Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones hasn't been his best the last two weeks.
Jones completed less than 58% of his passes in both games, which is very unlike him as his season average is 67.2%. He's also thrown four interceptions, which are a third of his 12 on the season.
Given everything he's gone through over the last year -- winning a National Championship, preparing for the draft, learning an entire new offense, beating out Cam Newton, playing in 15 games -- some have wondered if he's hit a "rookie wall."
Offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was asked about it Tuesday and he disagreed.
"He's doing fine. No concern on that," he said to reporters. "Each rookie kind of handles that differently. There's always a stretch during the course of the middle of the season that's a little bit new to him, because when you count the preseason games, preseason work, starting in July, usually that happens somewhere towards the end of October, middle of November -- somewhere in there. But he's gotten through that. He understands what he needs to do.
"He does a great job with his regimen, takes care of his body, his preparation. He's learned how to manage his time and what he needs to allocate it towards, and I think that's a really important thing for a young player. It just can't all be on the same thing. It can't all be on studying film and all that. It's got to be a balance between your preparation, taking care of your body, getting your rest, continuing to train and do the things that keep you strong and healthy, and keep your mind healthy, as well. It's always a process. I think he's done a really good job of it. We continue to try to talk about that to all of our guys, but I'm not concerned about that. He's ready to go. He wants to try to finish the season strong."
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