![]() ![]() Jones has a chance to redeem himself this Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, but if he struggles and the Patriots fall to 1-4, the calls to shake up the offense will only grow louder. And right now Mac hasn't been developing at the rate that they want." "You have to have a quarterback that fits your system to win games. This is a quarterback league," Edelman said. He's very out of sync right now, and it was bad. That was bad football," former Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman said Wednesday on The Ryen Russillo Podcast. If you subscribe to that argument, there are two clear paths forward: either surround Jones with elite-level talent on offense (something the Patriots sorely lack at both offensive line and wide receiver), or find a more dynamic quarterback.Įither way, there seems to be growing sentiment that something needs to change in New England - even among the Patriots' former players. When things aren't perfect around him, things look really hard." This theory is in line with what an executive whose team faced the Patriots this season told Breer recently: that Jones can thrive in the right system with the right pieces around him, but doesn't have enough juice to carry a team without that support. "You're asking him now to be something he's not because of your deficiencies on the line and because of your deficiencies at receiver." "He said, 'What would be ideal for (Jones) is, if they set it up like we set it up for Dak in 16 and 17, where we had a great running game, a good offensive line, all this help. That same member of the Cowboys believed Jones could have similar success if the Patriots' roster was constructed like Dallas' in 20, with Ezekiel Elliott running behind one of the best offensive line in football. Still, Rush managed to go 4-1 last season as Dallas' fill-in starter after an injury to Prescott, in part because of the strong supporting cast around him. Cooper Rush engineered a final drive Sunday that ended in a 50-yard field goal and win over the Bengals, lessening the sting of having lost Dak Prescott and the season opener last week. We'd imagine Jones wouldn't love being compared to Rush, a career backup who has appeared in just six games over six seasons behind starter Dak Prescott. Curran: Mac Jones worthy of more blame after awful showing vs. ![]()
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