Patriots Rumors: 'Considerable' Weight on Mac Jones' Shoulders to Carry Offense

Mac Jones is expected to improve in his second season with the New England Pats, but it looks like he may be under more pressure than expected.

Jones has a lot of weight to carry the New England offense.

There is strong belief that the second-year quarterback turned a corner this week in Vegas. If they can't protect him and can't find a consistent ground game, Mac's strengths won't be as strong.

The offense has not been performing well. Tom E. Curran wrote that the offense looked "distressingly bad."

Josh McDaniels agreed to become the head coach of the Las Vegas Raiders in January, which may have contributed to the offense's weaknesses.

During his first season with the team, Jones had a positive impact on his teammate, thanks to the guidance of the team's offensive leader, Josh McDaniels. In 17 games, the young quarterback completed 68.6 percent of his passes for 3,801 yards and 22 touchdown.

After failing to hire a new offensive coach during the off-season, the offense has been led by a combination of MattPatricia and JoeJudge. They don't have much experience managing an offense.

The offense took a step back this summer.

Jones has improved a lot from his first year. He has some faith in the organization to carry the offense.

"I think Mac has done a good job," the coach said. He has worked very hard. He has a great work ethic in every area. There's a big improvement.

The preseason finale is against the Raiders on Friday, before the season opener against the Dolphins.