June 28th was a Busy day for the New England Patriots. Who added to their roster and received punishment for something that The Kraft family should have been sole responsible for.
To start the Patriots lost their 2021 3rd round draft pick and $1.1 million dollars for video taping the bengals back in December. The Patriots cooperated with the NFL, complying with everything they asked.
It was clear that the football operations had nothing to do with a media Department filming. The draft pick fining was a little hard. The NFL delayed this as they tried a witch hunt and could found no evidence of wrong doing from anyone who has anything to do with the football side of the Patriots operations.
Clutch Points Marty Fenn wrote an article detailing the Ins and outs of the entire situation. Marty reported the punishment for the Patriots media side of the organization.
"Additionally, the Patriots’ film crew will not be allowed to film games during the upcoming season," Wrote Fenn.
This won't hurt the Patriots with the expected comp picks coming. Nobody cares if they cannot film anything.
Back on May 31st, I released an article titled "Cam Newton: Why it's not ridiculous the former NFL MVP is still a free agent." In the Article, I went over Newton's career and explained why he would be a bad fit for the Patriots, and why He was still a free agent. I'll leave that link below.
According to Jack Baer the Patriots are investing money they don't have available yet. The Patriots only had approximately $650,000 before signing the former Carolina Panthers' quarterback to a one year contract.
Baer wrote, "The deal will be worth up to $7.5 million, according to
NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport." That's a lot of money for a guy who should be brought in for the veteran minimum. Granted it's a lot of incentives but they don't have the money without the incentives.
Newton is expected to enter a three way battle for the starting position. This furthers the chances that J'Mar Smith and Brian (Hoyer Clone) Lewerke are fighting for the practice squad.
Marty Fenn of Clutch Points talked about the Newton signing and said that he was signed for his experience and physical abilities.
Marty also said, "Newton’s health issues also seemed to loom large. The 31-year-old had shoulder surgery at the end of the 2018 season, and a Lisfranc injury ended his 2019 campaign after just two games."
If Cam can make the roster, the game against Denver is going to be the Patriots punching the Broncos in the mouth. As Clutch Points Hunter Noll shared a Tweet of the Broncos taunting Newton.
Now as I stated previously, I did not think Newton signing with the Patriots would be a good thing. Shane Mickle of Clutch Points doesn't think so either. For starters, he calls Newton an injury prone turn over machine.
"In 124 starts during Newton’s career, he has 108 interceptions, which isn’t a terrible number, but there is too often where Belichick is going to be left holding his breath. When he is running the ball, he has had 55 fumbles, another number that has to be a concern."
"The one thing that can’t be ignored with Newton is his injury history..." "Being a mobile quarterback that is always the concern that one hit could knock him out for the season," wrote Mickle.
For all that's counting, excluding 2019; that's 20 turnovers a season. The only way the Patriots could've done worse would've been to sign Jameis Winston. In fact it was Winston's that turned people off.
While I'll give Cam a chance, which is more than people who claim to be Patriots' fans are giving Stidham and Hoyer; here's why I don't think he'll be a good fit in short order.
First, his winning percentage. In the eight seasons Newton's played, Majority of his wins came in three seasons, and he's never produced more than three winning seasons. Take away those seasons and he has a losing record.
Second, his accuracy and the fact that he's only completed 60% or higher three times in his career. Minus those three seasons, his career competition percentage drops to 57.6. Plus the fact that he's never gone a year without throwing double digit interceptions. Lastly, as Mickle touch upon, Newton's injuries.
I had no clue about Cam's fumble problem. I always wanted former Seahawks and Chiefs quarterback Dave Kreig to play for the Patriots, guess this is the closest I'll ever get. Kreig unfortunately also had a fumble problem.
Newton had one good season, the guy has been a good quarterback but as a first round draft pick, he has been a disappointment. He's not as bad as Winston but He's played as if he was from the same round value as Stidham.
Vlogger Patriots Global pointed out with the type of contract Newton has that it's not a guarantee that Newton gets the starting job or makes the roster. However, it still doesnt look good for Stidham.
What all this means is Stidham probably sits and Hoyer and Newton battle out for the starting spot with loser going home like Tebow.
DPN Sports Talk's Ray Rauth is going to talk about this more in depth on sportscastr.com. I will be tuning in and I suggest the rest of you all do as well. Ray will hopefully answer the red flags and explain why even with the concerns, that Newton is a good fit. He'll also address the bogus penalty imposed on the football team.
Check out my previous article:
http://vicariouslypatriots.blogspot.com/2020/05/cam-newton-why-its-not-ridiculous.html
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