Turns out there’s at least some degree of amazement that Cam Newton is a very, very smart quarterback in the NFL.
As if the season record for three Pro Bowl appearances, an All-Pro honor and an NFL MVP in 2015 was not enough evidence, Newton still draws attention two weeks after his new England Patriots career.
And that’s at least understandable. Newton was right . . . to be held for more than 3 months this off-season. The Carolina Panthers attempted to industrialize Newton, signed through Teddy Bridgewater, learned that they surely had no influence and then launched their franchise icon a few days after the loose signing began.
It took Newton three months and a minimum offer from the Patriots to return to an NFL list.
Remember: the Patriots were willing to participate in the 2020 NFL season with Jarrett Stidham or Brian Hoyer as starting quarterback until they reached an agreement with Newton.
And now Newton makes them look like the only NFL franchise with meaning. There are many groups that may have taken a step forward in their position as quarterback when signing Newton. Panther enthusiasts will have to be dismayed after seeing Newton look like they used to. wearing a Patriots jersey when Carolina starts the season 0-2.
Newton finished 71. 4% of his passes for 552 yards, has five total touchdowns in two games and ran 26 times for 122 yards. He’s on his way for about 1,000 yards on the floor and 32 (!) Hit the floor.
The Patriots lost Sunday night to the Seattle Seahawks, but Newton threw the ball for 397 yards and completed 68. 2% of his passes, accounting for 444 of the Patriots’ total 464 net yards, that’s ridiculous. It’s Superman.
“I think your résumé speaks for itself,” Patriots defensive captain Devin McCourty said Sunday night. “I think the most productive component is that we’re just starting to freeze. I think we knew him and what he could do, just as he knew until the end. “betting over the years we have competitors. We’ll have to stick together and keep working. We’re on the right track, we’re doing the right things, we just failed today. “
And it’s amazing how temporarily other people have forgotten about Newton, who missed the 2019 season’s peak after getting injured in the preseason against all teams, the Patriots. But Newton had one of his most productive seasons as a pin in 2018. , when he finished 67. 9% (a personal record) of his pitches. He didn’t get over it with his legs that season, running 101 times for 488 yards with four touchdowns.
Perhaps most disconcertingly, NFL groups are looking for quarterbacks who play precisely like Cam Newton, while everyone is looking for the “next Lamar Jackson,” the style of the past sitting in a relaxed agency. Expect $ 1. 05 million from patriots with incentives that still keep the deal below $6 million.
The other people of New England are as negative as enthusiasts of any component of the country. When the Patriots win, some enthusiasts only need to communicate about the team’s weaknesses, for fear of being placed again in front of an older opponent. There was a clever degree of optimism after the Patriots’ 35-30 defeat to the Seattle Seahawks, and that was due to Newton.
He proved he could come back in the first week and showed that he can still pass with NFL quarterbacks on Sunday.