Cam Newton Reveals The Lesson He Learned From Patriots’ Losing Streak

The New England Patriots signed Cam Newton to a one-year deal and he was brilliant at the beginning of the 2020 season. However, the 2015 NFL MVP struggled on the field following his COVID-19 test. New England lost three straight games and the situation doesn’t look good at all. Of course, Newton isn’t the only one to be blamed for the failure. It’s on everyone. But, NFL fans and analysts like to pick a name and blame that person for everything. This time the blame is on Newton. Cam Newton can’t be blamed for the losing streak.

The veteran quarterback is well aware of this. In a recent video conference, Newton talked about the lessons he has learned in the past few weeks. He had a positive coronavirus test, five interceptions and three straight losses in this period.

It’s time to stop the nonsense.

“Losing is not acceptable in this locker room, in this county, in this state, in this area, in this region,” Newton said. “So, Cameron Newton, you need to pick your expletive up. That’s what I’ve learned.”

Cam Newton to break the losing streak

Newton has started five contests for the Patriots and surpassed 175 passign yards in one of them. According to his numbers, Newton ranks 30^th in passer rating, 31^st in interception ract, 29^th in QBR and 23^rd in Pro Football Focus’ player grades. This puts him between Derek Carr and Mitchell Trubisky.

Newton’s problems have been more mental than physical. He tried really hard to make plays and didn’t really focus on reading the defense. Some of his interceptions happened on off-target passes to covered wide receivers.

“The thing for me is this offense is so advanced and so schematically driven by a specific reaction of what the defense is doing,” Newton said, “and I just have to be accessible to understanding the play-caller’s purpose and be able to execute at hand, whether we went over it or not. Josh (McDaniels) does a great job with game-planning, and these last two games, it’s been one (play) after another that I’ve been thinking more than playing or reacting — what I pride myself on doing.”