There has been a ton of discussion about who the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback should be this season, both in Week 1 and moving forward. My opinion had pretty consistently been Cam Newton, but I think there are some compelling arguments as to why the answer should actually be Mac Jones.
Let’s take a look at five of them.
1. Competition
You might want to sit down for this: the Patriots are probably not serious Super Bowl contenders this season.
I know, I know, they spent like crazy in free agency and have a great defense, but they are almost certainly not going to make a deep push.