Kurt Warner has been impressed by Mac Jones, but the Hall of Fame quarterback still wants to see more from the New England Patriots signal-caller.
Warner recently lauded Jones for his field vision and even offered the take that the Alabama product is playing better than Tom Brady did in his first season as a starter in Foxboro. That said, the Rams legend isn’t completely sold on Jones quite yet.
“We’ve seen him make some really good throws, but I don’t know what his upside is,” Warner told ESPN’s Mike Reiss. “I’ve always believed at some point that you have to consistently make these off-platform throws, or throws when guys are in your face and you’re in different places, and some guys can physically do that and some guys can’t. That … kind of determines, to me, how good a guy like Mac can be. Will he get to the point that he becomes a Tom Brady, who can carry a team with his right arm? That’s yet to be seen.”
Jones on Monday night will have an opportunity to make Warner more of a believer. The Patriots’ road tilt against the Buffalo Bills in primetime will be the toughest test of the 23-year-old’s young career to date.
