After missing the playoffs in their first season without Tom Brady in 2020, theNew England Patriots got back on track last year with Mac Jones at the helm. Even though it was his rookie season, Jones was up to the challenge and proved he haspotential to be great.
The Alabama Crimson Tide product seems to fit perfectly into Bill Belichickās plans, as he looks willing to follow any orderthe veterancoach gives him. That coachable aspect will be tested again this year.
With former offensive coordinatorJosh McDaniels leaving Foxboroughto coach the Las Vegas Raiders, Belichick is expected to pay more attention to the offense this year. As a matter of fact, he has already been working closely with Jones.
Mac Jones says Bill Belichick is more involved with the offense this year
āIt was fun for me to get snaps from him,ā Jones said, via ProFootballTalk. āBut we were just talking through something with the running backs and, like you said, heās very hands on. And last year, he was more with the defense and stuff. But now itās like, āOK, let me show you this.ā And heās kind of coaching us and coaching the running backs in that drill on the way that they need to get through the line of scrimmage. So heās very hands on and I feel like weāve made a lot of growth together as an offensive unit with him. And obviously personally with him as a quarterbacks group. So weāre all on the same page.
āHeās seen the most amount of football of any of our coaches. Heās seen defense, offense, and special teams so having his input is always going to be very beneficial to me because he knows what puts stress on the defense. And now with him being very hands on, he knows how we can stress the defense and how itās going to play into our hand.ā
Belichickās ability to give so much both to the defense and offense of his teams is what makes him one of the best coaches in football history. It is not like he has anything to prove, but makingJones the next franchise quarterback in New England could be another achievement in his fantastic career.
