The New England Patriots have to like what they’ve seen from rookie quarterback Mac Jones through two starts, as he’s avoided turnovers and completed almost 74% of his passes in an impressive start.
However, it’s clear that New England isn’t asking him to be Tom Brady and throw the ball downfield 40 times a game.
Jones’ 5.7 average depth of target ranks as the fourth-lowest among starting quarterbacks this season, and it’s given Patriots haters plenty of ammunition to say that his production is merely the result of checking down to wide-open backs and receivers underneath.