New England Patriots
Season Preview
2022
Season Preview 2022
Returning stars
QB Mac Jones (you goddamn right)
Key veteran adds
RB Ty Montgomery, CB Malcolm Butler, S Jabrill Peppers
Key veteran losses
CB JC Jackson, DE Chase Winovich, LB Dont’a Hightower, LB Kyle Van Noy
Key draft picks
G Cole Strange (29)
Analysis
You goddamn right Mac Jones is a returning star. The rookie QB did everything right in his first season, outclassing every other rookie quarterback in the league. If a sophomore slump takes hold, Jones can lean on a solid running game, between Harris and Stevenson, and one of the most lauded minds in coachdom pulling the strings. There is some concern that the defense will not bring enough heat with the loss of free agent cornerback JC Jackson. The Patriots have a troubling habit of jettisoning star players, but they’re playing moneyball on top of the football. Bill Belichick will receive the benefit of the doubt until he’s dead and his weirdo mulleted son is long dead too.
