Like it or not, the expectation bar for Mac Jones’s second season with the Patriots is likely about to be a whole lot higher thanks to what Joe Burrow just did in leading the Bengals to the Super Bowl. But Jones faces a new obstacle as he tries to make his Year 2 “leap”: the loss of a bevy of offensive coaches, including offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Josh McDaniels.
The longtime New England play-caller’s departure, along with wide receivers coach Mick Lombardi, to the Raiders will result in major shakeups for the team’s offensive coaching staff. WFAN host, CBS NFL analyst and former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason said the change around Jones is far from ideal going into a critical year.