Cam Newton released by Patriots

[JD10367]

Cam was an insurance policy. Now that they’ve seen enough of Jones to like him (every preseason drive he led turned into points), when you add:

- Cam’s unvaccinated state and protocol “misstep”
- Injury possibility as a running QB
- Distraction
- Totally different style of play making it hard to build a team around both
- Age
- Ceiling

It was shocking an hour ago but makes more and more sense.

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by JD10367

Cam was an insurance policy. Now that they’ve seen enough of Jones to like him (every preseason drive he led turned into points), when you add:

Exactly.

If Jones just clearly couldn't play yet, then the twin-tight, possession WR offense they put together in the off-season could be massaged to fit Newton over 17 games. They could've asked those guys to be physical and work with a strict ground/pound system.

But when it was clear that Jones could play, they saw that they may be able to pivot to the style they played when Gronk/Hernandez were there and they had those underneath options out wide. Obviously not to the same extreme as they did with Brady, but they could use that baseline.

If they HAD to go with Newton, they could've made it work. But once it became apparent that they didn't have to, there was no need to retain him.

[Rainbarrel]

Originally Posted by JD10367

Cam was an insurance policy. Now that they’ve seen enough of Jones to like him (every preseason drive he led turned into points), when you add:

- Cam’s unvaccinated state and protocol “misstep”
- Injury possibility as a running QB
- Distraction
- Totally different style of play making it hard to build a team around both
- Age
- Ceiling

It was shocking an hour ago but makes more and more sense.

Fortunately for the AFC West. The General sells insurance, he does not buy it.

[chiefzilla1501]

Has he signed with bishop sycamore yet?