Invoice Belichick was purpose Mac Jones failed with Patriots: Damien Harris
Mac Jones didn’t reach New England, and former Patriots operating again Damien Harris put the blame solely on Invoice Belichick’s shoulders.
Harris, who performed for the Patriots from 2019-22, appeared on “The Athletic Soccer Present” on Wednesday and mentioned Jones’ failures weren’t his fault.
“What occurred to Mac Jones in New England, was not due to Mac Jones,” Harris mentioned, as lined by Sporting Information.
“What occurred in New England to Mac Jones was due to the actual fact you took away an offensive coordinator who coached him to be a Professional-Bowler and nearly coached us to profitable our division with a rookie quarterback…
“Then you definately take Matt Patricia who’s coached protection his complete life. Joe Choose who’s been a particular groups coach… and you then simply throw them in there and say, ‘Hey, coach this child up. He’s a first-round decide, however so long as you educate him what I say, every little thing gonna be tremendous.’”
Harris blamed Belichick’s stubbornness for Jones’ tenure with the Patriots coming to an finish with a commerce tot the Jaguars.
“Now Mac Jones is in Jacksonville… the breath of Mac Jones in New England — it got here and went. It shouldn’t have [gone] the way in which that it went,” he continued.
“The one purpose that it did was as a result of Invoice Belichick, being caught in his methods, was very a lot so ‘So long as I’m right here. So long as I’m, together with Robert Kraft, the highest canine at this group, regardless of who, regardless of the place, what place, the place they coach, no matter, we can have success.’
“I believe that began type of was this Cam Newton state of affairs… all people was like, ‘What the [expletive] is that this? Why Cam Newton?’ Invoice thought that he may make it work. It didn’t actually work.”
The yr after that, when Jones was a rookie, the Patriots made the playoffs, however then offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels left to turn out to be the Raiders head coach and Belichick didn’t change him with somebody who had offensive pedigree.
“We drafted Mac. We had a hell of a yr… went on to win seven straight. At the moment we have been type of ourselves like we’d have a Tremendous Bowl run right here,” Harris mentioned.
“Then the following yr after that you simply change… Josh McDaniels with Matt Patricia and Joe Choose after which have a look at the yr we had that yr… now Mac Jones is swiftly gone. I believe that everyone can have a look at what I simply mentioned. And in the end, simply watch it for what it was and kinda say that possibly Invoice Belichick didn’t do proper by Mac Jones.”
Harris has been a member of the Payments since final season.
Belichick and the Patriots parted methods after 24 seasons — together with six Tremendous Bowl championships — this offseason.
He’s slated to look on Omaha Productions’ “ManningCast” this season.
