{"id":37632,"date":"2021-08-26T22:41:34","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T02:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/?p=37632"},"modified":"2021-08-26T22:41:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T02:41:34","slug":"morse-sony-michel-trade-and-mac-jones-as-the-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patsfans.com\/patriots\/blog\/2021\/08\/26\/morse-sony-michel-trade-and-mac-jones-as-the-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"MORSE: Sony Michel Trade and Mac Jones as the Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With the trade that sent Sony Michel to the LA Rams, I thought I would highlight some of the things I wrote about Michel, comments made by posters, and my thoughts on the trade itself.<\/p>\n<p>This is what I wrote in my analysis of the Running Back position back on June 30<sup>th<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sony Michel<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Patriots did not pick up the 5<sup>th<\/sup> year option on Michel.\u00a0 That should say volumes what the Patriots think of him.\u00a0 They drafted him knowing he had a knee issue, and it only got worse.\u00a0 In his rookie season, he ran for 931 yards and a 4.5 average but missed 3 games.\u00a0 In 2019 he ran for 912 but his average dropped to 3.7 yards per carry.\u00a0 He played in all 16 games that year.\u00a0 This past season his knee flared up again and he missed 5 games but his yards per carry jumped to 5.7 yards per carry.\u00a0 That was impressive that both he and Harris averaged over 5 yards per carry.\u00a0 Michel lacks breakaway speed and is a sub-par receiver.\u00a0 The 2018 1<sup>st<\/sup> round selection #31 must be characterized as a bust. \u00a0Michel is in a battle for a roster position.<\/p>\n<p>Patfans Posters TheRainMaker, mgteich, and 50-yard-line took me to task on Sony Michel, especially the comment about being a bust.<\/p>\n<p>Michel played behind that atrocious 2019 OL.<br \/>\nMichel had a better YPC by almost .7 yards than Harris last year<br \/>\nMichel is a much better pass protector.<br \/>\nMichel didn&#8217;t get a redshirt year to learn the game speed and such was thrown in as a rookie and is a big reason they lifted the trophy in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>When a poster makes solid points as they did, I go back and check. \u00a0Some of their points are correct which surprised the heck out of me. Michel&#8217;s 3.7 YPC in 2019 can be attributed to the poor O Line play. During the playoff run in 2018, culminating in the 13-3 victory in Super Bowl LIII, Michel was tremendous. He ran for 94 yards, and a TD on 18 carries in the Super Bowl. The Pats wouldn\u2019t have won the Super Bowl or even made the playoffs if it wasn\u2019t for Michel.\u00a0 So characterizing Michel as a bust was unfair.<\/p>\n<p>In my original roster projection (not submitted for release) I had Michel getting traded.\u00a0 I changed that opinion in my Pre-Training Camp roster projection.\u00a0 I said to watch the play of Rhamondre Stevenson as it would directly affect Michel.\u00a0 Stevenson went from needing to work on everything, per RB coach Ivan Fears, to the #2 back behind Harris.\u00a0 Thus Michel was expendable.<\/p>\n<p>This pre-season Michel had demonstrated an improved ability to catch the ball out of the backfield and in fact, led the team in receptions against the Eagles.\u00a0 He made a couple of good catches on poorly thrown balls.\u00a0 This has been a knock on Michel since entering the league.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest issue with Michel is his history of knee problems.\u00a0 The Patriots drafted him knowing that his knee was not going to 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accomplished against the NY Giants in Wednesday&#8217;s joint practice (35-40, including a phenomenal 18 completions in a row) Jones should be named the week 1 starter.\u00a0 Granted, several of these passes were underneath, but he also showed great touch on a wheel route to James White.\u00a0 On the play, White got held up at the line of scrimmage, and Jones made the pass before White had turned to look for the ball.\u00a0 White made the adjustment to the ball and made a big reception for over 20 yards setting up an FG in the 2-minute drill.\u00a0 The best pass of the day was a 50-yard bomb to Jakobi Myers on a post corner route.\u00a0 Myers beat two defenders for the TD grab.<\/p>\n<p>Cam Newton opened the door for Jones to show what he can do, working with the first-team unit and he took advantage of it showcasing his abilities.\u00a0 Newton\u2019s absence opened a crack and Jones came rushing through.\u00a0 Add this to the fact that Newton is not vaccinated and cannot be relied on 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