Patriots offensive coordinator downplayed Mac Jones' rough performance against the Cowboys as an outlier.
Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss., one of which was dangerously delivered across the field and returned for a touchdown, and also lost a fumble that was returned for a touchdown as he had been attempting to run away from pressure.
O'Brien, who was hired in the offseason to help aid in Jones' development entering his third NFL season, stressed that"everyone is in it together" when it comes to Jones getting back on track. "We have to do a better job of coaching up some things with him. He has to do a better job of making good decisions for us. He knows that. He takes a lot of ownership -- you saw that, I think, after the game. He blames himself.
Jones is 93-of-146 for 898 yards, with five touchdowns and four interceptions this season. He's been sacked seven times and the Patriots -- navigating a months-long struggle with injuries -- have had four different offensive-line configurations playing in front of him.
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