Now that the dust has settled on Cam Newton's departure from the New England Patriots, two major questions remain: why and what happens next for the 2015 NFL MVP.
As for the former question, one NFL personnel evaluator put it succinctly in a conversation with Jeremy Fowler of ESPN: "The tape doesn't lie. Cam just wasn't good."
The Patriots released Newton on Tuesday as a part of final roster cuts, handing the starting quarterback job to first-round pick Mac Jones. The Alabama product significantly outperformed Newton all preseason and took advantage of his time with the first team when Newton was forced to miss time because of a misunderstanding of COVID-19 protocols.