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Friday, August 28, 2020

Patriots plan to bring in another "Home Run" ball receiver.

Evan Lazar on Thursday described Cam Newton as an in accurate quarterback who is only good at running around and throwing the the deep jump ball. Something he was excited for but the Patriots are not built for.

The Patriots on Thursday cut speedy slot receiver Will Hastings from Auburn. Hastings ran a 4.45 but has been Injured and done nothing but take up a camp space.

According to Zack Cox and the NESN, the Patriots plan to replace Hastings with a faster slot Receiver in Andre Baccellia.

Cox wrote, "Listed at 5-foot-10, 175 pounds, Baccellia reportedly ran a 4.28-second 40-yard dash at his unofficial pre-draft pro day. He caught 29 passes for 314 yards and four touchdowns as a senior last season."

This move is to design the Patriots offense closer to a Cam Newton offense. Don't expect to see Cam Newton dinking and dinking, and moving the ball up field with an accurate passing game, occasionally hitting the home run.

The days of good quarterback play are potentially over for now. With Cam, expect to see him running all over the place, scrambling and overthrowing a lot of passes; looking to hit 30+ yard bombs several times a drive, while the receivers look as productive as his receivers did in Carolina. 

Newton's style is to look for the home run ball on every play. Thus explains why the Patriots brought in Byrd, why they're hanging onto Thomas, and why they're planning to bring in Andre Baccellia.

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