FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- Quick-hit thoughts and notes around the New England Patriots and NFL:
1. Mac's deep ball: Spring practices are the appetizer to the main menu, and quarterback Mac Jones and the Patriots' offense provided a tasty preview of what they hope to be cooking in 2022.
The main takeaway: There is potential for significant improvement in the deep passing game.
Jones delivered three downfield, tight-window throws in the final practice of mandatory minicamp that couldn't have been placed any better.
There was a high-arc ball down the left sideline to receiver Nelson Agholor, who had rookie cornerback Jack Jones running stride-for-stride with him on a "go" route, so close that Jones was tugging his jersey as the ball arrived.