Even though the Patriots are 6-7 on the year, don't say Cam Newton and the team haven't practiced hard.
Appearing on The Greg Hill Show Monday, the Patriots quarterback acknowledged he hasn't practiced this hard in his entire life.
“I do not want the thought or the theory to think that there hasn’t been this must-win attitude since Week 6," he said. "And yeah, we’re coming up short. We did things we know we shouldn’t have done, but you still cannot negate the fact that guys are busting their tails with preparation week-in and week-out and doing things [above] and beyond. We’re just not getting the results that we’re needing. And that’s life. What happens when you study so hard for an exam and you don’t get the grade that you’re searching for? Or XYZ.
“My practice habits this year have been more intensified than any other time in my life. I have been playing this game since I was six, seven years old and I have never cared about practice as much as I’ve cared about practice since I’ve been in New England. You can’t say just because you don’t practice good and you don’t play good because that hasn’t been the case. My practice habits have increased from watching film, to caring about each and every rep, to working out, taking on the things you have to do on and off the field from nutrition, to rehab and everything else.
"For our record to be 6-7 right now, yeah it’s extremely frustrating, but with three games left in the fold, what am I going to stop my preparation? No, if anything else you’re going to try to do other things to try and find ways to grit and grind and win out. What I do know about this franchise and this city and the expectation, that’s the way you do it. You have to just find ways to win and that is what we’re going to try and do.”
