As a self-described perfectionist, Mac Jones hasn’t always handled failure well. Just ask Nick Saban, who coached the New England Patriots’ rookie quarterback at Alabama.
Learning to harness his emotions was a crucial step in Jones’ development, as Saban explained during a recent episode of “Hey Coach & The Nick Saban Show.” The Crimson Tide coach recalled one moment during an indoor practice that he viewed as a “turning point” in the young QB’s career.
“We had one day where we had to go in the indoor (practice facility),” Saban explained. “Sometimes, I sit up in the … weight coaches’ second-floor office and look out the window.