Conditions for Cam Newton’s Patriots Return Reportedly Discussed

It has recently been reported that the conditions for Cam Newton return to the New England Patriots have been discussed. The Patriots are coming off an ugly loss the to the New Orleans Saints in week 3 of the NFL season. Rookie QB Mac Jones has been less than stellar and some people are wondering if it is time to give Cam Newton a call. Well, let’s wait on that for now.

Jason LaCanfora gave some insight on whether or not this might be something the Patriots are interested in pursuing.

“He wasn’t the starting quarterback, and he wasn’t available for a critical period of time and they made the decision that they think is best for their football team. I also don’t think it’s out of the realm of possibility that Cam Newton is back there in some capacity at some point and time. Based on what Belichick’s seeing out of the team, based on what he’s seeing out of the quarterback. Obviously based on any potential injury situations. I think Bill Belichick still thinks very highly of Cam Newton and there’s a lot of things about Cam Newton that he likes, but they’re going to run their offense in a different way, with a quarterback with some different skill sets at this stage.”

Conditions for Cam Newton’s Patriots Return Reportedly Discussed

It is an interesting scenario but not one that is likely to happen. Bill Belichick was not happy after the game, however. It was clear that there are changes that need to be made going forward in the season.

“Give the Saints credit today,” Belichick told reporters. “They were certainly the better team.”

“We had some chances, but in the end we just couldn’t get it done,” said Belichick. “It’s disappointing, but there’s no magic sauce here. Just have to go back to work and do better.”

“Today, we were just inconsistent in every area,” Belichick explained. “So we’ve got to just do a better job. [We’ll] go back and look at the film, make some corrections. Obviously, New Orleans is a good defense, but we’ve got to move the ball better than we did today. Play better defense, play better in the kicking game.”

“When you’re behind and you have to throw every down, that’s never a good position to be in,” Belichick said of New England’s altered offensive game plan. “We don’t ever want to be in that situation.”

“Well obviously they’re a good team,” Belichick offered. “Right now we’re just focused on New Orleans, looking at the film and make corrections on that. Then we’ll move on.”