I can safely guess that Mac is not good enough to win a lot of games in the NFL. BB did the guy the no favors in his second year. If the oline was this bad when Brady was drafted he may have been just another camp casualty by year 3? Or maybe Brady’s pocket footwork and presence would of been enough? I think Brady would of been fine just because of the traits he shows early.
Anyway, reason why I think Jones is a bust to below average qb is not just the environment that was unfortunately created/inherited, but his physical skills, read ability and pocket presence. He can’t make all the throws that a real NFL qb makes. It’s so blatantly obvious that the strength needed to make the short sideline throw across the field isn’t there. It’s a pick 6 waiting to happen and all the defenders know it. You can’t convince me that when defenses are game planning for Mac that this isn’t discussed. “Be patient, wait for it.” If you can’t make that throw, you can’t be a qb in this league. They will never respect you. He also can’t get to his 2nd or 3rd reads, that will get any qb packing their bags. You can’t be great in this league without that trait. And I promise you, for all the people that say even “Mahomes couldn’t be successful behind this oline,” I guarantee, even as a rookie he would flash signs of being in command on this team and make a show of it at least.
All the great ones can make all the throws, move properly in the pocket and excel at reading defenses. The average to good ones may be good at just reading defenses, athletic enough to be a dual threat or simply have a cannon or super accurate arm that compensates for not having read ability or pocket awareness.
Mac has shown none of these traits in year 3. He got the pass in year 2, now he’s under a microscope and failing miserably.