Josh McDaniels confident Mac Jones will succeed

In the wake of Josh McDaniels' departure to Las Vegas, there have been a lot of concerns over the makeup of the Patriots coaching staff and how that might affect Mac Jones. Don't count McDaniels among those losing sleep.

Sure, Jones is no longer one of McDaniels' chief concerns now that the erstwhile offensive coordinator is putting together his own team in the desert, but he sounded more than comfortable singing Jones' praises when he met with the media on Wednesday at the Combine.

"Mac's a great kid," McDaniels said. "He works extremely hard. I was really fortunate to have a chance to coach him. The people who touched Mac Jones prior to him coming to New England deserve a tremendous amount…