{"id":19128,"date":"2023-10-10T13:25:31","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T18:25:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/?p=19128"},"modified":"2023-10-10T13:25:31","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T18:25:31","slug":"mac-jones-not-happy-with-anything-going-on-with-his-game-patriots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/demo.wztzfm.com\/wp\/mac-jones-not-happy-with-anything-going-on-with-his-game-patriots\/","title":{"rendered":"Mac Jones \u2018not happy with anything\u2019 going on with his game, Patriots"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mac Jones<\/a><\/strong> has taken an early seat on the bench for the past two Sundays. And it\u2019s not because his Patriots are building huge leads.<\/p>\n

Rather, the Patriots have suffered two humiliating losses to the Cowboys and Saints, with the offense generating all of one field goal in eight quarters of play. <\/p>\n

\u201cThe biggest things is trying to figure out the root cause to each of the issues,\u201d Mac Jones told Boston station WEEI<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s playing better as a team, that\u2019s playing better for me as the quarterback. We just didn\u2019t have the answers to the test yesterday. You just gotta move forward in this league. That\u2019s what it is. You\u00a0can\u2019t look back, you\u2019ve got to move forward. I\u2019m not happy with anything. Nobody is, and it starts with me as the quarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n

It does start with Mac Jones. The quarterback has six turnovers in two games, with half of them returned immediately for touchdowns. Meanwhile, the Patriots offense, statistically, is one of the worst in the NFL. They are at the bottom in points scored per game and they\u2019re 31st in turnovers.<\/p>\n

These two games are the worst in Bill Belicheck\u2019s head coaching career. The 38-3 loss to the Cowboys was the worst of his career. So the Pats followed it up by losing 34-0.<\/p>\n

\u201cLike I said, you just want to find the root cause of why it\u2019s happening,\u201d Mac Jones said. \u201cAnd then from there, you have to problem solve. Figure out \u2018hey, what can we do better, what can I do better?\u2019. Obviously it\u2019s been a trend for a few years around here and it just has to be an improvement. That will really help us get off to a better start in the games.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Cowboys harassed Mac Jones into three turnovers in a 38-3 Patriots loss. (Tim Heitman-USA TODAY Sports)<\/p>\n

Belicheck says he\u2019s stick with Mac Jones as starter<\/h2>\n

Belicheck has benched Jones, the former Alabama star and 2021 first-round pick, in the second half of each of the last two games. Bailey Zappe<\/a><\/strong> then comes in. Last week, Belicheck said he wanted Jones to show his mental toughness and how well he rebounded from the Dallas game<\/a>. Instead, he gave a repeat performance.<\/p>\n

Belicheck told reporters, Monday, that he took Jones out of the game because he didn\u2019t want to risk him getting hurt in a blowout. He\u2019s indicated that Jones still is the starter.<\/a><\/p>\n

Maybe Belicheck will shake up the two deep or make other changes. They\u2019ve got a road game coming up against the Raiders, <\/p>\n

\u201cAll good plays come with good fundamentals, so we need to be a better fundamental team in every area,\u201d Belichick said<\/a>. \u201cAgain, between schemes, coaches, players\u2019 awareness, situational awareness, we need to do a better job than what we\u2019re doing. I mean I don\u2019t think there\u2019s any one thing that\u2019s going to change it, or one player. We just all have to do a better job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

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