Patriots QB Mac Jones addresses being benched during game for second straight week
For the second straight week, Mac Jones was benched and replaced by Bailey Zappe after the New England Patriots fell behind. While this was supposed to be a come back game for the third-year quarterback, he ended up making the same old mistakes. Turnovers continued to plague Jones and the offense, with the Patriots ultimately […]
For the second straight week, Mac Jones was benched and replaced by Bailey Zappe after the New England Patriots fell behind.
While this was supposed to be a come back game for the third-year quarterback, he ended up making the same old mistakes.
Turnovers continued to plague Jones and the offense, with the Patriots ultimately getting shut out at home, falling 34-0.
Here is everything Mac Jones said about the benching after the game:
When you have a bad day, bad day last week, where do you start to refocus yourself to just leave that behind you and get back on the horse?
"Yeah, just got to look at the film and get better and got to do a lot of things better to win in this league."
It's been a few games since you guys have found the end zone. Does it feel like it's getting worse or where do you think it's going and heading?
"For us, just, like I said, we’ve got to do better in all three phases. Definitely the offense not putting up any points. Got to improve in all areas. And, you know, it's hard, right, we don't want to score zero points. It's not the goal."
Mac, on the interception, I know you've been talking about trying to avoid the turnovers. What did you see on the play that led to that?
"It was just early. I’ve got to watch the film. But definitely don't want to start like that and we got to start faster in these games. It's been a trend here. So we want to improve and try and learn from it and do everything I can to get better."
Did you have any words for Bailey Zappe before he went in today?
"Yeah, definitely not an ideal situation for anybody. And as an offense, the goal is to play better and put up points. So we all have to do that and got to practice that way and do things differently and figure out how to put up points."
How do you stay confident after a couple weeks in a row like this?
"Yeah, it's definitely hard, right, but confidence comes from years of experience and practice and things that you accomplish, but also trying to get better and learn from everything. So definitely need to be better as an offense and I really feel like we need to take on the challenge and do what we can to be better."
With the results being what they are and you finishing two straight weeks ending the game on the bench, do you start to feel like you’re playing to keep your job?
"Like I said earlier, just trying to do better as an offense. You know, we didn't score any points. So that's the important part, is scoring points and executing your job. And I try to just execute my job."
Do you feel sped up or focused on the rush a little bit more than usual than the last couple games?
"I don't know, I'll have to watch the film. But, I mean, it's the NFL. They got good defensive linemen that are coming every play and they're trying to hit the quarterback. So I’ve got to do a better job. But as an offense, just got to, you know, rethink things and really just focus on what we control and that's scoring more points."
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