The Jacksonville Jaguars traded for quarterback Mac Jones to put both parties in a mutually beneficial situation. The Jaguars would get a competent former starting quarterback with plenty of starting experience to back up Trevor Lawrence.
Jones would work on his quarterback skills without the pressure of being a starter. He would also get a chance to rehabilitate his image, which took a hit after a few years as the New England Patriots’ starting quarterback.
Jones has thrown for over 400 yards combined in the last two games, as well as three touchdowns and no interceptions.
The veteran quarterback’s two most recent games have been two of his best since joining the Jaguars this summer. When asked how it felt to have two productive games after a disappointing season, Jones was candid.
“Good question,” Jones said. “I think that’s a big question for me. I get that a lot. I really focused on it and studied it, basically just looked at the stats and other games, looked at other games. In the end, if you don’t turn the ball over, you’re at least giving your team a chance to win. I have to keep doing that, hopefully three games in a row. You don’t go outside thinking: ‘Don’t throw a pickaxe!’ So there is a psychology behind that. It’s going through my reads and completions and survive the down, especially on a day like today, early in the game, survive the down with the weather.
Jones has aspirations of one day being a starting quarterback somewhere else. He believes his own previous two games will only help improve his resume as he looks for a new team and a chance to start.
“Yes, every piece has a story,” Jones said. “Unless you’re in the building or in the room, you don’t know what that story is, so there’s been good and bad. Ultimately, after the bye week I really put my best foot forward and played better football. We were very good on third down and did some things very well on offense. Hopefully we can build on that and I can continue to do that in practice this week.”
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