The New England Patriots are officially entering an era of the franchise where they might be a bad football team for quite some time.
The fan base booed the Patriots at Gillette Stadium for the duration of the 34-0 blowout at the hands of the Saints.
The Patriots have started 1-4 for the first time since 2000, which came before Tom Brady arrived. The team just cannot seem to figure out how to replace such a good player.
Belichick’s 2023 Patriots have been thoroughly outclassed as their only victory is over the Jets who have Zach Wilson at quarterback.
The Patriots are currently one of the worst teams in football and they are bad across the board and that includes Mac Jones. A week after only mustering up three points against the Dallas Cowboys, the offense didn’t put up one point and it led to Jones’ being sent to the bench yet again.
The NFL on Fox reported from a source close to the Patriots quarterback that he is very unhappy with the lack of weapons on offense. “No matter how good of a cook you are, you cannot make garbage taste good,” Jones reportedly said.
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The most glaring Achilles’ heel of Belichick’s phenomenal career as a GM has been the wide receiver position. The Patriots have failed, year after year, to spend money and draft picks on the right ones.
This past offseason, the team went out and signed JuJu Smith-Schuster who has just 14 catches for 86 yards and zero touchdowns.
The Patriots haven’t had a dominant receiver since Randy Moss. That was a very long time ago.
While Tom Brady can cover up a lot of holes on offense, Mac Jones cannot and it will continue to be a problem. If the team is going to succeed in the long run, they are going to need to get a high-level skill player in the building.
Jones is 105-of-168 for 1,008 yards on the season, with five touchdowns and six interceptions.
