Newton Showing Consistancy Over The First Three Days

The Patriots have had the offense working In a shortened area the past two days but today was about opening things up a bit. How would Cam Newton fair going into day three. Newton thus far has been consistently the guy we say last year, would he give us more of the same or would there be a change in store.

Newton again led first team reps. His arm was on display today for those with any lingering concerns and he put them to bed. 'Sailing Passes and Over throws' that's what we were expecting from Newton and he didn't disappoint but that wasn't all he did. His decision making was solid for the most part. Newton would even hit seven in a row at one point but he's still hanging on to the ball to long.

There were some moments when Newton showed some ability to throw with touch and anticipation but the credit for Newton's completion percentage like last year has to go to the pass catcher's true catch ability as Newton was again throwing to bubbles. 

Matt Dolloff committed writing about Newton's throws, "off-target deep ball to Agholor, but the receiver made a nice adjustment tracking the ball in tight coverage."

Newton wasn't completely inaccurate, which has been an issue throughout his career. As he found Gunner Olszewski in the back corner of the end zone. If Newton could harness that type of accuracy on a regular basis, he'd be an elite passer. Newton also had no issues finding Harry, Agholor, and the new tight end duo on the day.

Mike Giardi tweeted, "Good day for Cam Newton. Accurate in competitive periods. Yes, he had a couple of "what was that?" throws but overall his best of the 3 days of camp by far. #Patriots"

Newton again started slow but finished strong at the end. It's early but we've yet to see a solid day from start to finish. The good news is he improves throughout the day. He's not showing drastic improvements but again he's not showing drastic decline. He's doing enough to hang on to the job unless Jones starts to turn it up, which so far isn't happening.

The quarterbacks left the media debating who won day three but Andrew Callahan declared his winner. Callahan tweeted, "Newton was the best QB of the day. He again picked up steam with a strong final period."

Newton went 14 of 20 on day three and overall thus far he's 31 of 50. That's pretty good going up against the Patriots defense but it could be better. If Newton could figure out how to put the ball where it needs to be on every pass, instead of being a bubble boy, he'd be a top ten passer. Newton won't get to show off full abilities until Tuesday when the team puts on the pads.

Like with Jones, Newton had to deal with Agholor who although looked like a number one, had the case of the drops. One has to wonder if Newton will put in a word with Bill for his former receiver Kelvin Benjamin who got released by the Giants. I know everyone wants Tate but there's already chemistry between the two.