Adam Gase, Jets React to Cam Newton’s Strong Performance

Adam Gase and his Jets have reacted to Cam Newton’s strong performance last night. The Patriots bounced back after several disappointing games. But their performance last night was not perfect. They still have several things to work on if they want to continue improving.

Bill Belichick talked about how the Patriots were trying to move on from the COVID situation to better things.

“So we’re certainly taking things day by day — probably hour by hour would be more accurate. We’ll just see how we progress and then as we find out more on our end, or if there are other things externally that we can’t control that, then we’ll deal with those as they come. That’s the way it’s been all year. I think our team and our players have done a good job of handling those adjustments, and we’ll continue to do that.”

Adam Gase, Jets React to Cam Newton’s Strong Performance

But it was a good game for Newton. He was so good in fact, that he drew some heavy praise from several Jets people.

“Cam Newton is a very, very, very good player,” New York defensive lineman Folorunso Fatukasi told reporters after the game. “We know the plans with the Patriots, you know, suit him. And one thing they do very well is execute the things that they do, so we knew we had to come in with the right plan to execute our jobs against them.

“Shoot, look, Cam is a very great player and his résumé speaks for itself. Anybody who watches his game, I believe they would agree. … He was a great opponent, and we have more great opponents that we’re going to have to play,” Fatukasi added. “… His name is going to be remembered for a long time. But that doesn’t mean we settle. We have to do more.”

“I think we were prepared for quarterback-designed runs,” Gase told reporters. “We weren’t sure if that would be what they were looking to do game-plan wise. Just ‘cause most teams, they change up how they run the ball against us a little bit. I don’t think they were looking to see how many hits he could take running the football.”

Pretty impressive, right?