Patriots: Did Mac Jones really need to watch Jets film right after Week 1 loss?
By Adam Weinrib
Based on the coverage to date, it was recently made illegal for a New England Patriots reporter to wonder aloud whether Mac Jones has done something wrong.
Instead, emphatically, you must pre-narrate his championship run as if he has stepped into the body of Tom Brady. Is what it is.
This week, though, a Mac Jones tidbit leaked out that finally made this reporter react viscerally, feeling the need to cry, “Enough is enough.”
Jones is an extremely promising rookie quarterback who seems wise beyond his years. He appears to be a dedicated teammate. He seems to have the exact level of humility demanded by the Boston fan base, almost as if he’s … faking it. But I digress.
According to the latest update, though, Jones might need to work on his time management skills.
How can I put this bluntly? Jones absolutely did not need to start watching film on his Week 2 opponent, the New York Jets, the very second the whistle blew on his Week 1 loss. The New York Jets are bad.
Mac Jones began watching film of Jets immediately after Sunday's loss. https://t.co/K8cLbZx0jS
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) September 16, 2021
Patriots QB Mac Jones doesn’t need to be quite so dedicated to the video room.
First of all, Mac — can I call you Mac? — you should feel comfortable with us. You can tell us the truth. Telling us you dedicated the immediate aftermath of your first NFL start to watching Jets film just … doesn’t come off as truthful.
OK, and then let’s say you actually did do that. We must remind you then, Mac — can I call you Mac? — that Bill Belichick removed your safety net and released Cam Newton. The organization really believes in you. You don’t have to be desperately trying to impress at every turn; you got the job!
The Jets film — which can’t have been that comprehensive, considering they’d only just finished their own Week 1 loss — can wait at least until the next morning. Rest assured their defensive schemes aren’t too complex that you can sleep on it before diving in.
According to Jones, he had to move on because he’d rather do so than wallow in the disappointment of the loss. That we understand. But maybe next time, Mac — and it’s quite clear at this point I can’t call you Mac, you’re not answering — you should watch something else to accomplish that task. Tom Brady Super Bowl footage. Tedy Bruschi motivational speeches. “Jungle Cruise”. Any of those three would probably get you more prepared to move forward than Jets footage.
Don’t say we didn’t warn you.
