‘Simply attempting to do an excessive amount of’: Mac Jones explains ‘horrendous’ interception

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“Interceptions are a part of the sport and I didn’t make throw.”

The Patriots had been simply exterior Raiders’ pink zone, down by seven with 2nd-and-4 late within the second quarter when Mac Jones determined to improvise.

Jones scrambled out of the pocket in direction of the Patriots’ sideline when he noticed a Las Vegas participant dashing in direction of him together with his fingers up. The third-year quarterback panicked and overthrew an open Hunter Henry by a number of yards.

The ball floated over Henry’s head and proper into the arms of Las Vegas’s Tre’von Moehrig for an interception.

“Interceptions are a part of the sport and I didn’t make throw,” Jones mentioned. “Simply attempting to do an excessive amount of, they bought three factors from it or no matter and that’s on me.”

CBS’s Tony Romo known as the throw “horrendous”, saying that it was one in every of quite a lot of errors Jones wished he may take again from this season.

Jones now has seven interceptions in opposition to 5 touchdowns. Three of the interceptions have been returned for touchdowns. Patriots coaches have constantly recognized turnovers as one of many greatest points holding New England again this season.

“For us, we work so arduous and all that stuff, we’ve put an emphasis on it and people are a part of the sport,” Jones mentioned. “However on the identical time I prefer to put them in numerous buckets, like ‘was it a pressured penalty?’ Had been you giving the trouble and so they simply known as it? It’s simply was it’s. “

“The unforced ones are those you need to take away, and we’ve too a lot of these,” Jones continued. “Penalties, turnovers, all that stuff. Positively have to enhance, however you’ve bought to maintain swinging. When you don’t swing, you’re not going to get any hits, so that you’ve bought to maintain swinging.”

The morale within the Patriots locker room is “not good”, Jones acknowledged. Sunday’s loss to Las Vegas dropped the Patriots to 1-5. Plus, New England’s subsequent two video games are in opposition to Buffalo and Miami, divisional opponents who’ve given New England matches in recent times.

“Clearly we simply misplaced, so it’s not good,” Jones mentioned. “However, I feel we’ve a extremely good group of men and if we select to reply the proper means, then it will likely be actually good. If we don’t, then it’ll go the opposite means. I do know I’m going to be constructive at all times, that’s my purpose.

“Making an attempt to work arduous like I’ve been doing and produce folks with me,” Jones continued. “I do know we’ve been saying that, and the outcomes haven’t’ been there. So, I assume perhaps take a look at the method and see what we have to change to get higher as a result of the outcomes aren’t there.”

Jones had a 75-yard landing move to Ezekiel Elliott known as again after Hunter Henry was whistled for a holding penalty. It might have been the longest play of the Patriots’ season. DeVante Parker dropped a deep ball on the Patriots’ last drive, that turned out to be a well-placed throw from Jones.

Nonetheless, Sunday’s loss marks the third sport in a row Jones has didn’t throw a landing move. He has turned the ball over in 5 of New England’s first six video games.

Elliott and Rhamondre Stevenson scored a landing apiece, however had been held to a mixed 80 yards. The offensive line gave up 4 sacks, whereas New England’s pass-rush didn’t generate any.

It was one other irritating efficiency for the Patriots’ offense as an entire, although Kendrick Bourne’s 10 catches for 89 yards may be considered as a brilliant spot.

Neither Jones nor the unit he leads offered sufficient manufacturing to win.

“Positively irritating, however I simply have to observe all of it and be taught and watch it with truthful eyes,” Jones mentioned. “That’s all you are able to do. It simply wasn’t clear sufficient throughout the board, and there have been penalties and all kinds of stuff we have to clear up. It’s arduous to win like that, and I’m positively pissed off for certain.”