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Jets defensive coordinator admits Mac Jones is ‘way better than I wanted him to be’

Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones didn’t look like a player making his first career start last Sunday against the Dolphins, according to Jets defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich.

In preparing for this week’s matchup against the Patriots, Ulbrich shared how impressed he was with the way Jones played against Miami.

“He was way better than I wanted him to be,” Ulbrich told reporters Thursday. “You anticipate seeing a young inexperienced quarterback making young inexperienced quarterback type of decisions. I didn’t see a whole lot of that.”

In his first game, Jones was mostly clean with the ball.