The season hasn't even started it, and there’s already plenty of talk about how Cam Newton will perform with the New England Patriots. Norv Turner, who was the Carolina Panthers offensive coordinator in 2018, believes Newton will thrive with the Patriots, despite all the injury concerns.
During a recent appearance on SiriusXM NFL Radio, Turner said that the Panthers offense in 2018 is very similar to what Patriots are doing now, so he believes Newton will have no problem adjusting with the team.
“With (running back) Christian (McCaffrey), with (receiver) D.J. Moore, with (tight end) Greg Olsen, we were doing things that were pretty much being done by a lot of teams in the league — the high-percentage things, the crossing routes, getting receivers on the run, the option routes with Christian, which are things that are things that are very similar to what New England does and which a lot of people do in the league. It’s just how you package it and who you do it with. So I’m sure they looked at those things.”
Furthermore, Turner also said that Newton played phenomenal through the first 10 games of the 2018 season; however, a shoulder injury caused his season to go downhill. So Turner believes the Patriots will take a broad look at how they can prevent that from happening.
“Through a 10-game stretch (in 2018), his numbers were awfully good, and he was playing at a high level,” Turner said Thursday during an appearance on SirusXM NFL Radio. “I think the shoulder was an issue (later on), and it kept him from doing the things (near) the end of the season that he’d been doing. So I’m sure they looked at the things he’d been doing that were similar to what they do.
Nevertheless, many teams passed on Newton while he was a free agent, so he'll certainly have something to prove this upcoming season.
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