A Patriots patchwork offensive line struggled to keep Mac Jones protected Monday, writes Phil Perry in his latest Mac Report.
. Top guards Cole Strange and Mike Onwenu are also unavailable.
Not only does all that shuffling rob the top group of reps together to see things through"the same set of eyes" when it comes to dealing with pressures, blitzes and stunts, it also impacts the quality of the reps the Patriots offense gets in practice. Jones was on the move for much of the workout, scrambling to find space or extend plays. He had to hold onto the football at one point he was so swarmed, and he scrambled on two other occasions when pressured from the pocket. "I think the offensive line is doing great," he said."I think, right now, obviously there’s some injuries and stuff, but those guys are doing a great job trying to fight to keep the pocket clean, and it all starts with those guys.
According to Pro Football Focus, Jones was 38th out of 40 qualifying quarterbacks last year when it came to quarterback rating when pressured . That figure jumped by more than 60 points when he was kept clean. Per Sports Info Solutions, when pressured in 2022, Jones ranked 41st out of 41 qualifying quarterbacks in interception rate when pressured . His sack rate when pressured was ninth, according to SIS, and only Matt Ryan lost more in the way of expected points than Jones .
Malik Cunningham got extensive work at quarterback for the first time during Monday's session. Listed as a quarterback on the team's roster, he's been working primarily as a receiver during camp.
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