I hope so. He looked awesome…so many times he navigated through tough situations. Hung in the pocket. Tremendous accuracy.
The only reservation I have is the plays that “weren’t made.” I’m talking about the gash plays and especially the red zone darts. Red zone is where you see the difference between Alex Smith and Aaron Rodgers. One can get you from the 20 to the 20 but then struggles to laser the ball into a tight window to seal the deal.
Does this mean Jones is Alex Smith? Definitely not. Maybe the plays weren’t there. It’s such a small sample size, and why force anything? I’m sure the Patriots didn’t want to take risks in that type of game either.
So, I’m really excited about Mac…but just trying to also acknowledge what the draft critics pointed out about limitations too. I expect they’ll be prove very wrong and Jones will be an excellent pro quarterback. But I need to see some of the more risky, difficult passes first…the ones where it comes down to raw, elite execution and not decision making.
But hey, it’s game 1 of hopefully many.