When Cam Newton joined New England as a free agent this summer, many wondered how the QB would mesh with the Patriots’ offense.
It turns out those questions weren’t entirely unfounded, and quarterback coach Jedd Fisch and Newton himself have both acknowledged there’s been an adjustment period early this season as the Patriots have started with a 2-4 record.
“I think the fact when you have learning curves like I’m having now, or this team so to speak, you can kind of really go in-depth and see what the issue is,” Newton said. “But yet, I think the thing for me, this offense is so advanced and so schematically driven by a specific reaction of how the defense, or what the defense is doing, and I just have to be accessible to understanding the play-caller’s purpose and being able to execute at hand — whether we went over it or not.