Even when the game plan called for Mac to pew-pew-pew his way to 5.42 yards per attempt against the Buffalo Bills, it still never felt like the line was anything close to what it was a month or two ago.įortunately, there’s reason for hope. Between injuries and illnesses and signing dudes off our division rivals’ practice squad that we also drafted a few years ago, the offensive line’s been having trouble playing cohesive football and keeping the QB clean. It’s been tough sledding for the big boys over the last few weeks. It doesn’t really tend to matter how awesome your line is if the offensive coordinator is calling in plays that take so long to develop downfield that Mac would have time to check his phone before anyone got open. Sure, Mac Jones was getting his clock cleaned pretty regularly over that first half of the season - he took five sacks in his first three games of the season and proceeded to return and get his s-t rocked 16 times between both Jets games and the Colts game - but most of that could be chalked up to a case of suspect play-calling and the skill players. Even the Cole Strange pick was looking relatively palatable if the end result was that good. Only the Cleveland Browns and the seemingly-inevitable Philadelphia Eagles were doing it better. The Patriots offensive line had been grading out at PFF as capital-E elite for the first two months of the season, checking in as the third-best squad in the league right before Halloween. If Pro Football Focus grades are your gospel, today’s your lucky day, and if you think PFF grades are more or less football nerd CalvinBall, then, well, at least they’re usually much more enjoyable when they confirm that your team is good.
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