While Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are preparing for the Super Bowl, Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots are watching from home after missing the playoffs for the first time in over a decade.
The Pats signed Cam Newton to give them a veteran presence at quarterback this season, but they don’t have a long-term solution at the game’s most important position.
That means New England could be targeting that kind of prospect in the first round of the 2021 NFL draft, and they just might find their man in Alabama’s Mac Jones.
Peter Schrager of NFL Network believes Jones would be a perfect fit with the Patriots, and he asked Jones himself what he thought about the possibility of playing for Belichick:
Alabama QB Mac Jones is a first round prospect. @PSchrags suggests New England as the perfect landing spot.
His response: pic.twitter.com/5ujZlseehU
— GMFB (@gmfb) February 2, 2021
While Jones may lack some of the top-end physical traits of some of the other top quarterback prospects in this class, his combination of college production, intelligence and accuracy could be enticing to a team like the Patriots.
The big question now will be, after a strong week of practice at the Senior Bowl, will Jones even be on the board when the Pats make their first pick at No. 15 overall, or would they have to trade up to get him?
