Patriots 2021 NFL Draft: Mac Jones was molded for New England
Bill Belichick finally did it. He drafted a quarterback in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft, selecting former Alabama slinger Mac Jones with the 15th overall pick. For all the build up to selecting a quarterback, most New England Patriots fans seemed let down by the selection, which was a somewhat confusing proposition.
With Jones and fellow Ohio State QB Justin Fields sliding down the board, Patriots fans everywhere were giddy with the proposition that Fields may just fall to New England at 15.
But the Chicago Bears foiled that plan, making an aggressive trade with the New York Giants, and ended selecting Fields four picks ahead of Jones at 11th overall.
While the prospect of Fields is tantalizing, look at what Chicago had to give up to move up the board and get him. Not only did they give up their 20th overall selection in this year’s draft, but they also had to part ways with their first round selection next year too.
That’s a huge price to pay for any quarterback, let alone a guy many draft evaluators had mixed opinions on throughout the buildup to the draft, which ultimately led to Fields slipping this low on the board in the first place.
Instead, the Patriots stood pat, and ended up watching Jones fall right to them, and fans were upset.
They didn’t have to make a big move like the Bears or San Francisco 49ers, or be perennially awful like the Jacksonville Jaguars or New York Jets, and still ended up with one of the top five quarterbacks available. He may not be the guy you wanted, but given what teams were giving up to get their guy, New England didn’t have to anything, and still ended up with their guy.
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You can contend that Belichick didn't need Jones and just agreed to him, however Belichick is the ruler of exchanging back in the draft, and positively would have had he not felt OK with Jones.
Belichick unmistakably perceived how the board was falling, and felt agreeable he could get his person at 15, which eventually wound up demonstrating valid.
Why Macintosh Jones was the better fit for the New Britain Loyalists.
Macintosh Jones is effectively a superior fit in a Josh McDaniels run offense than Justin Fields would be, as his pocket passer style is a lot more genuine fit than Fields run-and-firearm style.
Jones has extraordinary exactness on his passes, and his dynamic propensities were phenomenal during his time running the Dark red Tide offense. He may not be pretty much as versatile as different folks in this draft, yet that has never been the Loyalists inclination in QB's. On the off chance that he can toss it, that is the thing that is important, and that is the reason choosing Jones bodes well for New Britain.
Jones additionally showed that the splendid lights don't influence him, with his exhibition in the Public Title Game a perfect representation of that. Jones detail line (a day and a half, 464 YDS, 5 TD) was far better than that of Justin Fields (17/33, 194 YDS, 1TD), who was on the losing side of the challenge with Ohio State.
Indeed, you can put forth the defense that Alabama was a far predominant group than Ohio State which prompted Jones expanded numbers, yet you actually need to hit your tosses, and Jones demonstrated he can do that over and over all through his school vocation.
Indeed, even with this, there's an exceptionally high possibility that Jones will not be the beginning quarterback come Week 1. Cam Newton and Jarrett Stidham will apparently break camp in front of Jones on the profundity outline, and Newton is the starter of the offense for this forthcoming season until told something else.
This might be to improve things however. Should this arrangement follow course, it will permit Jones per year to get accustomed with New Britain's offense, which is considerably more ideal than tossing a first year fellow into the fire directly as the season begins.
While I'm not the slightest bit proposing a comparative result will occur, see what occurred after Patrick Mahomes spent a season standing ready behind Alex Smith around there. (All things considered, Mahomes was additionally left behind by the Chicago Bears, who swung an immense arrangement for Mitch Trubisky. Simply saying)
Also, if Newton battles, as he accomplished for such a large amount of last season, you give the ball to Jones and get him so important, low stakes reps in games that have effectively been chosen. We previously saw what Jarrett Stidham had to bringing to the table last season in similar circumstances, and the outcomes weren't promising.
