The Patriots evened their record at 4-4 by beating the Jets with Bill Belichick passing George Halas with his 325th career victory as a head coach, moving into second place all time. But after the game and into Monday, Belichick went out of his way to praise QB Mac Jones.
Why does this matter? After a sloppy handling of the QB situation a week ago, it was important for Belichick to lay out a plan moving forward. And that involves getting behind their 2nd-year QB. He isn’t immune to being replaced down the road, but right now and for the foreseeable future, Jones is the starting QB.