But herein lies the problem: NO ONE is capable of being “creative” enough to elevate Mac Jones to the level required to contend. Every team with their precious first round royalty QB goes through this, changing coordinators, blaming the system, the weapons, the o-line, before realizing they’ve wasted four years on a guy who, based on draft probability, only had a very small chance of being the quarterback they need anyway.
I’ve yet to see ANY coordinator or head coach with a proven, long-term, repeatable track record of creating more points, yards, etc. by virtue of their magical system. All philosophies have pros and cons. A coach may have success in a given game or catch the league by surprise, but ultimately it’s all about the talent, and mostly about the QB.
It’s weird how how so many Pats fans are so open to an OC change thinking that will make a big difference but so toxically angry at the mention of Mac being exactly the quarterback every scout said he’d be: limited, not good enough to carry a team, likely to be exposed without a lot of help, not a guy you can tie the franchise to. He isn’t a high upside project worth investing any more time.
