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Mike Reiss: Mac Jones has already been dinged up this preseason

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Mike Reiss of ESPN joined Zolak & Bertrand in studio for the first time this season. Mike will be a weekly guest all football season long. During his first appearance on Tuesday, Reiss discussed the Patriots offensive line issues. While admitting that the line has been “swiss cheese” so far this preseason, he dropped a bit of intel on how it
has effected the quarterback. Has Mac Jones already been dinged up this preseason due to the second-rate pass protection he’s been getting?

 

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Aug 19, 2023; Green Bay, WI, USA; Green Bay Packers linebacker Kingsley Enagbare (55) forces a fumble by New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (10) during the second quarter of their preseason game at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Mark Hoffman-USA TODAY Sports

Was Mac Jones banged up this preseason?

[Mac Jones’] health wasn’t good after that preseason game in Green Bay. That was alarming, the hits he took that probably went underreported and under told like his toughness to even come back the next week in practice. I think that’s part of the reason they didn’t go down to Tennessee and they didn’t play him in the final game. But I will say this about the offensive line. I look at it from a short term snapshot and a long term snapshot. I can’t sit here and tell you right now that it’s not going to be a good line this season. I think that’s the long term snapshot. They just need to come together. We haven’t even seen the starting line together, like give him a chance. And that’s unfortunate for them. I think the short term snapshot is “swiss cheese”. This is a concern. You’ve got these rookies, Antonio Mafi, a fifth-round pick out of UCLA hanging in there. Sidy Sow, fourth round pick out of Eastern Michigan, They might look good in practice working against a defensive line that they know what the line does. Then you get to a game against a team that’s doing something completely different and it’s like, “Whoa, these guys might not be ready to go.” And that has to concern you watching this line.

 

Tom Morgan is the executive producer of the award-winning Zolak & Bertrand show. He got his start in radio as the midday intern in 2010 before joining the show full-time in 2014. A graduate of Northeastern University, Tom has been a lifelong sports fan with a passion for Boston sports that continues to drive him to this day. A native of Cohasset, MA, he enjoys spending time with family, his three brothers and his nephews and nieces. He is a coffee enthusiast who is fluent in the language of Seinfeld quotes. Tom writes about all New England sports from Patriots football to Boston Celtics and Boston Bruins.

Zolak & Bertrand: Watch all 14 of Mac Jones' 2022 touchdowns

  • 1. Mac Jones to Ty Montgomery

    After the Patriots offense started slow in Week 1 last season, they finally got on board as Mac Jones hit Ty Montgomery for a 6-yard touchdown in the 3rd quarter.

  • 2. Mac Jones to Nelson Agholor

    In the second quarter, Mac Jones and Nelson Agholor connected on the rare deep pass. At the time, many people called this the catch of the season. By far the best catch of Agholor’s time in New England.

  • 3. Mac Jones to Jakobi Meyers

    After the toughest stretch of Jones’ career, as he battled a high-ankle sprain and Zappe fever reached its peak, it wasn’t the smoothest return. His first touchdown back went to his old security blanket in Jakobi Meyers on a 5-yard pass.

  • 4. Mac Jones to Rhamondre Stevenson

    Rhamondre Stevenson was the engine for the Patriots offseason, and that included this great one-handed grab against the Colts. It set the tone for the Patriots most dominant win of the season.

  • 5/6. Mac Jones to Nelson Agholor… and then Hunter Henry

    By far the best performance from Jones all season. He was 28 for 39 passing and accumulated 382 yards in the air. No interceptions were thrown either, just touchdown passes to Agholor and Henry.

  • 7. Mac Jones to Marcus Jones

    One of the highlights of last season was Marcus Jones contributing in each facet of the game. That included a 48-yard touchdown from Jones where he absolutely blitzed the Bills defense. It felt like a potential turning point for the Patriots offense, but it ended up being the last touchdown they scored that game.

  • 8/9. Mac Jones to Kendrick Bourne… and Jakobi Meyers

    https://twitter.com/NateAdams5k/status/1606771774401794050?s=20

    A late rally from the Patriots offense and Mac Jones allowed the offense to put two touchdowns on the board. The first one to Bourne, which was a flashback to the chemistry him and Jones had the previous season. Then a Hail Mary on 3rd and 29 that Meyers came down with after a deflection off Scotty Washington’s hands.

  • 10/11. Mac Jones to Tyquan Thornton… and Jakobi Meyers

    With the Patriots playoff hopes on the line, Mac Jones battled back from being down 14-7 to pull off a 23-21 win. Jones and Thornton connected on their first touchdown together and Thornton’s first score at Gillette Stadium. Then another classic Jones to Meyer hookup for the game-winning touchdown.

  • 12/13/14. Mac Jones to Jakobi Meyers… twice to DeVante Parker

    As the Patriots fought for their playoff hopes, Mac Jones threw 3 touchdowns with 2 coming via nice grabs from Parker. He also threw 3 interceptions as the offense desperately tried to claw its way into the game. It once again showed the desperate state of the Patriots offense.

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