We judge a lot of things based on size: Texas BBQ, television monitors, people’s homes, yadda yadda yadda. NFL quarterbacks are no exception. Everything about them gets judged based on their size. Not even Joe Burrow’s hands were exempt from the harsh eye of NFL media. As OTA’s have kicked off across the league, New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones is the latest rookie to receive some harsh words from reporters.
So he looks small and his arm doesn’t appear to be “live” (meaning “strong”). I have been a vocal critic of Jones since the start of the most recent college football season, but these criticisms he’s receiving now have me asking, “So what?