Cam Newton is still the starter for the Panthers according to Coach Mike Ruhle.
That's all the matters for Cam who is trying to keep his career alive. Newton got pulled in the team's loss after going only 5 /21 for 92 yards and two interceptions.
It's good that they have their bye week. Cam said he needs to study the play book.
This is a great opportunity for him to secure his future with a team.
The NFL these days is so different now, especially with parents of players taking to social media to voice their criticism.
Odell Beckham's father gave his thoughts about the Browns limiting his son with their play calls on offense. The team ended up releasing him shortly after.
Now we are hearing from Kareem Hunt's father about Baker Mayfield not throwing the ball enough.
Players are expected to avoid the noise, but comments from parents don't help.
The Pats beat the Titans 36-13 today to increase their record to 8-4. Their next game is a crucial one against the Bills on MNF.
Both teams need the win very badly in their battle for the AFC East. Neither wants to be the Wild Card.
With five games remaining, they need to go 2-3 to beat the Las Vegas "over line" of 9.5 wins for the season.
It's hard to define success on the college level. Some fans and alumni are never happy even when they have a Bowl game.
Teams get there with records of 8-4 and 7-5. Eventually there is grumbling about the quality of the game.
It finally happened for Skip Holtz who was fired after nine seasons at Louisiana Tech.
In the end, the seven consecutive bowl appearances were not enough to keep everyone happy. The games were often meaningless ones made for television.
He will take his 64-49 record at Tech and move on.
Titans Coach Mike Vrabel has tried to convince the media that Sunday's game is not about him and Coach Belichick. The media continues to stir the story line given the connection between the two.
It makes for interesting discussion, but the players still need to do their part. We shall see on Sunday.
Today was a big day in the lives of seniors who play high school football.
For most of them, it will be the last organized game they ever play. Only a small fraction play in college or a semi-pro team.
It has been a journey for each of them. Some have played since they were quite young. Others started later.
In the end, they were all on the same team trying to achieve a common goal of winning a game.
They will never have it again.
UMass travels to play New Mexico State on Saturday. A pair of 1-10 teams with nothing to show for the season.
It's been a rough year for the Minuteman program, but they move forward.
They are still getting 6.5 points which is always nice. The over/under is 59.
One guarantee is that they will be 2-10 or 1-11 for the season.
Now that the Pats are 7-4, we are seeing people jumping onto the band wagon again. These are the same ones who gave them no chance of making the playoffs before the start of the season.
It happens all the time. They are fair weather fans. They will be the first to abandon the team when things don't live up to their expectations.
The Pats are looking good at 7-4, but wins are never guaranteed. They have a great collection of players that have come a long way since they were 2-4.
DB J.C. Jackson is having a great season with six interceptions. That goes with the 22 in his 4th season where he can become a free agent in March.
How much is the team willing to pay? There are teams out there that will open their check book and spend out of control.
This will be an interesting case of what happens to a young player who prices himself out of the team's market.
Things change week to week, but the Pats are on top in the AFC East at 7-4. The Bills lost to fall to 6-4.
The plot will change each week throughout the league, but this weekend was bad for a few teams.
The same thing will happen next week.
UMass lost 33-17 to Army to extend their losing record to 1-10 on the season. The Minutemen played a very competitive game and narrowed it to a two point deficit in the fourth quarter.
They beat the guys in Vegas who set the line at 37 points, with an over/under of 56. They close their season next week at New Mexico State. They still have a chance to beat the odds of 1.5 wins on the season.
There are so many candidates from the Belichick era worthy of the team's Hall of Fame. Unfortunately, many others get overlooked from the time before Robert Kraft bought the team.
TE Ben Coates entered many years ago, but his accomplishments don't even get any consideration from the Hall of Fame in Canton. He played for the Pats from 1991-1999 before spending his final season with the Ravens.
When he retired, he was fourth among tight ends for all-time receptions with 499 for 5,555 yards and 50 TD's. At the time, he trailed Ozzie Newsome, Shannon Sharpe and Kellen Winslow who are all enshrined in Canton.
He had five Pro Bowl selections and was All-Pro twice. In spite of his accomplishments, he has never been a finalist because of his numbers.
His only chance might be the Veteran's Committee down the road.
As Week 11 of the NFL begins, only five teams are basically out of the contention for making the playoffs.
At this point seven or eight losses is a tall hill to climb. That includes the Jets, Dolphins, Jaguars and Texans in the AFC, while the Lions with eight losses is out of it in the NFC.
After this weekend, a few more will be added to the list.
The Pats are on a four game winning streak to raise their record to 6-4. They face a critical test on TNF against the Falcons.
With seven games to go, they have a chance to make the playoffs and beat the Vegas line of wins for the season set at 9.5
They need to go 4-3 the rest of the way. It remains to be seen.
RB LaVeon Bell was released today by the Ravens after not having an impact on the offense.
It's the latest chapter in the career of a player who left a lot of money on the table with the Steelers. Things didn't work out with the Jets before he had a chance to be with the Chiefs when they won the Super Bowl.
Some team will pick him up because he had great accomplishments in the past.
What is his future in the NFL at 29 and limited production in recent years?
Now that more than half of the NFL season has passed, we can get a better look on how various first round draft picks have worked out.
Pats QB Mac Jones was the fifth QB selected, but has a great chance of winning Offensive Rookie of the Year.
He already has five games with a passer rating of greater than 100. Trevor Lawrence and Zach Wilson, the first and second overall picks, each have one while Trey Lance and Justin Fields have not reached that mark.
This type of stuff happens annually. It's just another example of how inexact the draft really has become.
Cam Newton got on the field today for two plays with the Panthers that produced a running TD by him and one thrown.
His 2 yard TD run was the 71st score of his career, an NFL record for quarterbacks.
He later threw a short pass for another one which helped the Panthers beat the Cardinals 34-10.
UMass continued its disaster of a season today when they lost 35-10 to Maine at home to fall to 1-9.
The Minutemen jumped off to an early 10-0 lead, but it was all downhill from there.
With two games left, they face Army and New Mexico State on the road.
Las Vegas oddsmakers set their win total at 1.5 this season. It might be impossible to get that second win.
The Odell Beckham Jr drama is over for now after he signed a one-year deal with the Rams. We will never know how serious the Pats were, but it's over for now.
What type of impact will he have on the team? Will it be a positive one?
It's good to see that Cam Newton signed a one-year deal with the Panthers. He can go back to the place where it all started when he was the #1 overall pick in 2011.
He has $4.5 million guaranteed and can earn up to $10 million. More importantly, he has a chance to start with Sam Darnold being out for a few weeks.
This is probably the best opportunity for him to showcase his talent for 2022 and beyond.
Deion Sanders has made a positive impact as head coach at Jackson State. His team is 5-1 this season and looking good. He has a 9-4 record as a coach.
There are already rumors of him being a candidate for the vacancy at TCU. It would be a big leap to a major program, but he appears ready to take that step.
He has really helped the Jackson program. Would he feel comfortable handing it off to someone else?
Fenway Park in Boston is a great place to watch a baseball game, but not other sports. The Pats played there back in the 1960's.
In recent years, they have hosted NHL outdoor games as well as high school and college football.
Four local high school teams will be playing there in the next two weeks. I'm sure it's a thrill for the players, coaches, families and the schools.
A few years ago, I saw UMass play one of their games. Our seats were horrible and located in the corner of the end zone. We ended up moving to some better seats that were empty.
It's a novelty and a lifetime memory to play a game there. It's just not a good place to watch one.
Odell Beckham Jr will know where he stands by Tuesday afternoon at 4pm. If no team claims him off waivers, he will become a free agent and can sign with any team.
It's hard to gauge the interest in a very talented player who comes with a lot of baggage.
Will he ever find a team that he can work with to utilize his talents and make him happy to play?
When Saints QB Jameis Winston suffered a season ending knee injury against the Bucs, many thought that Cam Newton would ride to the rescue. It looked like his best opportunity.
However, the Saints have Trevor Siemian and Tayson Hill. Coach Sean Payton appears to be ready to go with them.
Cam will continue to sit and wait for a call that might never happen.
Things have not worked out well for WR Odell Beckham Jr and the Cleveland Browns. He is having his worst season with 17 catches for 232 yards and no TD's.
A fan posted a video of his analysis of some of Beckham's plays when he was open, but QB Baker Mayfield chose not to throw to him.
Beckham's father got involved when he reposted the video to his Instagram account. He made a vague claim that his son was being avoided in the game plan.
Whatever is happening should not be a situation where a player's parent gets involved. This sounds too similar to Tom Brady's father who was always willing to talk to the Boston media.
Will the Jets have a quarterback controversy once Zach Wilson returns in two weeks from an injury?
Mike White lead them to a thrilling 34-31 win over the Bengals while throwing for 405 yards and three TD's.
It was the most yards by a Jets quarterback since 2000, while White was only the second QB to throw for 4,000 yards in his first start. The other was Cam Newton.
White has been signed and waived by the Jets 11 times since 2019, but will start against the Colts on Thursday night.
They have a $35 million commitment to Zach Wilson, the overall #2 draft pick this year, but Coach Robert Saleh knows he must win now as his job is on the line.
