Okay He Won Player Of The Month, Now He Needs The Title Playoff Quarterback

Being named rookie of the month is no small feat. Especially when it appeared early on that the team was playing conservative or didn't trust you. That's what Mac Jones just did. He was not only named the rookie of November but he has the Patriots sitting at 8-4 and in the playoff hunt for the first time since the Tom Brady era ended. And I know it's only been one season but with how bad the passing was last season, every game seemed like an eternity.

Alex Barth of the sports hub wrote. "In four games in November – all wins – Jones completed 76-of-99 passes (76.8 percent) for 854 yards with seven touchdowns and just two interceptions. His 117.2 passer rating led all NFL quarterbacks during the month..."

In January I had Mac Jones as the best passer in the NFL draft and that the Patriots should draft him. I was informed that I didn't know nothing. The bandwagon hopped on and off his name. Insisting that Trevor Lawrence was the best passer but since he was out of reach that the Patriots should go with Trey Lance or Justin Fields. Don't get me wrong, I had Fields as my number two quarterback selection for the Patriots but I wanted Mac. And I told everyone so...

Kharl Thompson also noted, "The young quarterback is the first Patriots rookie to win Player of the Month since Chandler Jones did it in 2012."

Now the playoffs are far from a gimmie as they have a tough schedule. They haven't even played the Bills yet and that's sure to be two tough games for the rookie quarterback and his team.

Mac Jones was quoted about the upcoming schedule as saying, "i think people who love football want to get a chance to play in games like these. I know all the guys on both teams want to play in games like this. It’ll be a great experience. I know they have a bunch of great fans, and it’s football, so you’ve just got to go out there and play the game that we’ve all played since we were little kids.”

Now there are many who discredit the importance of football and sports. They call it a kids game. Football is America's game and America is often compared to Rome. It's well noted that Rome used entertainment to calm the mental health of the land. With history.com writing:

"It was believed by those who ran Rome that the people could be kept happy and content if they had access to varied and enjoyable entertainment."

But that is another story for another day.

People complain that Mac Jones doesn't make big or splashy plays. That he doesn't have the running ability of some of the other rookie quarterbacks. In fact they try to use the terms "game manager" and "dink and dunk" as insults towards Jones. To that I say if that effected his level of play. He wouldn't be the rookie of the month.

There has been talk among Patriots fans about Mac winning the rookie of the year. At the moment. I only care about him winning a playoff birth.

As a starter Mac Jones has completed 70.3% of his 381 attempts for 2850 yards with 16 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. Jones has been sacked 24 times in eleven games. Jones has also rushed for 14 first downs and has 4 fumbles on the season. 

That's all great but I'm pretty sure if someone asked Mac Jones if he would trade stats for Ws that he would do so in a heartbeat. 

Currently the only thing that matters is this Monday night against the Buffalo Bills. Buffalo is riding high since winning the division last season or at least the Rochester, New York section of the Bills' mafia is. A win monday would go a long way into knocking them down to reality and towards clinching a playoff birth and number one seed.