Mac Jones is a Patriot now. Good thing, because the former Alabama quarterback walks, talks and sounds like a Patriot.
That was so striking during his Zoom …
Mac Jones is a Patriot now. Good thing, because the former Alabama quarterback walks, talks and sounds like a Patriot. That was so striking during his Zoom media conference on Thursday night, when he served up all sorts of humble pie and said stuff like, “do your job,” which sounds a whole lot like Bill Belichick. Jones insisted whatever he did in the past doesn’t matter moving forward… kind of like how Belichick would say it. He talked about how he just loves good football, which reminds me of how Belichick once declared that he was “on a crusade for good football.” Check the box. This kid is a cultural fit. Maybe even a Cyborg. When someone asked him about competing against Cam Newton for the starting gig, here’s how Jones replied: “I’ve never played in the NFL. I don’t know what it’s like. I’m just going to go in there and work really hard, like I always have and I always will. Cam has earned the respect of the team already. My job is to support him and help them become better players, if I can. “I’ve never played in the NFL, but I’ve seen good football. I know I can help them with anything they need, taking notes or taking stress off their minds. So, I’m just going to be the great teammate that I know I can be.” Of course, this is where Jones, picked 15th overall as the fifth quarterback drafted, wanted to be. Sure, that’s what they all say. But in watching the draft and listening to the reactions over the course of the first round, I’m convinced that Trevor Lawrence wanted to land in Jacksonville (no-brainer), that Penn State linebacker Micah Parsons really wanted to be a Dallas Cowboy and that, yes, Jones wanted to take his game to Foxborough. Never mind all of those mock drafts that pegged him going to the 49ers with the third pick. Jones was all-in as a Patriots fan. Turns out, that “Mac to San Fran” stuff was hogwash as the 49ers pulled a stunner and picked North Dakota State’s Trey Lance (who surely wanted to land in San Francisco, too). “At the end of the day, you just kind of want to get the right fit,” Jones said.
