Former NFL quarterback Dan Orlovsky is apparently very worried about Mac Jones and the Patriots’ offense.<\/p>\n
Orlovsky appeared on ESPN’s “Get Up” this morning and talked about what has him concerned about Jones, which centers on the fact whoever is going to be in his ear this season is a giant question mark following Josh McDaniels’ departure this offseason.\u00a0 It’s leaving the former NFL QB not feeling overly confident about Jones and the offense heading into the upcoming season.<\/p>\n
“Highly,” said Orlovsky when asked about how concerned fans should be heading into this season.\u00a0 “For me, this is probably the most concerning thing that I have in the whole NFL right now.\u00a0 I mean, there are a lot of things that are incredibly important to a young quarterback, a second-year quarterback.”<\/p>\n
“One of, if not the most important, is having that same voice in your ear on a consistent basis, that guy that you’re talking football to on a daily basis to help your development, a guy that can sit there and tell you what’s real and what’s not.\u00a0 Or a guy that can sit there and tell you how they’re seeing the game.\u00a0 What’s going on, the feel of that, the development, the growth, all that stuff.”<\/p>\n
“You look at some of the young quarterbacks that have really ascended in their second or third years. Look at who they’ve had in their ear when it comes to the consistency.\u00a0 Patrick Mahomes – Eric Bienemy and Mike Kafka.\u00a0 Lamar Jackson had Greg Roman but then James Irvin, their quarterback coach.\u00a0 Joe Burrow’s got Brian Callahan, their offensive coordinator in Zach Taylor.\u00a0 Josh Allen’s got Ken Dorsey and Brian Daboll.\u00a0 These guys have had these offensive-minded guys that have been around the NFL in that kind of role and there’s been a consistency of that.”<\/p>\n
“That’s no mistake that those guys took those jumps.\u00a0 And now we have Mac Jones, and think about this.\u00a0 Mac Jones gets Matt Patricia, who is, I guess, a failed defensive mind in the NFL?\u00a0 And he gets Joe Judge, who is a failed special teams mind?\u00a0 That is massive, a massive issue for me.”<\/p>\n
He makes some good points, as continuity is important in any system and McDaniels leaving after Jones’ rookie season certainly makes things a little challenging.\u00a0 At the same time, it also appears that the Patriots are changing things up on offense after Jakob Johnson previously revealed that fullback is no longer in their plans, which will hopefully see them continue to play more to both the strengths of Jones as well as their current personnel.<\/p>\n