Just before 9 a.m. Tuesday, Bill Belichick was asked to characterize the training camp and preseason play of quarterback Cam Newton.
“Definitely moving in the right direction,” Belichick said.
A little more than an hour later, Newton was cut from the New England Patriots, immediately elevating first-round draft pick Mac Jones into a Day 1 starter in Foxborough.
The right direction turned out to be off the team.
Belichick isn't messing around. He never is, of course. There is never a hesitation when it comes to decisions that need to be made.