What Mac Jones mentioned about retaining the Patriots’ beginning QB job after back-to-back benchings

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Mac Jones is anticipated to start out for the Patriots on Sunday towards the Raiders.

Coach Invoice Belichick mentioned Wednesday that he doesn’t plan on making adjustments on the quarterback place. Offensive coordinator Invoice O’Brien mentioned the blame for the offense can’t be positioned on only one particular person.

Jones mentioned he’s grateful to have one other shot, however is aware of that he has lots to enhance upon.

“I recognize that. I feel loads of that’s actually good and loads of issues I want to enhance on as a quarterback,” Jones mentioned. “So, that’s what I consider. What can I do higher? , what are the precise points? As an alternative of simply throwing stuff up within the air, let’s have a look at the tape, you already know, just like the performs within the recreation, 11-on-11 and actually see what’s happening. That’s the necessary half to me as a result of you’ll be able to at all times attempt to drawback resolve that method.”

After Sunday’s 34-0 loss to New Orleans, Belichick mentioned that the crew wanted to “begin throughout.”

Jones was requested what beginning over means to him.

“Yeah, the basics are actually necessary to me,” Jones mentioned. “The footwork, I do know we’ve talked rather a lot about. Footwork, the place are my eyes? All that stuff. Then, clearly, additionally simply having enjoyable, too. That’s what I consider, once I’m at my finest I’m having enjoyable, having fun with all people.”

“That’s one of many good issues that I can do, is talk, and I have to do a greater job of that,” Jones continued. “We’re on the market enjoying a recreation that we love. Proper now, it’s not wanting too good, however we’ve acquired to flip the swap, proper? And begin over and work out methods to go on the market and have enjoyable, sling the ball round and guys go make performs after which have a good time with one another, too.”

Jones mentioned he’s prepared to maneuver on after being pulled from blowout losses in back-to-back weeks.

“I at all times speak about how, actually, every week is a brand new week,” Jones mentioned. “And I do know it’s robust to say that after they form of appeared very comparable, however it’s. It’s a brand new week, and we didn’t play our greatest. I didn’t play my finest within the final recreation, and we’ve moved on.

“Now, it’s alright, we’ve acquired a extremely good opponent within the Raiders,” Jones continued. “And I’m going to concentrate on – like I talked about – speaking with the blokes, having enjoyable, after which doing my half because the quarterback and speaking on the sidelines and all that stuff. So, that can actually assist. I do know it can.  It’s been confirmed to try this, and I feel that’s what I’ll concentrate on and probably not concentrate on the outcomes. The outcomes will come. You’ve acquired to stay with the method and the communication.”