New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones mirrored on his disappointing 2023 marketing campaign on Monday.
The Alabama product was requested if he noticed a future for himself with the workforce and mentioned that whereas he had confidence he’d recuperate from the tough season, he additionally felt like he “let people down.”
Jones ends the 12 months wanting nothing like the place he was in January 2022, when he earned Professional Bowl honors and was the AP Offensive Rookie of the Yr runner-up.
After beginning all 17 contests throughout his first season after which lacking three video games in 2022 solely as a result of an ankle damage, the 25-year-old had an inconsistent (at finest) 11-game stint as QB1 in 2023.
Jones began the 12 months off effectively, practically main the Patriots to a Week 1 upset of Philadelphia by finishing a career-high 35 passes and racking up over 300 passing yards (316) for the fifth time in his profession and tossing three landing passes for simply the fourth time. Jones hit a brutal stretch from Weeks 4-6, nevertheless, posting passer rankings of 39.9, 30.5 and 75.3 as New England scored simply 20 factors throughout the three video games mixed and went 0-3.
He bounced again by main the workforce to a Week 7 upset of the Buffalo Payments, however once more went right into a hunch, which culminated in a late-game benching in Week 10 in opposition to the Indianapolis Colts. After the Patriots bye week, Jones was benched mid-contest for the consecutive recreation in Week 12 in opposition to the New York Giants.
The 2021 first-round choose went 12-for-21 for 89 passing yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions for a 27.8 passer ranking (second worst of his profession) throughout the loss to the Giants earlier than being relieved by Bailey Zappe. The understudy began the ultimate six video games of the season and Jones’ closing snaps got here throughout the Week 12 defeat.
