If you’ve been looking for a reason to blame someone for Mac Jones’ tenure with the New England Patriots not going to plan, you’ve got it.
The Patriots, or at least those who used to be in charge, seemingly never were totally sold on him in the first place. That’s what we’ve been led to believe, anyway, with a recent report stating New England considered replacing him prior to the season.
Let’s unpack that.
In his feature on the turmoil inside New England during Bill Belichick’s final season, Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer on Thursday dropped a little nugget about two quarterbacks the Patriots supposedly considered over Jones.