Nick Wright has crafted his Mac Jones take and, context or evidence be damned, is sticking to it.
The FS1 talking head basically is of the belief that Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots don’t trust Jones, and that the team has won five straight games in spite of the rookie quarterback. Wright’s logic is rooted in New England’s tendency to forgo aggressive playcalling in third- and fourth-down scenarios in favor of more conservative approaches.
He beat this narrative into the ground throughout Thursday, beginning with this “First Things First” segment:
Wright kept it up as the Patriots marched to a 25-0 victory over Atlanta.