12/9/2023 0 Comments Steve smith ne movesThe Patriots correctly identify the cornerback blitz above as Parker and JuJu can be seen pointing at the corner pre-snap. Smith-Schuster was added with the thought that he would bring a yards after the catch element to the offense, but instead ranks dead last in the league in YAC over expected due to plays below. One of Jones’ biggest lack of helpers has been JuJu Smith-Schuster, who has recorded just 14 catches for 86 yards through three games this season. If these trends continue in Vegas, New England may finally be forced to look elsewhere. And unfortunately for Jones, this isn't something one can usually correct during the season. He additionally had some issues with his footwork, where he appeared to fail to step into throws (perhaps contributing to his second interception to Ty Montgomery). So, while the situation around Jones is dire, the QB himself is seeing ghosts out there. The pocket is not as clean in this instance, but a play appears to be had to his tight end until Jones decides to hold the ball and step up to try to connect with Kendrick Bourne. With New Orleans in man, Henry is open as Jones hits the top of his drop. Then on the pick-six itself, New England appears to get the look they want with O’Brien motioning Henry into a stack alignment. On the play below, he has Henry working across the middle of the field, but the lack of trust with his protection leads to happy feet which results in a ball hitting the turf to Stevenson. Even before the pick-six, Jones was quickly bailing from open pockets. We highlighted several of those instances last week from the Dallas game and some of Jones’ negative trends continued against the Saints. How often and well QBs perform from a clean pocket updated through Week 5.Įxcludes rollouts+scrambles+ plays where pocket is closing or tight. Even when he gets clean pockets, he is quickly bailing or rushing through his progressions, resulting in him ranking last in the NFL in clean pocket EPA. His footwork - issues which stem from last year - has not been good and his internal clock is nonexistent. Also not great.īut, Mac Jones is also not playing good football. As for the line, they rank either last or just slightly above the New York Giants in any pass block metric you look at. While the separation statistic has it’s flaws, New England’s receiver’s are still dead last and struggle to get open against man coverage. The wide receivers can't get open and the offensive line can't block. Two things can be true: the situation Mac Jones is in is terrible, and he’s also making it worse.įirst off, it’s extremely difficult to play quarterback for the Patriots currently. So with that, let’s get into this week’s #PostPulpit Why does everyone blame Mac when the problem starts with the O line? If plays don’t even have time to develop because they can’t block how is it his fault? For the Patriots, that meant hitting the reset button this week. The New England Patriots have been outscored 72-3 in the last two weeks and there offense has not scored a touchdown in their last 34 possessions.Īnd for those into the analytics, New England’s offense now ranks dead last in points scored, EPA per play, EPA per drop-back, and EPA per rushing attempt.
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