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Patriots cut Cam Newton + NFC Win Totals

Chris Simms Unbuttoned

Chris Simms

Sports, Football

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 1 September 2021

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

As the Patriots cut Cam Newton, Chris tells the story of the time he was a potential backup for Bill Belichick. (5:45) #AskMeAnything: Is Andy Reid building a running O-line? How did Sam Darnold look in the preseason? (11:05) GUEST: Big Phil: Papa Simms returns to give his outlook for Mac Jones. And can Trey Lance fix his throwing this season? (45:25) Win Total Over/Unders: NFC East (56:55) Win Total Over/Unders: NFC North (1:02:35) Win Total Over/Unders: NFC South (1:10:20) Win Total Over/Unders: NFC West

Transcript

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0:00.0

Okay, Thursday he opened up my eyes where he just said I have no time table in the decision

0:08.6

It was the first time he recognized there was a decision. He kind of had cam cam cam cam cam

0:13.2

And now all of a sudden it was like no there's actually he's thinking about something here

0:18.2

Oh, he was thinking about something all right. Yep. That's right. Cam opened the door with messing up mandates for COVID

0:25.7

Mac Jones took advantage of it. I don't know where it went from there. Listen

0:29.1

I did not think the New England Patriots would have the guts to start the rookie week one

0:32.6

It's just it's usually not in their DNA

0:34.6

But Mac Jones certainly I think it's played well enough to give them the confidence or give me the comments to go

0:39.1

Hey, it's gonna be fine. I'm not worried about that. I just didn't think they would do it

0:42.7

I am that I didn't think about the element if they did do that right that they might not keep cam

0:47.8

Yeah, that's the one part of it where I'm like damn

0:50.2

Why didn't I think of that part because I know how much they are it anybody listens to the potter the

0:54.2

PFT show

0:55.4

They're so into framing the team around the starting quarterback. They don't want

0:59.9

You know

1:00.9

That chatter in the locker room about oh that guy look good today or the media questions or anything like that

1:06.2

So I'm I'm pissed that I didn't think of that angle

1:08.6

But nonetheless that was the shocker of preseason to this point good to see you by the way

1:12.9

Hey, you're Paul Burmester. I'm Chris Sims and this is Chris Sims. I'm button. Well welcome to the show

1:17.9

The initial shock that I think we all had and I had it too

1:21.0

Five minutes later. I had that similar kind of feeling Chris. I was like, why didn't I see this coming? Yeah, of course

1:27.0

Yeah, he outplayed him

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