More importantly he will end up in an offense where he will be behind a talented OL, with talented WR's and TE's, with an excellent running attack AND in a prolific PRECISION offense that minimizes the need to scramble and "create".
From my lofty perch, I see an ideal offensive roster for Mac to succeed sooner rather than later.
He has a quality+ O line that should protect him as well as plow holes for RBs, leading to a strong play-action game.
He has quick strike pass options galore with the addition of real NFL TEs and veteran 3rd down RBs.
And hopefully NE will identify their next great slot WR.
If NE can establish dominance at the LOS, Mac will thrive IMO.
When you think of the offensive rosters of teams that draft QBs at the very top of the draft and then let their young QBs get their brains beat in behind inadequate O lines, getting coached up typically by new staffs piecemealed together a few months before the season starts, etc etc etc..........,
New England right now is any thing but that.
While I don't think Mac will ever be on a Brady's level, I do believe Mac will be far more prepared to hit the ground running than 4th string Brady ever was.
Sadly, NE will spend too much time at training camp practicing QB sneaks for their no-arm "starter"
Finally.... the common narrative regarding Mac is that he is a vastly overrated QB whose success is primarily due to the all-star cast he was lucky enough to be on the field with. What rarely if ever gets mentioned is the all-star defense he faced daily on the practice fields at Bama, a defense vastly superior to any he faced on Saturdays. If Mac couldn't cut the mustard Monday through Friday, Saban would have replaced the guy with one of the 10 Bama 4-star QBs waiting in the wings.
The glass-half empty crowd will correctly point out the many Bama QBs whose game didn't translate in the NFL.
Tough to argue against ....but.......Mac's off-the-charts accuracy should not be poo pooed as a product of the system and talent.
I rarely saw their stars diving to make circus catches. Mac put the ball on the numbers.....just like we saw at OTAs, unlike Glam.
The Charlie Weiss play calling years were my favorite of the past two decades. Despite leaning on the short passing game, defenses were constantly off balance whether it was with quick screens, TE mismatches, and the elevation of the slot WR role....it was beautiful choreography and young Tompa managed the plan well
The 2.0 version is upon us ,hopefully sooner rather than later.
I'm confident in Mac....and hope Josh is up to the task