Rob Ninkovich: Mac Jones was helping Cam Newton learn Patriots playbook

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Maybe this is one of the reasons why Cam Newton was ultimately released.

According to Rob Ninkovich speaking on The Dan and Ninko podcast, Mac Jones was helping Newton learn the offense.

"From everything that I understand now, Mac was basically helping Cam learn the playbook," he said. "So, imagine that. Learn that. Learn that right now. Absorb it. Learn it. Because Mac was having less M.E.’s — mental errors, that is what M.E. is in football, mental errors. He was having less mental errors in having a better understanding of the offense. We didn’t see Cam run any two-minute. We didn’t see him run any no-huddle. … You have to run no-huddle. That’s vital."

If this is true, it's pretty impressive that Jones, who only had a few months with the offense compared to a year-plus with Newton, had a better understanding than the veteran.

Newton was released Tuesday, which means Jones will be the starter Week 1.

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