Mac Jones did not have a particularly strong season with the New England Patriots in 2023 as he was benched several times throughout the season and did not finish the year as the team’s starting quarterback. But one of his teammates still clearly has faith in him.
New England Patriots star edge rusher Matthew Judon thinks that Mac Jones has proven that when he was comfortable in a good offense, he could succeed in the NFL.
“When Mac was comfortable, and he had a good system, he produced and he put up numbers,” Judon said on Wednesday on NFL Network according to Andrew Callahan of the Boston Herald. “And when you said we scored 45-7 [against Cleveland in 2021], Mac Jones led that team. We know he can do it. He has to find his confidence, his stride, and get a rhythm under him. And it’s going to be difficult. It’s his fourth [offensive coordinator] in four years.”
Judon didn’t even seem bothered by the fact that Jones was benched for the final several games of the regular season, believing it’s not too late for him to be able to re-earn the job back.
“Nah, I think once you catch a stride, catch a rhythm—that’s what they were talking about with Baker [Mayfield],” Judon said. “Now we’re talking about [Mayfield] being one of the first people off the board in free agency.”
We’ll have to see what the future holds for Jones.
