The Patriots tried to break away from the McDaniels offense and to implement the Shanahan offense during Mac Jones's second season and things didn't go well.
Sports media people bitch that before Mac's injury, the Patriots were aggressive and he couldn't handle it. And that after his return that the Patriots returned to a conservative version of McDaniels offense and that Mac still could perform but people are leaving out a major detail.
The Patriots lacked offensive intelligence from the coaching staff. Say all one wants how about how aggressive the offense is, throwing deep to covered receivers, forcing the ball, they were asking for failure. Call it aggressive but you could also call it coaching offense with reckless abandonment before Mac got hurt.
Then Mac came back and the offense went so conservative that other teams were making fun of the play calling because it was so conservative that they knew what the Patriots were going to do. Who needs spygate when you're giving the opponents the answers. Mac failed when he returned because Patricia didn't have the knowledge needed to make adjustments as needed.
I have defended Patricia because the Patriots should've been dead last in both rushing and passing stats but weren't. He can learn to be a better play caller but blaming Mac Jones for the dysfunction brought on by the coaching staff is ludicrous.
Mac Jones should look like an I proved version of the 2021 rookie season under Bill O'Brien in 2023. Fans and media won't be happy because they would rather watch the Patriots quarterback play of 2020. At this point and time, Prime Tom Brady could return to the Patriots and fans and media alike would call for his departure.
If you want Madden, go play Madden. I'd rather have smart football. That's what the Patriots under Belichick have given us and that's what they should continue to give us. I'll take Mac Jones's mind over Lamar Jackson's legs any day of the week and twice on Sunday. Because I prefer intelligent quarterback play to reckless abandonment. Sorry not sorry.
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