Mac Jones’ turbulent NFL season isn’t a disaster of his own making. This second-year slump has more to do with the Josh McDaniels departure, a shaky offensive line and Bill Belichick’s stubbornness.
The Patriots head coach could have gone out and signed a more experienced offensive coordinator as a replacement for McDaniels, but that didn’t align with his traditional in-house selection process. Belichick got to the point where he decided to roll the dice on former defensive coordinator Matt Patricia as an offensive play-caller in an effort to stick to the same old formula.
