Belichick upset, refutes Patriots naming Cam Newton the Starter. Belichick is the coach of the Patriots

On Thursday Patriots playere named their team captains. The world went Getty as the team appeared to also name Cam Newton the starter for the 2020 season. It is unknowing to this writer, who announced that Cam Newton was the starter but everyone rolled with it.

On friday morning an angry Bill Belichick spoke about Cam Newton being the starter and categorically denied ever naming anybody a starter. He acknowledged the team captains were announced but rebuked the notion that Cam was awarded the starting job.

Belichick said according to CBS Boston, "I'm not -- we're not naming any starters at any positions. So ... you know, any conversations that I have with the team will stay between me and the team. But we're not naming any roster, starters, or positions, or who's on the team or anything. So sorry.  I have to bypass that one."

It makes sense for a couple of reasons for Bill to not name a starter yet. One is that he hasn't seen them really play in a game. The Miami game has been long expected to be treated like a playoff game. Another reason for Bill not to name a starter is that Cam is the better playmaker but Stidham is the better quarterback.

As far as the captains being named, Belichick doesn't decide who are and who are not the team captains, those are voted on by the players and personnel. Normally, it is the starting quarterback who is voted the team captain.

Belichick said "It wasn't a decision. The captains are voted on by the team. And players that they elect are the players that they obviously want to represent them in various capacities that come with those positions. So I think we have a lot of good leaders on our team...

And I think they're all good selections. The leadership certainly extends past those positions, past the captain position. It always has and I'm sure it always will."

Bill is keeping his decisions mum. So someone has some explaining to do, whether it was a player trying to force Bill's hand or a reporter making assumptions. Either way, according to one William Belichick, th New England Patriots have no starting quarterback at the moment.

As for Cam Newton, he was asked about McDaniels offense and his role. Newton responded, “I think the most exciting thing is that nobody knows and you’re still not going to know. So you’ve just got to tune in and see. That’s what excites me the most.”

Maximo Gonzales of Clutch Points wrote, "Even the former NFL MVP did his best to deny the reports that he had named as the starter by suggesting he needed to get a better grasp of the offense like fellow quarterbacks Brian Hoyer and Jarrett Stidham."

Newton knows what style offense he's running but if the Patriots are planning on keeping two quarterbacks on the field, if they're planning in rotating quarterbacks, he's not saying. All he'll say is he'll do what's asked. That's the same thing every player on the roster says.