ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Mac Jones deserved better. Mac Jones also needed to be better.
Both statements felt true following the disappointing conclusion of the Patriots 2022 season Sunday. There’s no sugar coating this past year other than calling it a collective failure from Bill Belichick when it comes to developing his second-year quarterback.
Jones doesn’t get a free pass, but it’s hard to put all the failures of this year’s offense on the quarterback’s right arm. Sunday’s 35-23 loss to the Buffalo Bills was a good example. The defeat knocked the Patriots out of the playoffs with an ugly 8-9 record.