The Patriots went with Mac Jones as their starting quarterback this season and that means they have to balance the development of their first-round pick into a long-term answer at the position with trying to win games in the short term.
On Tuesday, offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels said that it is impossible to “give him everything that somebody else took five or six years to learn in four or five months.” As a result, McDaniels said that he wants to treat each day “as a teachable moment” for Jones.
That covers good days and bad days with last Sunday’s loss to the Saints falling into the latter category.