Brady, in his first 3-4 years, was ridiculed by fans of other teams as a dink and dunk passer. As Jones gets more notice, that stupid shit will happen with him as well. "He's a game manager, not a QB," and "He's just a product of the system," were tags also applied to Brady and probably soon will be to Jones. Who cares what haters think. While they spew judgemental opinions which they pretend are facts, the rest of the world looks at objective data. This is from today's TheAthletic.com:
Mac Jones delivers another consistent effort
Mac Jones hasn’t been the flashiest quarterback in the
NFL through five weeks, but he’s been arguably the Patriots’ most consistent offensive player. He threw a few passes that could been picked off against the Texans, but otherwise, he played the same steady game he has each week. The most encouraging part of Jones’ game is how he’s improving against the blitz. Teams have been testing Jones with extra rushers since Week 1. In the first three weeks of the season, Jones was the sixth-worst quarterback against the blitz, according to Expected Points Added per dropback. In the last two weeks, Jones is the seventh-best quarterback against the blitz, according to EPA per dropback. He has a 99.5 passer rating against the blitz over the last two weeks, according to TruMedia data. The best way to make teams stop blitzing is to beat the blitz, and Jones is starting to do that.
Jones is also performing well with a clean pocket. He only attempted seven passes while pressured on Sunday, according to Pro Football Focus. One of those resulted in an interception. But when kept clean, Jones completed 19 of his 23 passes. His yards per attempt jumped to 8.78 and he had a passer rating of 117.8 when not pressured.
A lot of Jones’ trouble came when he took more than three seconds to throw. He was 18-for-20 passing for 197 yards and a touchdown when he got rid of the ball in under three seconds. He was 5-for-9 for 34 yards and an interception when he took longer than three seconds to throw. That was likely part of the game plan with Jones playing behind a banged-up offensive line. It helped keep Jones clean and the offense on schedule.