As far as Cam Newton goes, he needs to not decline anymore, that's the first thing he needs to do. The Patriots re-signed Newton and named him the early starter. That means that they are okay with his accuracy issues from 2020. So the only other things Newton needs to do is Newton needs to do is game manage and not turn the ball over. His combined turnovers are surely to be higher than the Patriots like but not enough cause for concern to keep him from re-signing.
So what about Big Mac? Well Jones needs to continue to show improvement in all areas. Jones needs to show that he's a better game manager with a better grasp of what the Patriots wanna do and ability to move the offense downfield better than Newton. Jones is not only going to have to show he has better command of the offense but Jones is going to have to put pressure on Newton and cause him to lose focus. Jones is going to have to show Belichick that a rookie is the best person suited to lead his offense.
Between the two quarterbacks, Newton is likely to start. I don't like it because he can't kill a defense with paper cuts but there's a high percentage chance that it's the case. That doesn't mean that Jones cannot start week one, nor that Newton can't get beat out and cut while one or both the other guys back up Jones. The odds are just not in the favor.
Now there are still a lot of possibilities to what happens with the quarterback depth chart and the probabilities of each scenario varies. All we can do is wait and keep our fingers crossed that the play from the Patriots quarterback position is better in 2021. Otherwise like last season, the production of the supporting cast is going to be extremely hindered.
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