Cam Speaks About The Haters

Call it hate. Call it criticism. Defend him with justifications for his poor play or call those justifications nothing more than excuses. Keep calling anyone who criticizes him haters or anyone who defends him delusional. It doesn't matter. The Patriots fanbase has become nothing but drama since June of 2020.

The only opinions that matter are those that control whether Cam Newton plays or stays a member of the Patriots. Newton is hearing every word of it. He recently commented on the talk directed at and about him. Cam is really good at selling himself and knowing the right things to say. So take what he said with a grain of salt.

According to Karen Guregian of the Boston Herald, Cam Newton said, “Simple, feed your focus. Feed it. If the hate ain’t in my focus, I don’t feed it. I feed off of it, but I don’t feed it. It’s two different things. When I sense or when I dwell on hatred, that’s the product that’s gonna come out: rage, anger. But that’s the hatred using me, not me using the hatred. So I want to process that and make that fuel me. I don’t dwell on what a person may say, what this person may say, she say, I just use it to my advantage and I feed what I want it to feed.”

Well if that just ain't the Patriots' way. Saying something without saying anything. Newton says it doesn't bother him. To quote members of 'Patriots Nation', "what else was he gonna say?" Did anyone expect Newton to come out say he's pissed and to tell the media and fanbase off? If you did, you haven't been paying attention to how Newton's operated on his business trip.

Newton's got a brand to maintain. He's not gonna say anything that could hurt his image, his endorsements, or his wallet. He's gonna say everything right to try and prolong his NFL career. Once his playing days are done, then he might come out like Chad Ochocinco and trash the Patriots. Until then we have to wait.

We're all guilty of turning in to the people that tell us what we want to hear. From friends and family, to what political news station, to what sports personalities we want. There's a narrative to tell us what we want and we'll ignore anyone that says something outside of that. 

For now as a fan of the Patriots, I don't care what Cam Newton says. He said too much already, especially in the post game conferences last season. He's learned to tell people what they wanna hear. I don't care what the media says about him because one way or the other, it's all about money. Cam can do his talking for the remainder of the 2021 season on the field. 

His production will say more than anything that comes out of his or the media's mouth this season anyways. And that's the only thing I care about when it comes to Cam Newton. What has he done for the Patriots recently. We're still gonna read, watch, and listen until the season kicks off to stay informed but it don't matter. 

If the name on the front means more than the name on the back, you should be with me. No more excuses, no more talking, no more pitting the fanbase against each other. When it comes to the Patriots quarterbacks, Put up or shut up. The circus surrounding the Patriots quarterback position has grown tiresome.