Excellent post. The Montana/Young comparison actually made me shudder a bit. One hall of fame QB followed by another hall of fame QB?? What are the chances? Favre/Rodgers, Montana/Young… it has happened before but it’s obviously atypical to say the least.
No one can know for sure but it’s fun to speculate. I have seen my share of highlights and lowlights of Jones. One thing that I hate (as a Bills fan) is that he is not easily flustered. He makes a bad read, throws a bad pass, fumbles etc.. and he does not let it affect his next series. He does have a calmness about him which reminds me of Brady & Montana but I hate to even mention him with those two because it’s ridiculous. As a rookie QB he gets an A so far. Can I name 10 QBs in the NFL that I would rather have than Mac Jones? Probably not. But again.. the sample size is tiny so far. I would take him over Jimmy Garropolo though. Is that saying much? It is also noteworthy that the Pats have spent a ton of money this past offseason. The team is underrated and honestly hasn’t always been well coached since Brady left. It’s been a mixed bag.
Say Jones comes out this week and has a pitiful performance complete with fumbles and picks. Will we be having this conversation? To me this is all prisoner of the moment stuff until Jones has three or four seasons under his belt. Durability is essential as well.. all remains to be seen.