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Friday morning I was sleeping in only to be awoken by my wife with the Patriots’ nightmare scenario \u2013 they were re-signing Cam Newton.<\/p>\n

What the heck was Bill Belichick doing?<\/p>\n

We all saw the poor QB play of Cam Newton in the 2nd<\/sup> half of the season.\u00a0 His poor mechanics, decision making, inability to change the play when it was obvious it wasn\u2019t going to work, which was Newton.<\/p>\n

The Patriots seemingly did not like any of the available free-agent quarterbacks.\u00a0 I had seen this from various sources over the last week.\u00a0 The Patriots needed to have a QB in place in order to attract free agent WR\u2019s.\u00a0 Who was better than Newton?<\/p>\n

Newton, despite his season-ending collapse, completed 65% of his passes.\u00a0 This with the same sub-standard WR core that Brady had.\u00a0 Myers had a breakout year but no TD\u2019s.\u00a0 Byrd was a decent WR but not the deep threat he was supposed to be.\u00a0 Julian Edelman had knee problems and missed the season.\u00a0 N\u2019Keal Harry is a bust.\u00a0 What disturbed me the most was Newton\u2019s inability to make passes to the backs.\u00a0 James White had an off-year and considering his family tragedy that is understandable.<\/p>\n

So why did they sign Newton to a one-year ($14M, $8M guaranteed) incentive-laden contract?\u00a0 $8M is the cost of a Veteran backup QB.\u00a0 That\u2019s what Marcus Mariota and Taysom Hill are getting. \u00a0Belichick likes Newton.\u00a0 Newton likes Belichick.\u00a0 His teammates love him and he is well respected around the league.\u00a0 Perhaps this is a make-up deal for the lowball contract Newton signed last season.\u00a0 The real reason Newton was signed was they felt he was the best available quarterback and they needed a QB signed before free-agency starts to attract WR\u2019s.\u00a0 \u00a0This means they do not have to take a QB in the draft.\u00a0 If they do, Newton can quarterback the team for a year until the rookie is ready.\u00a0 I would never play a rookie QB, let them sit and learn for a year.\u00a0 They are not beholden to acquire a QB under contract to another team (Garappolo, Mariota).\u00a0 One of these two is going to be released.<\/p>\n

Newton could be a temporary solution or could be the backup to a QB the Patriots acquire.\u00a0 Newton has a leg up on knowing the playbook.\u00a0 He will have a complete off-season to work with the new personnel.\u00a0 \u00a0Mechanics, reading defenses, making audibles, and trusting his receivers to be where they are supposed to be so he can throw with anticipation rather than waiting until they get open.<\/p>\n

Newton was terrific early in the season.\u00a0 He got COVID and he was never the same.\u00a0 With the acquisition of Trent Brown, this is going to be a running team.\u00a0 Newton had 12 rushing TD\u2019s.\u00a0 \u00a0You know when I think about it, this may not be the nightmare I initially thought it was.<\/p>\n

Special Teams<\/strong><\/p>\n

Patriots also resigned Special Teams ace Justin Bethel to a 3-year contract $6M.\u00a0 In tandem with Matthew Slater, they are perhaps the best pair of gunners in the NFL.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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