The New England Patriots have traded former first-round quarterback Mac Jones to the Jaguars for a sixth-round 2024 draft pick.

Jones has been the starting QB for the Patriots for three years after being taken as the 15th overall pick in the 2021 draft out of Alabama. He will now be taking his talents back to his hometown and to the Jaguars, where he will be competing with back-up QB C.J.Beathard to be Trevor Lawrence’s primary back-up.

Jones showed promise in his rookie year, helping the Patriots clinch a playoff berth and being selected to the Pro Bowl as an alternate. He threw for 3801 yards, 22 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, but his production dipped after his first year.

Several changes in the Patriots coaching staff could account for Jones’ downturn, along with an early-season ankle injury his second year. He finished his second season throwing for 2997 yards with 14 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.

Despite his former Alabama offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien taking the job in New England, Jones still was not able to turn his third year around. He was benched to back-up QB Bailey Zappe after throwing 10 touchdowns and 12 interceptions through 11 games.

The QB dilemma was the topic of discussion this season for the Patriots. With the number three pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, it is no debate that the Patriots will be taking a QB, the question is just who? It will likely be a decision between LSU’s Jayden Daniels and North Carolina’s Drake Maye.

With the recent coaching changes in New England, especially the promotion of Jerod Mayo as head coach, it will be interesting to see what other changes will be implemented across the team.

My Opinion:

I am glad we are getting rid of Jones. He has not performed the same since his rookie year and despite the number of chances we gave him, never rose to the challenge. He is too unreliable and the fact that we could only get a sixth-round pick shows that he was not worth the hype.