And like every other team at this stage of the process, they are a work in progress.
Every player on the roster and every unit on the team has had good days and bad.
It’s a learning curve for everyone.
Therefore, that’s exactly what I’m about to do.
I say again, the most important acquisition in the NFL this year was the Pats adding Bill O’Brien.
… At least with him, there is an obvious and immediate replacement.
Yeah, that’s why I’m calling.
How soon can you get him on flight?"
Bringing him back would be the no-braineriest of no-brainers.
I stand by that.
If this McDaniels thing does happen, I’d have O’Brien here taking meetings with Jones by tomorrow.
It took a year longer than I wanted.
One long, disastrous year.
But sometimes it’s not the journey, it’s getting to the destination.
Not just based on the fact that his team won 10 games and made the playoffs.
Not based on his numbers.
But because he stepped into a complex system and handled it.
“Heranthat offense,” said one AFC offensive assistant.
And he deserves credit for being able to run it.
That’s not easy for a young quarterback."
“With Josh he looked good,” said an NFC offensive coordinator.
“On a mediocre football team he looked solid.
Very few quarterbacks have played well early in Josh’s system.
Because it’s hard.
It puts a lot on the quarterback.
Derek Carr didn’t play well.
St Louis (in 2011) was a wreck.
It’s impressive [Jones] went in and played well right away.
He sees the game.
He understands the tools he had at his disposal.
you could tell he’s a smart kid.
He has that.”
And the results have been good and only gotten better.
We’ll know a little more if/when he gets into preseason games.
And even then we can only draw impressions, not conclusions.
You don’t need to remind me again.
Jones frustration was already simmering, and later we saw it go to full boil.
And with good reason.
They had no idea what they were doing.
And their learning curve was so flat you could’ve used it to level shelves.
I do think that this system allows a quarterback it puts a lot on their plate.
But it also allows us to know what to do to play really fast.
I think it’s a great system."
This is all any of us can ask for.
I know the conventional wisdom is still to doubt Jones.
To claim he’s got a rag arm and he’s too immobile and all that.
Like his rookie year and his undefeated National Championship season at Alabama never happened.
But do so at your own peril.
