Tony Romo thinks Mac Jones is better than his play shows

After the game, Romo shared more thoughts on Jones, believing that the third-year signal caller is a better player than he's shown since becoming the Patriots starter. That's not an abnormal take, per se, as a quarterback may only be as effective as the coaching or personnel around him. However, Romo said something that Patriots fans would likely argue with, considering that the team is 1-5 and dead last in the competitive AFC East. He said Jones gives the Pats the best chance to win.

Compared to his peers in TV booths around the league, Romo isn't known for heavily criticizing quarterbacks. In fact, the lack of bite may have added to his diminished reputation among some fans and media observers because they believe he's too hesitant to call out bad play from others who have played his position.

That Romo directly called out the interception for what it was during the game — a truly "horrendous throw" — provides further evidence that Jones may not be "the guy" in New England.

Romo still thinks that Jones is the quarterback who gets things done despite seemingly mounting evidence to the contrary. Could the Patriots' problems all lay at Jones's feet? Of course not, as every dynastic period tends to be followed by some lean years. Between salary cap management issues and the lack of high draft picks during the contending years, the Patriots didn't exactly have a true heir apparent to Tom Brady waiting in the wings. 

With questions surrounding the future of Bill Belichick (and a former player noticing the pressure from the other side of the field), every throw Jones makes serves as a referendum on both the coach and the quarterback.