Josh McDaniels Answers Important Question About Mac Jones Patriots Start

The New England Patriots entered the new season with a rookie at center and things look really good at the moment. NFL experts were really surprised when Bill Belichick sent Cam Newton away from New England. I guess he and Josh McDaniels had great plans for Mac Jones. The rookie signal-caller was brilliant in training camp and we have a few good reasons to believe he will be the franchise quarterback.

The Patriots lost the season opener to the Miami Dolphins, but beat the New York Jets at their home stadium. How will McDaniels describe Jones’ performance in the first two games of the regular season? Guess what… McDaniels said he trusts Jones “completely.”

Josh McDaniels likes Mac Jones

Jones is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL at the moment. The 22-year-old will soon play his third NFL game. Isn’t this great? Belichick saw his potential and used his 15th overall to snatch the Alabama quarterback. McDaniels feels the same about Jones.

“I think it’s important to have the ability to throw the ball vertically (and) horizontally in every game, and most pass patterns have that element available to them,” McDaniels explained. “I think there’s a part of that process which involves, certainly decision-making — whether you want to do everything you can to try to force it down the field where there’s times where you could do that or call plays that have an option to throw the ball down the field vertically and, if the defense were to play specific coverages that take those elements away, you then make the decision to do something else with the ball.”

Jones is already a star

McDaniels didn’t stop here. He offered a thorough explanation, and honestly, fans are fired up.

“Certainly, you want to be able to attack all areas of the field and force the defense to defend everything, and we’ll continue to try to work hard at doing that. Again, I know I can do more in that area to give us chances. I think there’s also a balance of the timing of the game, the score, the situation itself. You’re weighing a bit of risk versus reward, etc. So I think there are a lot of factors there, but the short answer to your question is yes, it’s important to have the ability to throw the ball to all levels and make them defend everything, which certainly would open up other things for you underneath, possibly. But at the same time, I think it’s an important balance between just closing your eyes and heaving it deep when it’s really not there. … You have to make smart decisions about that if you’re going to do it.”