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Quarterback<\/strong> is the most important position on the field and I will start my position by position analysis with the Quarterback position.\u00a0 Cam Newton is the starter until someone unseats him from that position.\u00a0 The Patriots rewarded Newton with an $8M contract, backup money.\u00a0 IMHO, they rewarded him for taking such a low salary last year.\u00a0 He was a good soldier that did and said everything right.\u00a0 Newton is well respected around the league by his peers.\u00a0 An example of this is the comments that Julio Jones made to Sterling Sharpe, stating he would like to play with Newton as his QB. His performance on the field was flat-out awful after he came back from COVID.\u00a0 Before he was stricken he performed pretty well and had the Patriots in every game.\u00a0 He has some severe mechanical flaws.\u00a0 It has been reported that he has worked out with a QB coach to try and correct those problems. \u00a0\u00a0This is going to be a run-first offense and Newton\u2019s running ability, only makes this offense more of a threat.\u00a0 His weapon\u2019s around him are much better than last year.\u00a0 He will have his choice of TE\u2019s to throw to and two legitimate WR\u2019s.\u00a0 If Newton can\u2019t rebound from last year and makes the same mistakes (footwork, pre-snap reads, etc) then it is strictly his fault.<\/p>\n

Jarret Stidham is currently the backup QB.\u00a0 I am not impressed by Stidham.\u00a0 He had the opportunity to grab the reigns and run with this team during pre-season.\u00a0 He failed and failed again when he did have the opportunity to play.\u00a0 I am encouraged that Stidham organized some off-season workouts in California, especially with the newly signed WR\u2019s and TEs.\u00a0 I watched some limited videos from those workouts and I just didn\u2019t like the way he throws.\u00a0 Stidham is going to have a hard time making the team.<\/p>\n

Mac Jones, the savior of the franchise has according to limited reports looked good so far in OTA and rookie camp.\u00a0 One of his traits is that he is maniacal in his preparation.\u00a0 He is a film junky and started on his Patriots playbook the minute he got it.\u00a0 The story goes he got his playbook the day the team introduced him to the media.\u00a0 He was up until the wee hours of the morning studying it and called his QB coach at 5:30 AM to arrange a meeting with him later that morning when he arrived back.\u00a0 He had a party scheduled that night but got a throwing session in with his coach that afternoon.\u00a0 I hope that he can grasp the nuances of the intricate offense quickly enough to unseat Newton.<\/p>\n

Brian Hoyer turned down other offers in hopes of re-signing with the Patriots.\u00a0 Hoyer is firmly entrenched in New England, living in the area year-round.\u00a0 Many believe that Hoyer will one day be a QB coach in the league. \u00a0For the short term, he is going to be the mentor for Mac Jones, not Newton.\u00a0 Jones and Newton\u2019s styles are too different.\u00a0 Hoyer may or may not make the final 53.\u00a0 His contract is Vet minimum at a little over $1M with only $100K guaranteed and no signing bonus.\u00a0 If he makes the 53 man roster and is on it for the 1st<\/sup> game, then his salary is guaranteed for the season.\u00a0 \u00a0I could see a situation where Hoyer gets cut and is immediately signed to the coaching staff.\u00a0 He would also serve as a shadow roster QB in the case both players are hurt.<\/p>\n

There will be plenty to watch over the pre-season practices and games.\u00a0 Getting Jones some realistic competition by scheduling two joint practices will help his development.<\/p>\n

Morse\u2019s Morsels <\/strong>Lots of talk about Julio Jones coming to New England.\u00a0 The Patriots don\u2019t have a true #1 WR therefore, Jones is attractive to them.\u00a0 They have had initial internal discussions on the trade.\u00a0 Per a Mike Reiss report, Atlanta has had discussions with several teams.\u00a0 ESPN conducted mock trade offers, with Mike Reiss representing the Patriots.\u00a0 His offer was a 2022 2nd<\/sup> round pick and backup QB Jarret Stidham.\u00a0 To me, Stidham has no value at all.\u00a0 SF offered 2022 2nd<\/sup> and 4th<\/sup> rd picks and was awarded, Jones.\u00a0 I feel an offer of either N\u2019Keal Harry or Sony Michel and 2022 2nd<\/sup> selection would get the job done.\u00a0 Some feel that Atlanta needs to take back some salary to make this deal happen.\u00a0 Atlanta is in cap jail and needs to make this deal.\u00a0 Atlanta wanted a 1st<\/sup> round pick in return at the draft time but no takers.\u00a0 Reports state that Atlanta now has one team that will offer a #1, but that must be a team that has little cap room and needs Atlanta to take a big chunk of the 2021 salary back.\u00a0 The Patriots will likely have Jones re-structure the 2021 contract to make some of the $15M into Signing Bonus and spread that among the three years remaining on his contract.<\/p>\n

The Patriots have most of their draft picks signed and have nearly $15M in cap room.\u00a0 Including Michel, they would have enough room to sign their picks and fit Jones under the cap.<\/p>\n

Transactions \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The Patriots waived FB Dan Vitale who opted out of play last season.\u00a0 The Patriots have only retained three players from those that opted out (LaCosse, Bolden, and Hightower).\u00a0 A corresponding transaction was the signing of TE Troy Fumagalli.\u00a0 Formerly of Denver, Fumagalli has 19 games of NFL experience.\u00a0 He is a former Wisconsin Badger and is 6\u20196\u201d 248 lbs.\u00a0 Known as \u201c9 Fingers\u201d, he had a birth defect that required his index finger on his left hand to be amputated above the knuckle.\u00a0 He should be interesting to watch this Pre-season, especially with the emphasis on 12 Personnel.<\/p>\n

The Patriots didn\u2019t draft FB Ben Mason and have now cut their 2nd<\/sup> FB.\u00a0 Does this indicate that the Patriots are moving away from the 21 Personnel, (FB as the lead blocker, RB, 1 TE, and 2 WR) to a 12 Personnel (2 TE set, 1 RB, 2 WRs) formation?<\/p>\n

The Patriots filled out the roster with veteran free agents rather than Undrafted Free Agents (UDFA) from the college ranks.\u00a0 One of the reasons is that there was a smaller than usual player pool.\u00a0 Usually, there are 1200 \u2013 1400 players to choose from.\u00a0 This past draft only had about 600.\u00a0 The Patriots, as I projected, used the last three picks in the draft to select players they would have otherwise have signed as UDFAs.\u00a0 Safety Joshua Bledsoe, OL William Sherman, and WR Tre Nixon were the three draft picks.<\/p>\n

Those veterans signed were: Wes Farnsworth an LS from Nevada who was in camp with Miami and Denver.\u00a0 The need for an LS is probably because the Patriots are carrying 3 K and a punter.\u00a0 That\u2019s a lot of work for one LS in camp.<\/p>\n

Former Patriot RB Tyler Gaffney gave up his quest to pursue a baseball career and is giving Football the last shot.\u00a0 Gaffney spent time on the Patriots Practice Squad and received two Super Bowl rings.\u00a0 He was a 2014 6th<\/sup> round pick by Carolina.\u00a0 He was claimed by the Patriots when Carolina tried to sneak Gaffney through waivers with an injury designation. \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong>The Patriots claimed him knowing he wouldn\u2019t play that season.\u00a0 They kept him on the roster until the final cut when they could assign him to IR.\u00a0 He went on IR and Practice Squad for parts of the next two seasons, having never actually played a down or been active.\u00a0 In the 2016 Pre-season Gaffney was the star with 152 yards rushing and a TD.\u00a0 He is now 30 and a long shot to make the team.\u00a0 Mike Reiss pointed out that Gaffney still has eligibility left for the Practice Squad.\u00a0\u00a0 It was also reported that Gaffney and JJ Taylor are the only RB\u2019s in OTAs.<\/p>\n

The third veteran signed is Safety Adrian Colbert. \u00a0The 6\u20192\u201d 205 lb. Free Safety was drafted in 2017 out of the University of Miami (FL) by the San Francisco 49ers.\u00a0 He is quick, running a 4.49 40 yard dash.\u00a0 He played in 14 games as a rookie for SF, starting 6 and ended up with 27 tackles.\u00a0 Last year for the Giants, he only had 13 tackles in 6 games with 2 starts.\u00a0 His nickname is the Punisher for his hard hits.\u00a0 This is a position of need as they only have 6 Safeties on the roster.\u00a0 Colbert is a vet that provides some depth and insurance in camp.<\/p>\n

All three had no signing bonuses.\u00a0 In the year of the tight cap, The Patriots are again ahead of the curve and not spending (wasting) cap space.<\/p>\n

Tre Nixon was not at the open OTA.\u00a0 I heard a report that Nixon was not missing or not participating like many veterans (per the Players Association request.\u00a0 A report attributed to Mike Reiss stated that Nixon has a knee issue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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