The Patriots’ season may already be over when it comes to having any shot at making the playoffs. If it’s not, it certainly will be if they lose a third straight game on Sunday against the Raiders and drop to 1-5.
And if that happens, The Greg Hill Show’s Jermaine Wiggins says it’s time to pull the plug on quarterback Mac Jones for good. (Listen to the full segment above.)
“You’ve got one game left,” Wiggy said Friday. “This is it. If there is no, ‘OK, he looked better, maybe we can salvage something,’ I think you are really at the point of you have to trade him.”
After a promising rookie year in 2021, Jones is now in the midst of a second straight rough season. He has more interceptions than touchdowns this year, with his six picks tying him for second-most in the NFL. He ranks 31st in the NFL in passer rating and 25th in QBR.
Wiggy doesn’t see any point in riding out the rest of the season with Jones, believing the Patriots will be looking for a new quarterback in the offseason anyways. Even though Jones’ value is probably at a low point right now, Wiggy thinks New England could still get a mid-round pick for him.
“The value for him is probably going to be a fourth-round draft pick,” he said. “Trey Lance went for a fourth-round draft pick, so that’s where your value’s at. Trey Lance didn’t play, so maybe you get a little bit higher because he [Mac Jones] has played a little bit and maybe someone will give you a little bit more than that.
“But if you lose this game, there’s no need to hold onto him. You might as well pull the band-aid off, because it’s like a band-aid over a bullet wound. Pull it off, put [Bailey] Zappe in, put Malik Cunningham in. Your season is pretty much at the point of [being over].”
The NFL trade deadline is Oct. 31.
