Whether or not Belichick preferred to take a QB in a later round, it is pretty clear that Belichick didn’t not want Mac Jones. It wasn’t like he was totally against draft Mac and overruled. He was ok with drafting him even if it wasn’t his first choice. There was zero reporting he didn’t like Mac and was against drafting him.
And you are spinning the war room video. All we saw Belichick ask around the room “Are you good with this?”. When some someone asked him if they should get Mac on the phone, he responded “Yep, I good with it”. For all we know, this is how every pick happens (or at least in recent years). People have way over analyzed this video to find things that isn’t there.
Go inside the Patriots draft room as the Patriots select Alabama QB Mac Jones in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.
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