Auburn coach Guz Malzahn has his own business to attend to in the upcoming soccer season, but he continues to keep a close eye on the impending New England Patriots quarterback competition between Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham.
Few people on the planet understand the dynamics of the game better than the man who trained them both in college and helped catapult their NFL careers.
Even if Tom Brady is not replaced, Malzahn is fully confident that the Patriots have at least two quarterbacks in the room capable of meeting the challenge and excelling.
“I think they could both handle that without any problem,” Malzahn said in a telephone interview, via The Boston Globe. “The thing about Cam is that you’re already talking about one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history. It has already been shown. With Jarrett, the fact that he was in the system for a year, that he learned from Tom, I know his mentality. You are ready to take care of yourself. Either one is ready, but Cam already has. They are both competitors now; the two are going to compete. It will be a good competition, but I really hope it is a really healthy quarterback room. If you’re New England, it’s a great situation. “
There was a time in the NFL when Newton looked like Brady’s successor in another jersey.
It was the unstoppable real-life video game cheat code that imposed its will on opposing defenses. But time is moving at a fast pace in the NFL, and those old glory days have already been buried and forgotten.
Newton, a former league MVP, landed with the Patriots on a one-year contract with a base salary of $ 1.05 million, a slap in the face as a wake-up call for a man some considered the best player in the league. Five years ago. .
Stidham definitely has an advantage after spending his rookie season in the Patriots system behind Brady, but Newton should be the favorite to win the starting job.
It is no coincidence that the team’s Super Bowl odds went from 25-1 to 20-1 after he signed.
“One thing I will guarantee is being extremely hungry and motivated,” said Malzahn. “It thrives on situations like that, and I’ve seen that look before. It will play very well, in my opinion.”
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