Friday Headlines: Why is Cam Newton no longer a Patriot?
Nykki-Nike joins the show to make sense of the Patriot’s cut day including the departure of Cam Newton;
Will Mac Jones be a top 15 QB this season?
Stephon Gilmore to the PUP
Surprise Roster cuts for the Pats
The Red Sox won a good game as dead men walking.
Plus Ben Simmons is a California girl and Dr. Big Mac’s nads.
Cold Open
Welcome
White Birch
HEADLINES
Mac Jones Era begins
*Cam Newton cut
- Why?
Did Mac win the job on Merit?
Did the Covid misunderstanding play a part?
Would be the starter if he was vaccinated?
When did Bill know he was making the change?
- Why did Cam start the last preseason game?
- Was Belichick's hand forced to go to Mac? Or was this Bill's choice.
- Did they do Cam dirty? NO.
- Reports are the Pats did not give Cam the option to stay/
- Why? Do you believe it? Hand shake deal with him and Bill to let him go?
- Did Bill know Cam wouldnt work as a back up (Covid Ego, etc.) and made a clean cut?
- Send a message to the team. No one is safe.
* My thought on this is Bill actually wanted to see as much of Mac as he could and make him own it and the kid won him over. The covid shit with Cam made it easy.
- Cam shot himself in his own foot being Cam Newton. I'm sure we'll hear all about it on what ever production he's working on instead of playing football.
* How relieved is Josh McDaniels. And every WR trying to catch TDs. Everybody in NE is excited except dough boy. N'Keal Harry made this team because he got hurt.
*What do we expect of Mac and the team with him as the starter
- Will this team be better or worse with Mac starting the season rather than Cam?
* it better be fucking better.
Justin Herbert
98.3 rating (14th)
31 TDs (10th)
10 Int (15th)
66% comp (15th)
Can Mac do that? If he does, do the Patriots win the division? Make the playoffs?
Did they leave themselves thin at QB?
- Hoyer will be in the building QB3
- Stidham? PUP
- Picked up the Navy kid - Malcolm Perry who was listed as a WR/RB for Miami
* Do they need to trade for a veteran back up
*Stephon Gilmore PUP
- Sit in for Gilmore. Out 6 weeks. 3 week practice. Can come back in any of the 5 weeks after that.
* Huge blow for the Pats. Top 3-5 defense hopes went to top 10.
- Is this a mistake by either side?
* I think they both came to an agreement to play 1/2 the season. Doesnt feel like there is bad blood.
- They don't need him in the 1st half of the season for wins.
QBs they face
Tua
Rookie
Jameis
Brady ouch
Whatever bag of shit the Texans throw out there
Dak
Rookie - wilson
Herbert - rookieish
I'm seeing ghosts
week 9 it gets tough
Baker
Matt Ryan?
Tannehill
Josh allen
Wentz?
Josh Allen
end with
rookie - Lawrence
Tua
JC Jackson needs to step up.
Belichick needs to turn on the genius hat and cover up that 2nd CB spot with scheme because they blow over there.
Depth chart
JC Jackson. Jonathan Jones Shaun Wade
Jalen Mills. Joe Juan Williams. Stephon Gilmore.
- What undrafted guy will step up?
Michale Jackson hee hee. Shaun Wade. Dee Virgin. - All cut BTW
* Any other surprise cuts?
Myles Bryant
Nick Folk
Keeping 9 OL was surprising - Traded for Yasir durant
*Red Sox get a nice Win
Chris sale 6innings 2 ER 3 Ks 2 BB. Just the HR not a terrible pitch. High and away.
- First real competition. Looked good.
* The team does play more inspired with him on the mound. Good for Sale. Fucking stupid and pathetic for the rest of the professionals on the team.
3rd inning Tuesday night was pathetic.
COVID has crushed the Red Sox - 7 players positive. Bogaerts quarantining in his hotel.
* Chaim Bloom "it pains me" everyone is not vaccinated.
Red Sox 1 or 7 teams not to hit 85% threshhold.
- is this why MLB wont postpone their games? YEP.
Reap what you sow. Sorry.
- break Rays 9 game winning streak (2 vs you)
- Vazquez big HR
- Whitlock 2 gutsy innings
- Jarren Durran huge clutch hit in the 9th for the lead
- Ottavino may be your new closer - Barnes Covid and has sucked.
Sox still on track for my path. Got the 1 win vs Rays.
2 game sup on A's. 2 back of Yanks
Erod tonight
* Ben Simmons demands trade. Only to California
- Most overrated player in recent memory.
- gutless.
76ers will never get close to what they want. At most 2 1st rounds because someone will get stupid.
- Kings have said they wont include Fox or Haliburton
- If Kings got Hield would they be better?
- yes. He can shoot. Salary cap room
* Embid Tweets are pathetic and so Embid. The 76ers are dead.
- Good for the Celtics?
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