NFL Fans Are Vigorously Defending Mac Jones Following Reports Of “Criticism From Around The League” Regarding His Sideline Antics During 2022 (TWEETS)

NFL fans came to the defense of New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones following a report that his outbursts towards coaches rubbed folks “around the league” the wrong way.

It wasn’t rare to see Jones screaming on the sidelines during games in what was a frustrating up-and-down year in Foxborough. And according to ESPN’s Jeff Darlington (via Dov Kleiman), Jones’ “drew a lot of criticism” over his cussing out of Patriots coaches.

#Patriots QB Mac Jones publicly going after coaches during games this past season "drew the ire" of people around the NFL, according to @JeffDarlington

"He was going after some coaches and it drew the ire… drew a lot of criticism around the league." pic.twitter.com/zPygvB9Dyd

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 21, 2023

But many fans came to the defense of the Alabama product, blaming the offensive coaches for putting Jones in a bad spot to begin with:

The coaching staff did him no justice – I don't blame him. Competitive juices don't just fade away.

— Ethan Hurwitz (@HurwitzSports) February 21, 2023

The coaches he went after are no longer in their positions. They shouldn’t have had the positions in the first place

— Gavin Greer (@Gavin_30_Greer) February 21, 2023

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I don’t blame him

— TheFanOpinion ? (@TheFanOpinion) February 21, 2023

Hiring a failed defensive coordinator to call plays for him probably “drew the ire” of Mac

— K (@718NewYork420) February 21, 2023

Well when your two coaches who are Joe judge and Matt Patricia who cant coach offense…..

— DC fan88 (@Fan88Dc) February 21, 2023

If Matt Patricia was calling plays for me I’d probably do the same thing

— Drew Ferris (@D_ferriswheel46) February 21, 2023

The coaching staff failed him

— Slash ? (@slashaswish) February 21, 2023

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick made a curious call to make Matt Patricia and Joe Judge the co-offensive play-callers in 2022. Patricia and Judge had backgrounds on defense and special teams, respectively.

Also, Belichick’s decision to play musical chairs at quarterback in the Patriots’ Week 7 home game against the Chicago Bears — a humiliating 33-14 loss for New England — wasn’t the most effective way to show confidence in Jones.

Despite the up-and-down play on offense throughout the year, the Patriots stood at 8-8 heading into Week 18 and just needed a victory over the Buffalo Bills to get into the postseason. But New England fell 35-23 to Josh Allen and company, missing out on the playoffs for the second time in three years.