Rex Ryan has very harsh criticism for Mac Jones

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Rex Ryan has very harsh criticism for Patriots rookie QB Mac Jones

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 10/11/21

Former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan is very clearly not a believer in Mac Jones.

Ryan delivered a scathing critique of the New England Patriots rookie, dismissing Jones as a “peashooter” and comparing him unfavorably to Danny Wuerffel.

Rex Ryan: "The Patriots won't make the playoffs because they have a peashooter at quarterback. This team should've been beaten by the Houston Texans."

"When the ball travels down the field more than 15 yards [in the air], it's bad news for this guy. He's like Danny Wuerffel."

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) October 11, 2021

Patriots critics certainly got a lot of ammo Sunday as the team struggled and needed a late comeback to defeat the Houston Texans. How much of that actually falls on Jones is debatable. He went 23-for-30 with a touchdown but also threw an interception and tallied a modest 231 passing yards.

Ryan is certainly one of those critics. His former position as Jets coach meant he had a regular rivalry with the Patriots, and it’s pretty clear he still doesn’t think too highly of them. It was just last year, after all, that he happily made a bold prediction about the team’s future. Maybe that’s coloring his opinion here, though to be fair, Ryan has not shied away from delivering very harsh critiques to other players.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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