The three-and-out has been an all-too-familiar sight for the Patriots offense this preseason. I figured I would take a page from their work-in-progress/Trust The Process playbook. Here are three thoughts on the Patriots on the precipice of the regular season, starting with the mental state of Mac Jones:
1. Remember the days when Tom Brady was the Patriots quarterback, and we would intently study his body language and parse his press conferences for any clue about his true feelings about who and what he had to work with offensively? We’re back there with Jones.
The second-year signal-caller does a great job of toeing the company line regarding the struggles of the offense while leaving just enough verbal bread crumbs about his dismay with the new “attack” initiated by the hand-picked duo of Matt Patricia and Joe Judge, a duo long on fealty to Bill Belichick and short on offensive coaching experience.