New England Patriots warned Mac Jones is "limited" as quarterback fined again

01 January 2023 , 16:12

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Mac Jones has been told he's "physically limited"

Mac Jones has been slammed as "limited" amid the New England Patriots quarterback's struggles. The Patriots have struggled this season, with many fans calling for Bailey Zappe to be handed the starting spot.

Jones received a fine on New Year's Eve as a result of a low block on Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Eli Apple. The quarterback dove to the ground to halt Apple and send him tumbling while charging towards the end zone.

The quarterback has been poor this season, failing to repeat his Pro Bowl form from last year. After losing his spot to Zappe earlier in the season through injury, fans are starting to believe Jones should be benched permanently.

And former NFL GM Randy Mueller believes Jones is simply too poor physically, and isn't up to the standards required of being a starting quarterback in the league.

He told Heavy: “Mac Jones is limited physically. He’s not Justin Fields. He’s not Trey Lance with the arm. He doesn’t have any of that stuff. But he’s smart, he’s a process-oriented guy and this system is not asking those kinds of things from Mac Jones.”

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Mueller explained he feels the Patriots will need to make a significant change in their offensive approach if they're to get anything out of the rest of the season, and Jones going forward.

Bill Belichick has been warned he'll need to make a change in his offensive structure (Megan Briggs/Getty Images)

“I do think that Mac Jones has devolved from where he was a year ago, a lot because of this offense and the ‘Keystone Cops’ that it’s been,” Mueller said.

“I think they’re going to have to have changes in the system, otherwise Mac Jones has no chance,” the former GM said. “And I’m not sure anybody does if we’re going to run this type of setup and be this disorganized.

"When I watch tape, it makes me shake my head and I just can’t believe we’re actually doing this, and I’m tired of the excuses. Sometimes we’ve just got to say what we see. It’s so un-Belichick-like that it makes me shake my head."

Daniel Blackham