New England Patriots: Mac Jones’ passing accuracy is otherworldly
This space has been touting New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones’ passing accuracy for months (look, you have to get something right once in a while), but you’d better believe that it is otherworldly.
Once again, the Patriots under the Kraft/Belichick regime have stumbled (yes, luckily) again upon a Golden Fleece of NFL quarterbacks in rookie sensation, Mac Jones.
Look, this is not rocket science, folks. If this writer can spot it, anyone can who just pays attention. It was clear herein that after looking at Jones films, he was an anomaly. A star, a supernova.
If anyone had either Mr. Kraft’s or Belichick’s luck, we’d be down at Foxwoods playing the slots. But alas, not happening.
Yet anyone can see Jones is special no matter what the NFL analysts may say. He’s at 71.1 percent completions in his first five NFL games. That’s unheard of.
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Look, there are a thousand reasons why Mac Jones may not be the best quarterback in the NFL since Tom Brady. It’s true. But as this guy sees it, unless there is a train wreck, he may be.
One factor is internal. The young man thinks he can be. And not only that, he doesn’t seem to be at all in awe of Brady’s tall shadow.
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Jones made it pretty clear that he wanted to be drafted by the Patriots. Now, why would any young quarterback want to follow that guy?
The answer is they wouldn’t unless the following was accurate. Jones doesn’t think there is anything he can’t accomplish in the NFL.
He seems just as determined as Brady was, and may have a notion that he wants to break the Patriots’ all-time greatest’s records at New England, as well.
And that’s what may be going on here. The only things that can keep Jones from excelling are injury and the lack of a top supporting cast. This latter can’t be stressed enough.
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Give this young phenom time to throw and he’ll pick you apart. His porous offensive line hasn’t been a ton of help until last week against a rather poor Houston Texans team.
Yet, with four starters out, they did a nice job. Only one sack allowed is a good day’s work. How did Jones respond? He lit up the Texans with a 76.7 completion percentage.
Against the Bucs the previous week, when he outplayed Tom Brady himself, he raked their defense to the tune of 77.5 percent completions.
It’s incumbent on Mr. Robert Kraft to once again step in and “suggest” to head football honcho Bill Belichick that he does two things.
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First, shore up the offensive line with a solid tackle or two. Then go out and trade for a top receiver on a team that’s out of the race by week seven. Allen Robinson of Chicago would be just fine.
Couple those two moves with the evolution of the Patriots defense into a more cohesive side led by Matt Judon and bolstered by Jamie Collins, and they just might sneak into the playoffs.