Posted on 09/05/2021 8:44:58 AM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
So how did Mac Jones beat out Cam Newton? A former Patriots mainstay claims that Mac Jones showed a much greater mastery of the offense.
Linebacker Rob Ninkovich recently claimed that the rookie knew the offense so well that he was helping Newton learn the playbook.Jones was having fewer “mental errors,” per Ninkovich, along with a better understanding of the offense. Ninkovich also pointed out that Newton did not run the no-huddle offense or two-minute drill during the preseason.
Fewer than two weeks ago, however, Newton was the starter — according to coach Bill Belichick. Jones took charge after Newton missed five days due to a COVID “misunderstanding.” Maybe Jones would have supplanted Newton sooner or later. Newton’s absence surely helped it happen sooner.
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People who are angry over the Kapernick/flag stuff need not reply.
Now the CRT crowd-That's different. Heh heh.
The ‘misunderstanding’ goes back to the fumble(super bowl) he treated like a hot potato.
Maybe he laughed when lanes was brought up.
Or maybe it was routes.
At least he didn’t pull a Michael Vick. 10 years of fashion shows whenever he met with the media. Great ability and pretty boy looks. Kinda reminds me of the Kenyan but Barak was a winner. Newton/Newsom-birds of a feather?
The coach did not want a divided locker room and got rid of Newton.
“Jones took charge after Newton missed five days due to a COVID “misunderstanding.””
Wally Pipp, v2
*If the NFL hadn’t died in my eyes about 18 months ago I might care about this.*
People who are angry over the Kapernick/flag stuff need not reply.(See post#1).
*Wally Pipp, v2* No room for QB’s not on the same page.
Could be all the hats, hairstyles, and outfits he wears finally got the best of him...LOL
Did Cam “borrow” Mac’s Laptop?
Clearly, you missed the salient point.
Looks like Bama beat Auburn again.
Yes. Black QBs are one-dimensional. They are not pure pocket QBs.
The only exception is Warren Moon.
Cam Newton was a great QB, but he was never the same after the Super Bowl he was in. Never see anything like it really.
Take a good look at Cam. Suspect this gifted athlete spends much of his free time high on marijuana. Even if he is studying the playbook , doubt he is remembering much.He is aging. He can’t get by on his athleticism alone.
Newton had Covid, so he had natural immunity which is much better than the vaccination. However the NFL was still pushing him to be vaccinated.
What is frustrating is the press does not pursue this angle even in a case where racism could be alleged. Maintaining the vaccination narrative is more important than a possible racism narrative to the MSM which speaks volumes.
No, v3. Brady was V2 in 2001.
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