Jones lucked into perhaps the best rookie QB job in the league.
Very good OL - check
Great running attack - check
A good TE is a necessity for a young QB. We got TWO - Check
A reliable slot receiver - ( Meyers ) - Check
Great WR's - Well this remains an unanswered question - ?
A system that fits his skill set - check
Good Coaching - Check
A good defense - Check (and maybe even be a great one)
So basically he is in about the best situation to start his career as you can think of. Only one area that isn't a check. But I contend if they are just average, the rest of the package makes up for it.
Like I've said before, my only concern is how he'll make out with his durability.
This is a "playoff caliber team" even with a rookie QB. The problem is there are at least 10 other teams in the conference that can say the same thing at this point. On the 12th the 17 game war of attrition begins, and during that war anything can happen. That's the beauty of this league. On any given Sunday, any team can beat another. All we know for certain is that we are likely to be entertained by 17 close games and history tells us that we will win our fair share./
And to the OP - PLEASE change "tampering" with TEMPERING - It hurts my brain every time I see your thread title
There is another piece to this as well, revolving around the coaching.
We’ve seen with Brady and cassell the way the coaching staff approaches young first time starting QBs.
The popular approach is protect them by running a lot and not asking them to do too much. But from what I’ve seen belichicks approach is to let them cut it loose in the right situation and protect them from the wrong. So with a game plan drive scheme, I am sure we will see games where they can exploit the pass d and they will throw a lot. We will also see heavy use of play action, no huddle, and easy one read throws. I don’t think we will see a lot of run on 1st and second down and throw on 3rd and long scenarios.
Qbs are much more successful in certain situations, against certain opponents and on specific form and distances. Now there are situations that are not advantageous to throw against and you have to throw but I expect Jones will throw a higher proportion of his passes in favorable situations than other nfl QBs.
