Following the Patriots' 14-10 win over the Bills Monday night when Mac Jones only attempted three passes, some questioned how much Bill Belichick and Co. trust Mac Jones.
Appearing on Merloni & Fauria Friday, former Patriots executive Mike Lombardi went on a rant regarding Jones and how people refuse to ever give him credit (begins around 3:00 mark below).
“Mac Jones is such a polarizing character because of the draft," Lombardi said. "Nobody wants to give the kid credit for being good. The kid is really good. They didn’t want to give him credit when he was good at Alabama. They didn’t want to give him credit when every Alabama player said he was better than Tua [Tagovailoa]. They didn’t want to give him credit when he’s won six games on the road. To me, that game had nothing to do with Mac Jones, it had everything to do with how do we win the game? The No. 1 thing they are going to do when they talk about the game is: how do we avoid losing? Well, they avoided losing. If they had to throw the ball, I am pretty confident Mac Jones would have been able to throw the ball very effectively. But, they didn’t have to. They out-gained the Buffalo Bills with a MVP candidate at quarterback throwing the ball.
"What more does Mac Jones have to do? I don’t understand why people keep questioning this. The kid is really good, can we just leave him alone? I know Trey Lance is supposed to be the greatest quarterback in history of football, and Kyle [Shanahan] traded up to get Trey Lance. Mac Jones is better than him. These analytical people need to stop. At some point recognize the guy is a good player.”
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