Our Tom E. Curran doesn’t see much of a debate as to who should be the starting quarterback for the Patriots. With Mac Jones set to return, it’s time for the Patriots to keep rolling on Monday night.
with brand new coaches, an onslaught of ideas, offensive line upheaval and a newly-hatched desire to throw it downfield more often? That he took a physical beating which left him unable to meet the media after two starts and a mental beating that came with being the face of an offense that mostly spun its wheels until the Ravens game?said this at the start of camp when discussing Jones’ offseason?
"I think Mac’s done a great job," Belichick said in late July."He’s worked extremely hard. He’s got a tremendous work ethic in all areas. I think there’s a dramatic improvement. His physical work and conditioning, working on his mechanics, working on his footwork, working on his understanding of our offense, of opponent defenses, of situations. All those things. ... He’s made tremendous strides.
Jones isn’t worse. Bill wasn’t lying. And Bailey Zappe’s not better than Mac Jones. What Zappe did -- through no fault of his own -- was to be in the right place at the right time. The offensive line’s played with more cohesion , the defense has been stellar and the Patriots opponents have been gettable.appe didn’t just stand there for 30 drives. He did plenty of good things. But the Patriots drastically changed their chuck-and-duck approach to a more stable one.