What does Mac Jones trade mean for Patriots?

What does Mac Jones trade mean for Patriots?
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[@jimmyPx9]

I'm a Jaguars fan, and I'm actually really cool with this pick. First we have a really good backup if Trevor gets hurt. Part of why we had issues late in last season was Trevor was playing hurt. Now we have a viable backup who can fill in. Second, Mac Jones now has a low pressure environment where he can learn from Doug and his staff as well as Trevor. Finally he can either stay as a backup or if he learns and gets better will be really good trade bait in a year or two.

[@Football_editz29681]

Mac jones actually is worse than a 4 year old cupcake at throwing the ball

[@na-vn5qy]

​@@Football_editz29681if nothing else, i would doubt he's as frail as beathard, so at least we (jags) won't be running out of qb's. i do hope mac is 3rd string though.

[@Football_editz29681]

@@na-vn5qy true

[@Madtigertv]

lol At learn from Trevor... Mac gonna win that starting spot. He's got better numbers playing with less.

[@lioneaglegriffin]

Pats fan, I feel like Mac lost confidence in the O-line and tried to play like Patrick Mahomes when that isn't his game. He's a pocket QB with a bad line and no weapons. All you can do is take the shots from pass rushers or throw it away.

[@EmmanuelAniTheSchism]

Honestly, I don't know what to feel about this. Mac Jones probably won't get another opportunity, but at the same time he gets a fresh start. The staffing of Bill belichick really ruined Mac jones, but hopefully he gets another opportunity. As a Patriots fan, I wonder who will actually get with pick number 3

[@Bootboi337]

jayden daniels

[@jynxcotton4641]

Stop regurgitating what the media says. 😂😂😂. That's all yall do. Mac was a bum.

[@douglascabinatan6042]

@@jynxcotton4641facts he wasnt athletic at all too

[@mattcarberry368]

@@jynxcotton4641 so unless someone directly says what you say, then they're just "regurgitating" the media?? lol yeah ok bud, way to be such an in depth free thinker and what if i've heard people in the media say Mac Jones wasn't good, does that mean YOU are one regurgitating the media??? this is all people do these days, "wahh the media this, wahhh the media that" lol it's played out and pathetically dense

[@jynxcotton4641]

@@mattcarberry368 non it's not that. You just repeat what the media says. Mac was never good. Nobody ruin a grown man. You just repeat what you hear. I can tell. Mac was never ruined. He was not ready for the NFL. One season doesn't make you a great quarterback.

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

Any team that wanted Mac Jones as a starter could have had him... Not one team / let that sink in

[@tristandavon381]

Idk but the pats need HELP BAD.

[@walkerpercy8702]

Getting rid of Bill and Mac is a good start

[@robbysmith4169]

Agreed @walkerpearcy8702

[@johnnyboy1237]

Good think we got the 3rd pick

[@EmmanuelAniTheSchism]

@@walkerpercy8702 Mac yes, I think the jury is still out on Bill though. I wish Mayo the best though lol I want my team back competing

[@jeanfourcade]

Pats going down the Redskins/Commanders path... to irrelevance. The bye-bye-Brady effect.

[@youngpower24]

He was an alternate in the pro bowl, meaning he was a backup. In the end, everyone ends up where they’re supposed to be.

[@thenightfoxx]

Exactly. People throw out that he went to the Prob Bowl like he wasn't 5th Alternate or w.e. it was

[@PatsPIanet]

Sad situation in all honesty. The worse part is the Jaguars isn’t really the greatest destination for his situation.

[@stephensullivan1011]

Does NOT fit.. Very weird, but I guess they just think it was such a good value..

[@stephensullivan1011]

He going to the xfl 😂

[@na-vn5qy]

​@@stephensullivan1011it makes some sense from the jags' perspective, trevor was banged up (a lot) last season, and should have sat a number of games - his 'toughness' kind of ended up tanking the season imo - but even beathard managed to get injured in his very limited time on the field, so at least this way we can maybe sit trevor if he's that banged up again and not run the risk of literally running out of viable qb's.

[@tigers9879]

It’s just to get a good backup for Trevor.. he gets hurt a lot.. mac just needs to work on his game when he comes in be good… you have an offensive coach.. sit and maybe next year maybe get to competitive for a starting job next season

[@SoulKingKurosaki]

Doesn't mean much... Just means we need to get a new QB. Again

[@michaelangelos5117]

Quit your crying. You had Brady for about 100 years. Now you got to get used to sucking like everybody else

[@joshmaldonado4944]

They traded Mac Jones for a 6th round pick and a bag of sunflower seeds.😅 Flavor is unknown.....

[@straightoutofstockton]

So many good vet qbs in gree agency id like marvin harrison jr at 3 and snag a qb free agent

[@stephensullivan1011]

Man y'all... Every time I see this show, I think "we used to have Kay Adam's..."

[@patrickkirkham]

It means that they have a sixth round pick to use on a QB

[@user-fe7py7ws1c]

exactly we gonna wait and wait until top 6 qbs are gone then we’re gonna strike wouldn’t be surprise if we draft a place holder kicker third overall

[@BigMoEnrgy]

He had to go start fresh somewhere .. bill shattered this dude completely I feel bad for him

[@joeferreti9442]

Weird trade. Way too cheap. And why to the Jaguars? They already have a good QB and a backup QB.

[@mattcarberry368]

you're operating on the assumption that anyone in the NFL had any interest in bringing in Mac Jones to be "their guy" lol competing for a backup job is exactly what his talents are suited for, and nobody in the league would have any interest in giving up any more of an asset to try him out for any more of a role than that....... Mac Jones is a bottom of the barrel NFL QB, nobody is selling anything of value to promise him any kind of significant role

[@luisalejandro2335]

Trevor is not what anyone would call “good”. Lawrence is serviceable at best. He reminds me of Jameis during his rookie contract. Good enough to get by but not good enough to break the bank on.

[@johnnyboy1237]

Way too cheap? Bruh did you watch Mac jones the last 2 years, bro wouldn’t even be in the XFL the way he played last year. I’m shocked we got anything for him, idk why the jags did it, nothing wrong with a good backup

[@na-vn5qy]

​@@luisalejandro2335super relevant considering the argument was the notion of mac jones competing for the job, thanks for contributing

[@ALLBASKETBALLTV1]

Mac Jones is literally from Jacksonville. He lived like 5 minutes away from the stadium. 😂

[@FiveFigsDigital]

Mac lost me when he went Full Grayson and started tripping people and hitting them in the nuts. Punk moves.

[@artemiomarifosque7927]

Jamie, my family shall look forward to watch you in Los Angeles, after The Hiatus? Have fun & God bless !

[@othersideofgohan1]

either they say they role with zappie and draft a wide out for him or draft a qb to start or to sit and learn

[@johnh6515]

⚡️ I’m not the answer ! Remember it looked like he was competing for more Interceptions at one point !hopefully 🤞 they can find a quarterback in the draft .

[@anythingandeverythingwithjp]

We now have 2 first round QBs from 2021 nfl draft on our roster! Go Jags!

[@cameroncook3863]

Charlie Brown Jones got a rock

[@jessedellross3245]

When he had an actual good OC in Josh he was decent. Then he got coordinated into oblivion like many qbs sadly do. It is so important for young players, especially qbs, to get consistent coaching in their early years. Even elite qbs like Mahomes wouldn’t be where they are if not for solid coaching

[@neighborhoodtay1845]

Finally somebody said he was decent not good

[@mikemurray726]

So pro bowl selection in Rookie year is equivalent to “decent” or “not good” hmm make that make sense.

[@mikemurray726]

Pro bowl selection as a rookie equals “decent”? Hmmm quite a take. Kind of sounds like text book definition of “good” under Josh.

[@neighborhoodtay1845]

@@mikemurray726 alternative pro bowl selection as a back up like he will be with the jags cause he’s a jag, just a guy

[@jonmel]

Better be either Daniels or Harrison at 3 anything else , like trading down I am done with the pats until, the krafts are out as well

[@jim2292]

Going Harrison and then trading up for Penix would be fun

[@camreese]

He was NOT better than Cam Newton who went 7-8 throwing to damiere byrd, nkeal harry, and jakobi meyers. Cam had 23 total tds in that covid season 15 games but mac had 22 in 17 games with much better receiving options and made a phony pro bowl over josh allen lol mac jones has always sucked

[@Scott_Dunbar_II]

And almost half of those Cam touchdowns were rushing touchdowns, if Cam was better than Mac why did they cut him?

[@buckyou7365]

Cam Newton ? Lmfao

[@user-fe7py7ws1c]

it means brian house will be our starting qb cause we’re gonna trade the third pick to draft a full back and kicker

[@neilouellette3004]

Patriots were shopping Mac for a 5th Round Pick and had no takers. Then they had to make phone calls to collect a 6th Round Pick for Mac Jones. He's lucky the Jaguars agreed to take him for a 6th Round as backup QB's are a dime a dozen and no one gives up any draft picks for that position.

[@JoeyAgzBDA]

Mac had no coaching and no O-Line or receiving threats. Wtf kinda chance did the kid have

[@mikeunger4165]

Patriots two most valuable assets are both worth pocket lint. At least Mac Jones was worth a 6th round pick. Bill Belichick wishes he was worth a 6th round pick.

[@tuat.mvpformallybigd.2635]

I hope Mac does good somewhere else.

[@stephanea5364]

At Burger King behind the counter

[@szn1580]

Big Mac with a Big Mac

[@patsnation1402]

Mac was good for a 7 game stretch his rookie year that was it! ever since that wind game in buffalo he has never been the same, look at the stats. the team was not winning because of him, it was the run game and the defense! Mac Jones was a cry baby soft brat (rookie year vs NOLA, pouting on the bench after the game and Bill had to drag him off the field). zappe looked better in Patricas offense and yes struggled at times this year but was still better than Mac. lets not forget he is a poor sport and a dirty player

[@michaelyim3119]

It means we’re drafting a QB instead of MHJ

[@vipahman]

Mac has a weak arm and it results in slower throws downfield that are then more prone to interceptions. He does make a good backup but not for a WR1. He does not have locker room charisma.

[@neighborhoodtay1845]

And try’s to make throws that someone with a big arm can do

[@AlohaTrev]

Mac wants Mac wants Cassells career. 10 more years of paychecks without getting beaten up every weekend

[@DonnieDin]

It means the Jags have a backup qb

[@youtubeconnollyfamily]

It means we’re going to take Jaden or Drake and they are going to be great quarterbacks within a couple years. We are going to build around them correctly. Patriots will be back in the mix within three years.

[@oviecole9903]

Off topic, but can Kyle Brandt shut up and let other people talk, always interrupting, wait till ya turn buddy 😕

[@Leader-fq1dq]

Bs, they said the same about. Marcus marioto, and they got rid of him

[@bostonnate4024]

They rip on Mac jones for 2 years but now defend him

[@jamelwilliams808]

🐆 🏈

[@tyworley]

Drake Maye would be the most upsetting selection

[@Bootboi337]

there both good qbs that need polishing in thier own areas

[@brandonmcbroom9209]

Agreed

[@mayowaerinle6541]

Casual

[@johnnyboy1237]

Why tho? The potential is there, he’s 21, can let him develop

[@mikemurray726]

Drake Maye has that big D energy and swag

[@Madtigertv]

Who's Cam Nu-in?

[@dacryptkeeper6836]

Jones might be better off getting away from the crumbling mess in New England.

[@mike02454]

As a NE fan, I hate to admit your opinion has any merit at all, but it does.

[@mattcarberry368]

"crumbling mess" is the PERFECT way to describe Mac Jones on the football field

[@walkerpercy8702]

He was a big part of the mess

[@dacryptkeeper6836]

@@mike02454 At least we can say we had the GOAT! Those are shoes I wouldn't want to try to fill!

[@dacryptkeeper6836]

@@walkerpercy8702 Thanks to Bilichick!

[@begkc1128]

Not the Mac Jones Jersey they trying sell..😂😂

[@tristanthmanredbull4792]

No chances he will play in jaguars

[@dustinharris7475]

It means you had better surround the next young qb with an offensive coordinator offensive line and a wr or two or you will be blaming them next as great a head coach as bill was he was a horrible gm

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

He's an average quarterback simple

[@kellybruneau6794]

Trevor gonna take next step???

[@petercole8798]

6th round great, brady was 6th round 199th. History repeats itself😊.

[@na-vn5qy]

i'm sure they traded him for 6th with the intention of drafting a qb there.

[@JJTRS219]

It means the Kansas City Chiefs are starting Caleb Williams brooo duuuuhhhh 👁️👄👁️

[@Rudeboy876]

It means they moving on from him lol 😂

[@adaptable959]

That they’re gonna get better… 😂😈

[@lordsellington9093]

Mac is coming home to Duuuvvvallll! Jacksonville favorite Son

[@Harryshub69]

Mac was an inconsistent, nervous, crybaby. Bill O’Brien as your OC isn’t sexy by any means, but as a Patriots fan, Mac cracked under pressure. At what point does the individual holding the role of quarterback take some of the blame? He isn’t a child, he’s a young man, same age as me. I respect him for his time and football abilities, but I and many people know that Mac was at least half of the problem, if not 3 quarters of it.

[@mikemurray726]

Mac had defensive minded Matt Patricia as offensive coordinator and that ruined the tender young quarterback. Facts

[@Harryshub69]

@@mikemurray726 So he’s absolved of any individual football decisions because he was being mind controlled by his OC?

[@FabianKaskillo]

mac was never the problem it was bill he lived under the shadow of brady

[@mikemurray726]

@@Harryshub69 your question makes not a lick of sense. Keep the hate alive. You got this ✌🏻

[@Harryshub69]

@@mikemurray726 There’s no hate. I’m just confused why Mac gets no blame for his own shortcomings as a player.

[@lafeaclipz7319]

He should’ve went to Seattle man 😭

[@shawnbopko858]

He’s not not no Tom Brady there is going to be Jayden danils to fill Mac jones shoes when I frist saw Brady’s first year was in New York they were playing the jets two times we got kicked off every single time we played Against him I knew that we lost

[@Katrice194]

Thank you so much NFL for the best news here is a gift🎁🎁🎁🎁🎁

[@ALLBASKETBALLTV1]

I’m a Jaguars fan and I think Mac Jones will replace Trevor Lawrence at some point next season. Trevor is overrated and he is not a great qb, he is not even good 😂 he is average.

[@shawnvogt888]

Yeah, good luck with that prediction. Trevor isn't a great quarterback, but Jones is a barely serviceable backup. They'll more than likely draft someone if Lawrence fails completely.

[@aheroictaxidriver3180]

Corky Jones.

[@harrykuehn3894]

He might say I'm done, because football has been toxic for him.

[@kylecongleton]

Dude played well with a real offensive coordinator, sub-par receivers, and a decent line blocking for him. Year 2, all of that got ripped away from him. He got Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dumn coaching and calling plays on offense, his receivers were last in the league in separation and big plays, and his offensive line became a revolving door. On top of that, he was playing hurt. And after THAT disaster, they got a new offensive coordinator (the third in three years), let his best/favorite receiver walk in free agency because they were too cheap, and proceeded to ignore every one of the offensive issues from the previous years. Now add to that all of the drops and he actually played average compared to the rest of the league. He just had noone around him that could play, as we saw with Zappe. Nothing worked and Mac was the fall guy.

[@confettiRedPill]

Lol

[@Azikkii]

Why is everyone assuming the QB pick for New England is going to be Jayden Daniels or Drake Maye? JJ McCarthy fits the Patriots mold to a tee. Game manager, smart, winner. Sure there are some question marks but if there's a "best fit" for JJ it would be the Pats. Multiple teams have JJ as QB2 or QB3 this draft.

[@_WF23]

Means that Zappe was always better. Get that man some weapons.

[@joshuahodge8804]

Zappe 😂

[@ams25666]

HARRISON

[@rowan2u380]

Should have kept Mac, drafted Qb at #3 and had competition for starter!

[@walkerpercy8702]

Yeah did you miss all his INTs last season?

[@mikemurray726]

Free Mac. Let him go do him. No one wants him now. Rookie year yes. Matt Patricia being first time OC ruined the young man

[@johnh6515]

Mac was exposed 10 games into his career ! As the opposing DC’s say the Tapes don’t lie ! 2nd and 5’s were turned into 3rd and 15 regularly.

[@soccerkid3557]

Im first oof nvm im was too late

[@alexshirley6096]

Mac jones is the guy who has the huge ego but mediocre talent

[@georgiadawg9064]

Bye bye Lawrence!

[@shawnvogt888]

Hahahaha

[@joshuahodge8804]

What are the odds of Mac beating out TLaw within the next season and a half?

[@IanRobinson2yt]

Unless T-Law gets injured, zero. He is there as a safety blanket to cover Trevor, the lack of which cost the Jags their playoff last year when they played their QB hurt and it really showed in his throwing action after the high ankle sprain. Having said that if Mac takes his medicine and actively learns during the year he could get a shot somewhere in 2025/2026 but he has to show the maturity to not be that guy with a chip who lets the chip dictate him going forward.

[@RossGardner-ku5jg]

💯 he has very SLIM to absolutely NO CHANCE to beat TLaw out for the starting QB spot

[@na-vn5qy]

​@@IanRobinson2ytthis. although i'd say short of trevor suffering a career ending injury, the odds are literally zero, never.

[@shawnvogt888]

Absolutely zero.

[@dylandunn9622]

Hahaha sorry you lost your oc once

[@petermarshall6577]

It mean we use the 192 pick on Joe Milton or Jack Plummer.

[@juliancoleman2096]

First

[@rickbrenner6079]

Amazing. A first round draft pick, pro-bowler his rookie season, and two bad seasons later, he’s traded for a 6th round draft pick. Talk about a precipitous decline😮. QBs aren’t supposed to go to the Pro Bowl their rookie season, then fall off the map the next two. Usually, it’s the other way around. They stink their rookie season as a starter, but with maturity and coaching, they end up doing better in their subsequent seasons, and EVENTUALLY make the Pro Bowl.

[@uniquepalmer8336]

I think they're about to move to 11

[@christopherfields9785]

It means we’re going to the playoffs! 🎉🎉

[@AMTruckin]

I hope Mac is prepared , because he's gonna get a chance to win the starting job , Travis is too fragile and can care less for football ( his words ) . This will be the Baby Ruth trade for the Patriots , will bite back 😂

[@shawnvogt888]

Lol, Mac Jones is terrible.

[@mitchoo2211]

I think Trevor Lawrence needs to know his job security isn't solid. Playoffs record is 0-1 to 1-1. Record is 21-30 to 19-22.

[@mattcarberry368]

you actually think this has anything to do with Trevor Lawrences "job security" hhahahahahaha wow ok

[@na-vn5qy]

no matter what you think of trevor lawrence's skill or lack thereof, his job is definitely secure. and i don't mean re just because of mac jones (what a wild/needless point to make that would be) i mean the jags org still has unwavering faith in lawrence, as it stands.

[@FabianKaskillo]

@@na-vn5qyi agree his job is secure but he won't get extension he will get tag and then traded or released trevor is not worth more the 35 hus no better then he i smith or mayfield

[@FabianKaskillo]

@@na-vn5qytrevor is no better then geno or mayfield

[@JMichael-xc7uu]

Mac just needs an offensive minded coach. Belichick is a beat down confidence killer.

[@Dreas_Diaz88]

Means nothing . Mac jones is a scrub 🗑️

[@WHOOP1976]

I wonder what you said his rookie year

[@Dreas_Diaz88]

@@WHOOP1976same thing

[@Dreas_Diaz88]

Same as jets . Just terrible

[@mattcarberry368]

@@WHOOP1976 oh his rookie year when he was an immobile QB with a sub-par arm who somehow "made" the Pro Bowl because 10 other QBs rejected the invite? lol yeah said the same thing then as i said before the draft as i'm saying now......... Mac ain't it and was never gonna be

[@Dreas_Diaz88]

@@mattcarberry368facts

[@deontetaylor-gaines5944]

It’s funny how “fans” down talk Purdy but make excuses for Mac

[@AndrewWarrenPatriotsfan]

Bill Belichick turned him into a bust.

[@krimbeenhim]

Jones was never given a fair shot. Never had the same play caller and never had a true WR1 or 2

[@djpak1]

Belichick ruined him.

[@mikemurray726]

Through the offensive coach he chose for him. Defensive minded first time OC Matt Patricia.

[@djpak1]

@@mikemurray726 yeah that was silly. Took a pro bowler and turned him into a 6th round worthy qb.

[@Dir24MM]

Pats going jj

[@jailawson9513]

Nope he didn't have a chance to succeed

[@youtubeistryingtocensorme]

What do you think it means? They’re getting a new Quarterback

[@Rednug531]

First