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Numbers Can Be More Eloquent Than Words, Even My Words

 After four games of the 2021 NFL season, Patriots rookie quarterback Mac Jones is second in the league in passes completed, fourth in pass attempts, and seventh in completion percentage.

That's the good news. Jones has been given many chances to pass and has completed his share and then some. He has leapt the first hurdle of NFL quarterbacking.

Now for the less encouraging statistics, the ones which speak to a QB still inching up the start of his career curve.

Jones is T-24th in touchdown passes, and T-4th in interceptions. He's T-7th in sacks, 18th in passing yards per game, 26th in yards per pass attempts and 26th in overall passer rating. These numbers are not solely responsible for but are still directly related to the worst stat of all. The Patriots are 27th in the league in points scored.

Cold numbers say that Jones' NFL career is off to an acceptable start. And that's all they say. To say anything more means the speaker is desperate to pretend the Pats no longer miss Tom Brady. The numbers to express how wrong that is only exist in astronomy.

posted by Michael Gee @ 2:28 PM