New England ended the game with only 11 first downs and a mere 201 net yards of offense (compared to the Bills’ 31 first downs and 474 yards). We just didn’t execute the passing game well and they played well defensively with their pressure, and they covered well. “Protection, dropped balls, just a lack of good execution. The quarterback spot and lackluster statistical play by both Newton and Stidham is an easy starting point for debate, but Belichick noted that the problems were more complex than just one player or position. Likewise, New England continued to look uninspiring with the offense in particular remaining a major problem. The Bills, who earned their first AFC East title since the mid-1990s last week to end the Patriots’ 11-year streak of winning the division, played some impressive football in all three phases. They just did a better job than we did and deserved to win.”
Certainly, they were the better team tonight,” he said during his postgame media conference call.” They were better than we were in all phases of the game - offense, defense, special teams, playing coaching, fundamentals. “We didn’t play as well as we’re capable of, and Buffalo played well. For head coach Bill Belichick it was easy to see why the game ended up in as lopsided a fashion as it did. The change at quarterback did not result in a change of fortunes for the Patriots and they ultimately ended up losing with a final score of 38-9. Along the way, the unit saw another change at the quarterback position: starter Cam Newton was benched in favor of backup Jarrett Stidham midway through the fourth quarter and with the contest already out of hand. I don't care what quarterback you're talking about, there's always work to be done.The New England Patriots had a bad offensive outing in Week 15 against the Buffalo Bills and ended up scoring only nine points on the day. And there's always work to be done in that area. And now we're working on refining the precision, the details, and I always talk to the quarterbacks about trying to master the operation and the things we need them to do. He has a different grasp of the offense, a different understanding of the terminology. He worked his butt off last year to do it, and then he came back certainly this year at a much different position. Even the rookies that get drafted, they get information prior to the end of the spring. I honestly can't remember another time in my career where we've had a player that has done that.
"He was certainly at a point when he got here that was a unique situation, having really no experience and exposure to our system prior to training camp starting. "He's worked really hard, and he worked hard all year last year," Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels told reporters Thursday when asked about Newton's development, via.
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As he prepares for his second year in the system, the 32-year-old not only has a year's worth of experience within the Patriots offense to lean on, but he also has a full offseason of preparation to build off of. While he was able to make plays with his legs (12 rushing touchdowns), he struggled to get into a week-to-week rhythm in the passing game and the offense as a whole had its ceiling diminished partially due to those deficiencies.įast forward to this offseason and it's a much different circumstance for Newton. Arriving to New England so late in the process immediately created an uphill battle for Newton to cram in as much knowledge of the team's complex offense as he could before he was thrust into the starting spot out of the gate in Week 1.Īs one may expect, the road was a bit bumpy for Newton during his first season under Bill Belichick. The former league MVP remained on the free-agent market until early July when he inked a one-year deal with the Patriots. Cam Newton didn't have the easiest go of it in Foxborough in 2020.
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