Brian Hoyer says Patriots should keep Mac Jones, draft a wide receiver with No. 3 pick
Brian Hoyer played alongside Jones for two seasons and explains why the young quarterback should get another chance in New England.
By the second day of the 2024 NFL Combine, one thing has been made abundantly clear: the New England Patriots are under a new regime.
With Eliot Wolf and Jerod Mayo at the helm, things in Foxborough are sure to look different. During a press conference at the Combine in Indianapolis on Tuesday, Wolf said he’s prepared for the work a Patriots rebuild will require.
“We’re really excited to get going here and try to help improve the team and get us back to respectability,” he said.
The Patriots wield a powerful advantage heading into the offseason as they prepare to draft a player with the third overall pick. New England hasn’t had a top five pick since 1994 and the question remains – will they take a quarterback at No. 3?
Former Patriots quarterback Brian Hoyer weighed in on the discussion on “Good Morning Football” Tuesday.
“I’m gonna stick up for my guy Mac [Jones], I know that he’s kinda got a raw deal the past couple of years,” Hoyer said.
Hoyer played alongside the young quarterback from 2021-2022, Jones’s first two seasons in the NFL. Things went downhill from there, and after leading the Patriots to just 2-10 by Week 12 of the 2023 season, Jones was benched. Despite his poor performances, however, Jones’s former teammate advocated for his skill.
“Being a quarterbacks guy myself and looking at a guy like Marvin Harrison Jr. – I know what Mac’s capable of, I witnessed it his rookie year and I don’t know if there’s been a receiver in recent times that’s been more prepared,” Hoyer said.
Harrison Jr., the 6-foot-4 and 205-pound wide receiver out of Ohio State, is a top prospect in the 2024 Draft. He’s also the son of former Indianapolis Colts star and Pro Football Hall of Famer receiver Marvin Harrison. According to Hoyer, Harrison Jr.’s skill rivals that of his father, making him a no-brainer pick to the former New Englander.
“It seems to be a bigger, faster version of his dad, which you’d take that any day,” Hoyer said.
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