Mac Jones Is The Best Rookie Now And His Trajectory Will Shatter His Projected Ceiling.

Mac Jones was said to be the most NFL ready quarterback in the NFL draft and six weeks in, he is clearly the best of the bunch. Unfortunately for the Patriots, that hasn't helped them in the standings. However, for fans it is a sign that things should get better.

Jones has a 71.1 completion percentage which should increase versus the Jets. Of NFL quarterbacks Jones is ranked 12th in attempts, 8th in completions, 20th in passing yards, 4th in completion percentage, 25th in interceptions, and 20th in rating which is around 10 spots better than all the other starting rookie quarterbacks.

Ryan Hannable reported that PFF had Jones ranked better than two elite level quarterbacks. Hannable wrote, "The Patriots rookie is even graded higher than Patrick Mahomes (19th, 78.2) and Aaron Rodgers (21st, 77.2)."

There are some that wouldn't be surprised by that. Like Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott who recently spoke about Jones with Peter King.

Prescott said, "You gotta be able to take a lick and not flinch and make the play when the hard hit’s coming. And when you have a bad play or an interception and the game changes right there, you gotta have the water-down-a-duck’s-back mentality. Let it go. It’s over. Mac’s got that. I really like what I see out of him. He’ll be a good quarterback for a long time.”

Before the draft former Patriots offensive coordinator Charlie Weiss also had some comments on Mac Jones, and thus I am certain that he is not surprised and was probably in Bill Belichick's ear about his young quarterback prior to the draft.

Weiss said, “I don’t want to be one of those people telling them (the Patriots) how they are dumbasses if they don’t do that (draft Mac Jones)..." 

Weiss added, "What are the two most important components of a star quarterback? They have the ‘it’ factor. And they’re accurate. That’s who (Jones) was.”

Former NFL, XFL, and NCAA DI head coach June Jones (no relation) was impressed by Mac Jones prior to the draft and said "Mac’s deep-ball accuracy is probably the best that I have graded in my years of coaching quarterbacks. He’s almost at 55 percent at over 20 yards, which is unbelievable.” Jones didn't stop his praise there. June has worked with a lot of pro quarterbacks and said of this draft class, "The quarterback that I think five years from now will be the best one is the Alabama kid, Mac Jones..."

Five years from now, Jones could potentially be the best quarterback in the NFL. There are a plethora more of people I could include quotes for since the season started. Mac Jones is good, yet there are still some concerns which will get answered in time but for now he looks like the best decision the organization could've made for their future.

Now we have heard the comparisons to various quarterbacks for Jones. We know he's limited in his physical abilities and won't improve much there. Here's where it gets interesting, the areas where Jones can improve are the same areas that one Tom Brady has been improving on to stay a top the NFL for twenty years. So while comparing Jones to Brady is unfair, his developmental track and thus his potential ceiling elevation follow the path of the greatest quarterback of all time. So while it's unfair to make the comparisons now, we have the blue print for projecting a successful career even if it doesn't result in ten superbowl appearances.