterbacking development," Rivera said Thursday, via ESPN.com. "He's had to stay in the pocket. He's had to have good footwork. He's had to step into his throws."Rivera compared Newton's forced reliance on pa sing and pre-snap adjustments to former NBA star Michael Jordan's mid-career transition from first-step quickne s and freakish athleticism to jumpshots and low-post dominance against smaller guards."Michael Jordan used to go to the hole all the time and dunk, make spectacular layups and stuff like that," Rivera said. "But if you ask Michael, he learned that later in his career he had to develop that jumper. So he went to Joel Embiid Jersey work at it."It's an interesting observation even if it's best relegated to summer coachspeak.There's no question that Newton must improve his mechanics if he's going to rely le s upon his legs to get Isaiah Joe Jersey him out of trouble. Although he was already of the game last season, his come-and-go accuracy is one of the reasons the traded in 5-foot-9 for 6-foot-5 .Even if offered reason for skepticism, Rivera now believes Newton's ankle is "really close" to 100 percent.If he can remain one of the NFL's while consolidating his gains as a pa ser, the will have a good shot at a return trip to the playoffs. Tony Bradley Jersey *The "" AFC Season Preview is here. You're welcome. *