Jones didn’t receive anywhere near the hype Tua had, pre-hip injury…both coming from the same team and system. The only reason Jones is getting hype now is ESPN/sports media suckle at the NE teat. Jones has looked pretty solid from what I’ve seen…but crowning him is a bit early. In Mac’s own words, there’s a reason he was Tua’s backup.
What you saw last year in Tua was a QB that was nowhere near 100% coming back from a devastating injury, wasn’t comfortable in a new offense, didn’t receive 1st team practice until later in the season, and didn’t mesh well with the OC...and still managed to put up decent play and stats for a rookie. All that has been remedied. Of course he needs to prove something this year…he‘s a young, highly drafted QB, whose rookie season didn’t live up to the media’s hype, even if there were direct, legitimate causes that many of the media completely ignored.
The difference in Tua so far, and it’s early, is night-and-day compared to last year. Nobody, even his strongest critics in the media, have disagreed.