Classic Onion Article on Mac Jones

[SEA_Pat]

Enjoy!

Critics Claim Mac Jones...

 

[masterbouncer]

You take away his accuracy, his decision making,...

ok, he might not be a QB at all if you take all the QB staff away from him, or he might just be a good (rookie) QB?

their teams could get as lucky as the Patriots seem to be with their draft picks over and over again each year.

 

[n1997y]

ROTFLMAO. Very good one. The Onion is inconsistent at best these days, but they nailed it with this.

They had me at the opening:

“Slamming the rookie’s success as a fluke of organizational competence, critics claimed Tuesday that Patriots quarterback Mac Jones was just the product of being a talented player in a system with elite defense and coaching.”

and I swear I heard heads exploding across PatsFans from their close:

“Jets, Lions, Browns, Jaguars, Giants, and Bears fans were all wishing their teams could get as lucky as the Patriots seem to be with their draft picks over and over again each year.”

 

[BTTA]

This is just about perfect. Great catch @SEA_Pat .
And agree with @n6249c that The Onion has been inconsistent lately. There has been some very flat stuff. But still worth working through for the gems.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

It's eerily close to what brain-dead Colts fans were saying all of the time from 2001-2016.

 

[DropKickFlutie]

Mac is nothing if you take away his elite processing, command of the playbook, elite accuracy, elite rhythm/anticipation, elite leadership, peripheral vision, elite toughness, and NFL arm which can make all the throws. Just a system QB.

Love it. Just keep winning. Let the haters lose their minds all over again.

 

[Taxed in Maine]

The Onion? 100% Satire.
May as well say 'Check out this SNL skit about Mac10'......

 

[Fuzz]

The Onion? 100% Satire.
May as well say 'Check out this SNL skit about Mac10'......

 

[SEA_Pat]

The Onion? 100% Satire.
May as well say 'Check out this SNL skit about Mac10'......

BTW, this is colloquially known as "eating the Onion".

 

[jimnance]

"...a fluke of organizational competence.."

 

[n1997y]

"...a fluke of organizational competence.."

It would be that for many teams. For the Pats organizational competence is standard operating procedure.