Newton, right now, is QB1 on this team. Maybe they're hiding something with Stidham, but if they are, it's a world class hide-and-seek victory. The only possibilities currently in the league to take over QB1 are Garoppolo and now Bridgewater, and both remain under contract to other teams, and with BIG salaries.
I give it less than 50% for Jimmy to come here, less than half that for Bridgewater. And if BB drafts a QB, it'll be the 4th (at least) off the board, adn the odds of that guy starting seem pretty damned remote.
Given all that, Cam Newton is almost certainly going to be the QB of the Patriots this year. Is the whole year going to be people taking a sh#t? The first time someone makes a "rubber pellet" joke, it's funny (maybe even the first 50 times for some people), but then it becomes juvenile.
The first time someone posts that they hope Jimmy G doesn't get injured flying to New England, it's a little bit clever. The 50th time is 7th grade.
As I said in the beginning, I prefer pocket passers (I'd prefer Jimmy to Cam). And I knew I would take some heat (as Hurley stated in his piece when he posted it) for simply reminding people on this board that Newton didn't throw every pass into the dirt and that, you know, there were several other factors truly working against the guy last year.
So, again, is every thread this year going to be a sh*tshow? One big Game Day thread on the whole board? Yippee!