were better week to than they had been weak one. Although
week one was a very low bar Mac Jones trying to develop in your
number two, is a starter. Here's Ravens, coach. John
Harbaugh talking about the challenge of dealing with
the New
England offense. Led by former Alabama quarterback, Mac Jones,
you know, I mean, he's a, he's a guy that
that can play. I mean, he just, you know, he's a winner,
you go all way back. Obviously track him all the way back.
High School. College but
he operates the offense very well. He's very accurate, gets
the ball out on time, he can he can move around the pocket,
he can he can scramble, you know if he has to I'll think he
wants to but he's willing to do it, you know, and he makes him
yards doing it when he when he does and
a lot of respect and he's running that offense and doing
a heck of a job.
Now, look a certain element of it. Is we say good things about
the opposing quarterback because we have to and there
was a time when saying he's a winner would get you find by
coordinating. Producer, Matt Casey
be that as it may
Mac Jones is in kind of a weird spot currently, he is Josh
McDaniels, isn't there? The offense is a work in progress.
Jacoby Myers said some stuff going into the week to game
that didn't get a whole lot of attention, basically
questioning the scheme in New England. Now he got a lot of
balls thrown his way. Maybe that's the the way to get
the grease. He was squeaking
going into that game. He was the squeaky wheel and he got
a lot of throws but that offense still has a Way to go to get to
where it needs to be it does but it I do think it took
a step in the
right direction from week. One in Miami too weak to in
Pittsburgh I think you we did see a few more Concepts and
a little bit more aggressive passing game and then I think
they're Run games coming along as well here too
so they got to go in that way.
Yeah, you're I think you said it right there. It's a weird
spot for Mac Jones. Mac Jones is the kind of guy where you
want to have the Josh McDaniels. The Kyle, Shanahan
the guy that's
got a Million different places because, you know, he can
process it and executed the right way and he's going to put
the ball on the money all the time.
That's why those guys liked him coming out in the draft
because they just go. Well, I'm really creative. I put a lot on
the quarterback, he can do that. And then he can make
the throws and put the ball right in the right spot all the time
and yeah, he's good that way.
So
that it is going in the right direction and between Nelson
Aguilar and, and, and then Jacoby Myers.
Well, there, there,
there, A good. I'm not going to say they're Superstars, but
they are good and they got other guys that kind of round
out the passing game to, to where you just can't disrespect
it. You can't overplay it.
And I don't know of the Ravens are
you know, again.
I don't think they're a great pass rushing football team.
I think some of the problems they get into is they had they
don't have a good pass rusher, they don't have a marquee
demons alignment in my opinion. I don't mean to say that to be
disrespectful, but
I watch the game last weekend against Miami and watch
the film again, and I got him. Don't know, I watched this game
twice and I don't know if I really looked at a dolphin's
Diva. I mean, a Ravens, demons alignment and said, oh, they
made a special player. That was a great play. I mean, like
literally never never said it, so that's concerning.
And then the Ravens because of that and I think this is what
led to some of those crazy plays. At the end of the game
against the Dolphins. They realized their front four. Even
against the Dolphins old line, that's nothing special yet.
Could not even get close to to. Uh, so
then they, he's all we got to do some crazy crap here to help
our Dean line out a little bit. It and that's where it can be
dangerous against the Patriots. So, I'm very interested to see
where this goes. And,
you know, another one of those one-on-one matchups for, he goes
a lot of pressure on this game. For these teams here, this is
going to be fun to watch with two physical football teams and
good, coaches,
this Patriots passing game is fascinating. It's evolved to
Nelson, Aguilar and Jacoby. Myers Aguilar had 110 receiving
yards
on Sunday, including a 42-yard,
I think touchdown
impressive catch right by him. Jacoby
I had 95, they're trying to kind of work. Kendrick, Born
Into The Mix as a promising. Young pirate, the 49ers. He
only had two catches for 16 yards.
Remember, all that money. They spent on the tight ends. Yeah.
Where are they under? Henry and Johnny Smith no targets for
well. One target for Henry with no catches
three targets for Smith,
with no catches DeVante Parker has been MIA. He had two
Targets, no catches that they really need to diversify that
passing game. It's like Mac Jones has to security blankets
and those, the only guys who
He's really throwing it to yeah. It's I think it's this,
that's pretty spot on Mike. It's, it's an offense that
I look at and just go with. This is like, you know, it's got
the Patriot Basics over the year,
over the years. It's not,
it's not nearly as,
you know, intricate and creative and you know you'd
watch Josh, McDaniels and go, oh God, she's doing this and
that and oh my gosh, this is special, it's more right now.
Like, hey, it's a base play.
It's worked pretty good against this coverage. We coach it up
the right way, and we're just going to Play that style of
football so it's not sexy it's not necessarily special that
way
and yeah I don't think it still taking full advantage of all
that Mac Jones has to offer but that's what they are right now.
And you know hopefully we'll just continue to see that
Evolution there and where they can slowly start to incorporate
more and more plays and get some
of these other guys. You just mentioned the football.
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