Competing with Jones ESPN's Mike Reiss indicates that during the Patriots' first two full-pads practices, it "sometimes looks like the team is running separate attacks" when either Newton or first-rou... Impact With that in mind, Reiss notes that "the threat of Newton as a ball carrier with the read-option is prevalent -- and effective at times -- while Jones often looks like he's running the more traditional Patriots passing offense." To date, coach Bill Belichick has made it clear that that he views Newton as the team's current starter, though this is a situation that remains worth monitoring in the coming weeks, with Jones still having some time to gain ground on on his veteran counterpart in advance of Week 1.
AUGUST 8, 2021 • ROTOWIRE