{"id":439917,"date":"2023-11-13T08:48:56","date_gmt":"2023-11-13T08:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=439917"},"modified":"2023-11-13T08:48:56","modified_gmt":"2023-11-13T08:48:56","slug":"patriots-qb-mac-jones-questions-play-call-post-being-benched","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/patriots-qb-mac-jones-questions-play-call-post-being-benched\/","title":{"rendered":"Patriots QB Mac Jones Questions Play Call Post Being Benched"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was a difficult day in Europe for Mac Jones and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patriots.com\">Patriots<\/a> on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback was limited to 170 yards passing in the Colts&#8217; opening game, and over the course of 60 agonizing minutes of play, New England scored only six scores.<\/p>\n<h2>Patriots QB Mac Jones Questions Play Call Post Being Benched<\/h2>\n<p>Late in the game, Jones had an opportunity to bring the Patriots back from the edge, but he threw a terrible interception that almost put an end to New England&#8217;s chances of winning the game.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I honestly feel bad for Mac Jones at this point.  <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/N1JebGqgWf\">pic.twitter.com\/N1JebGqgWf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Savage (@SavageSports_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SavageSports_\/status\/1723749125324222941?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>For the Patriots&#8217; last drive, Bailey Zappe started in place of the third-year pro.<\/p>\n<p>Following an interception, Bill O&#8217;Brien, the offensive coordinator for the Pats, was seen angrily berating quarterback Mac Jones on the bench.<\/p>\n<p>In the last drive for the club, Jones was eventually benched in favour of backup Bailey Zappe.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bill O\u2019Brien PISSED at Mac Jones <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/AclbRTblL7\">pic.twitter.com\/AclbRTblL7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Michael Hurley (@michaelFhurley) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/michaelFhurley\/status\/1723737338147123331?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Regretfully, following a false spike, Zappe threw an odd interception that ended the game.<\/p>\n<p>Jones was questioned about the team&#8217;s playcalling at the conclusion of the half and the reason they didn&#8217;t attempt a hail mary when in close proximity to midfield after the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo clue. There\u2019s 2 seconds left, and we needed 60 yards, so\u2026 I don\u2019t know,\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">people really want this guy over mac jones \ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd23\ud83e\udd72 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ro46p8mI2B\">pic.twitter.com\/Ro46p8mI2B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; \ud835\udd05\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd30\ud835\udd31\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2b \ud835\udd16\ud835\udd2d\ud835\udd2c\ud835\udd2f\ud835\udd31\ud835\udd30 \ud835\udd09\ud835\udd1e\ud835\udd2b (@NEPFan_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NEPFan_\/status\/1723650169571352639?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With two seconds left in the first half, Indianapolis Colts kicker Matt Gay missed a field goal, giving New England the ball at their own 47-yard line.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots took a conservative approach, calling up a short pass to Demario Douglas that gained thirty yards but fell far short of the goal line, instead of letting Jones fling a bomb toward the end zone.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">-clean pocket <br \/>-time to throw<br \/>-receiver has space <\/p>\n<p>-overthrows and no points <\/p>\n<p>MAC JONES EVERYONE <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LZaiU9Nlxx\">https:\/\/t.co\/LZaiU9Nlxx<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ry (@goodNEfan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/goodNEfan\/status\/1721231758308319742?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Patriots have previously refused to allow Jones to attempt a Hail Mary. They made the identical decision in the closing seconds of their season-ending defeat against the Las Vegas Raiders, passing up a downfield heave from their own 45. Instead, they called a rushing play, which set up Chandler Jones&#8217; historic multi-lateral pick-six.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Will Julio Urias Return For 2024 Season? What Is The Suspension Period Sanctioned By MLB?\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/will-julio-urias-return-for-2024-season-what-is-the-suspension-period-sanctioned-by-mlb\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Will Julio Urias Return For 2024 Season? What Is The Suspension Period Sanctioned By MLB?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a difficult day in Europe for Mac Jones and the Patriots on Sunday. The quarterback was limited to 170 yards passing in the Colts&#8217; opening game, and over the course of 60 agonizing minutes of play, New England scored only six scores. Patriots QB Mac Jones Questions Play Call Post Being Benched Late [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":390433,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[52,48],"tags":[41,18822,4296,18824,5187,2211,18823,9235],"class_list":["post-439917","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-england-patriots","category-nfl","tag-mac-jones","tag-mac-jones-benched","tag-mac-jones-news","tag-mac-jones-play-call","tag-nfl-2023","tag-nfl-news","tag-patriots-mac-jones","tag-qb-mac-jones"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439917","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=439917"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/439917\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/390433"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=439917"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=439917"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=439917"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}