Cam Newton was not the savior; 2 rookies look like draft steals: 10 things we learned about 2020 Patriots
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
Posted Jan 10, 2021
Here are 10 things we learned from the 2020 season. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images)Getty Images
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That’s not a good thing.
After a 16-game COVID-mottled miasma of a schedule, the Patriots emerged at 7-9, showing flashes of excellence and long, frustrating stretches of ineptitude.
What exactly was this team? Let’s take a look at the things we learned about them:
1. Cam Newton was not the savior on the field, but he was a good leader off of it
trillion dollars from the budget admitted defeat yesterday and now republicans and democrats are pointing fingers across the aisle. meanwhile, president obama is doubling down on promise consequences, saying he ll veto any effort to bypass automatic spending cuts triggered by the supercommittee s collapse. nbc s steve handelsman reports. reporter: it ended with a whimper at a mostly empty u.s. capitol. in a statement the supercommittee co-chair said, we are deeply disappointed that it will not be possible to make any bipartisan agreement. president obama blamed republicans. they continue to insist on protecting the $100 billion worth of tax cuts for the wealthiest 2% of americans at any cost. even if it means reducing the deficit with deep cuts to things like education and medical research. even if it means deep cuts in medicare. reporter: republicans blamed him. what has the president done? now and then he phones in. you can t be e.t. you actually have to lead. rep