Newton has been awful for a couple years. Shoulder injuries haven’t helped. (There was some talk last year that he might retire). The best indicator of his health is that he’s running again.
It’s a little hard to play with swag when your bouncing passes.
Add that he’s on a new team with little to no offensive weapons around him, taking over for a legend and it’s not hard to see why he’s failing.
To take anecdotes such as the rower and suggest broader significance is foolish. There have been a slew of athletes that got Covid and did just fine.
Perhaps we should focus on Freddie Freeman. He had a very bad bout relatively early. Real sick. He’s a leading candidate for NL MVP. But of course, to do that would be positive. And it’s important to constantly dwell on the negative.
It’s a little hard to play with swag when your bouncing passes.
Add that he’s on a new team with little to no offensive weapons around him, taking over for a legend and it’s not hard to see why he’s failing.
To take anecdotes such as the rower and suggest broader significance is foolish. There have been a slew of athletes that got Covid and did just fine.
Perhaps we should focus on Freddie Freeman. He had a very bad bout relatively early. Real sick. He’s a leading candidate for NL MVP. But of course, to do that would be positive. And it’s important to constantly dwell on the negative.