“It’s safe to assume that Mack Jones isn’t worried about Bill Belichick’s slow NFL job market.
MassLive’s Mark Daniels published an article Monday detailing Jones’ regression with the Patriots and feud with Belichick. Daniels reported that the legendary New England coach and the embattled quarterback had a “missing” connection when Jones was healthy for the season finale.
Daniels reported, “Not only was Jones relegated to the third row, but no one was talking to him.” “He found out he was inactive when the Patriots released their roster 90 minutes before kickoff,” a team official said. Before this game, the quarterbacks were actually split differently, but no one on the coaching staff told Jones why, and no one told him he would be the team’s third quarterback.Daniels added: “Jones complained to his colleagues in the dressing room that no one was talking to him. …
“This is a broken relationship,” a Patriots source explained.Jones ruled out the Patriots’ Week 12 loss to the New York Giants for good. From that point on, the relationship between Jones and Belichick deteriorated further as Bailey Zappé started the final six games.”Twelve weeks later, with Jones sitting out, Belichick finally stopped talking to the quarterback,” Daniels wrote. “That lack of communication came to a head in the Patriots’ last game.
This led to an awkward situation. Jones has publicly supported Zapp, trying to show the coaches that he can improve from his lows. Privately, observers noted that Jones had little support. He felt as if he had been abandoned.”Where things go from here remains to be seen. Daniels reported that if Belichick keeps his job, the chances of Jones returning in 2024 are virtually zero. With Jerod Mayo now the head coach, the 2021 first-rounder remains in New England for one more “open door” season.However, the divorce seems to be going well for both parties.
