The Patriots will need to bring balance to the offense to keep the mystery.

The Patriots had Cam Newton mainly throwing during their camp in August. Newton ranged between 40 and 70 percent completion percentage, throwing 46% one of the last days of practices. The one thing the Patriots didn't know was how well can he still run and if he could take a hit.

On Sunday the Miami dolphins rolled into town. It was the first time Cam Newton had taken a meaningful NFL snap in almost a year. 

The Miami Dolphins were ranked 26th on the NFL power rankings, 11 spots worse than the Patriots, so the Patriots offense should've been able to wipe the floor with them. The defense would even give the Patriots three extra possessions.

Cam Newton would only throw the ball 19 times. While he didn't have as good of a day through the air as Gardner Minshew who threw just one more pass, Newton still completed 78.9% of his passes with a 100.7 rating.

Newton would get sacked twice, blitzed nine times. Pressured six times, hurried three times and hit once. He would scramble once for 12 yards.

Newton would carry the ball 14 more times for 63 more yards. Picking up 2 touchdowns. Newton wouldn't break any tackles but he would pick up 18 yards after contact.

While Newton was a little slow when deciding to pull the ball back on options and while the offense was still predictable and didn't put up the points they should've; the Patriots got to learn about Cam.

The Patriots will be taking on seattle Sunday. They had their preseason, and now know Newton can take hits. Now the Patriots have the job of balancing out the play calling to keep defenses off guard. 

Newton will not be able to run the ball consistently 15 times a game. The Patriots are going to need to balance things out. Expect more of a 50/50 split versus seattle. Question is will Cam continue to pass at the level he did week one or will he revert back to 2017?

The good thing and the bad thing is the Patriots have Jarrett Stidham waiting in the wings if Newton goes down. Another capable mobile quarterback who is inexperienced on the NFL level. As a worst case scenario, that's not too bad, as all players start out inexperienced.