r/Patriots • u/therealsandyleon • Feb 02 '21

Potential Patriots draft target Mac Jones seeing stock rise at Senior Bowl

https://patriotswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/31/potential-patriots-draft-target-mac-jones-seeing-stock-rise-at-senior-bowl/
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u/Aryaank Feb 02 '21

Yeah but when a franchise quarterback is available, you give up anything to get him. Difference between him and Brady is that Watson is a hybrid of Brady and Newton in some ways. He can do literally everything and if the patriots really do want him, they will probably offer anything and everything

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u/chotchss Feb 02 '21

Why? We had the GOAT and we couldn't make it past the first round of the playoffs. Things will not magically become better just because we get Deshaun. We need to improve our WR and other positions first.

Ask yourself this: if Deshaun is the answer, why are the Texans not going to the Super Bowl? Because a QB, no matter how good, cannot carry the team by himself. And our team is currently no better than the Texans, with the obvious exception of our coach.

Better to build up the team, hire a journeyman QB, and try to draft a new guy to train up.

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u/Aryaank Feb 02 '21

I personally think deshaun is the 3rd best quarterback in the league. Our defense is solid and will get better when we get our opt outs back, are oline is still good, our running game is good, and we can hope to get a good reciever through free agency or the draft. That puts us right in the mix of the afc. Personally I don’t think we’ll get again, but if we do, watch out

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u/[deleted] Feb 02 '21

Our defense is solid

It sucked. 26th per DVOA, and it had the 31st rushing defense per DVOA. I think we pick a DE at 15 and if we want Jones we trade into the end of the first to pick him up.