COMMENTARY
For months — if not all the way back to April’s draft, then at least to the start of training camp — the conversation around the Patriots has centered on one position: the quarterback.
But five games into the Mac Jones era, that domineering discussion looks like it has merely distracted most of New England’s collective focus from the real problems that plague their Patriots.
Jones, by and large, has been fine. He’s handled his duties about as well as can be expected, and the fact he’s at the helm of a losing team isn’t the fault of the rookie.