E. RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The nice thing is when the Patriots figure this out, they will be downright scary once again.
When you still have kinks to work out on both sides of the ball and still come out with a convincing victory over a woebegone opponent you usually beat anyway, that’s a good feeling. But make no mistake, it isn’t just Bill Belichick who knows that this team has a lot of work to do, and a long way to go before this team realizes that it is much better than they are right now.
Mac Jones won his first game as an NFL quarterback, Belichick once again had his way with an opposing rookie quarterback, and the Patriots spanked the New York Jets 25-6 on Sunday at MetLife Stadium.