Mac Jones helped the Jaguars tank by weirdly giving up on a red-zone play vs. Jets

With Trevor Lawrence injured, Mac Jones has been trying to rehabilitate his NFL career as the Jacksonville Jaguars’ starting quarterback. I say “trying” because it’s not going well. Jones is one of the worst quarterbacks in professional football on an efficiency basis.

The eye test says much of the same. Though, I suppose the woeful Jaguars shouldn’t be too mad about Jones being awful if it helps their 2025 draft pick this coming April.

We saw this firsthand on Sunday afternoon when the Jaguars faced a second-and-goal against the New York Jets. As Jones rolled out to find a Jets receiver on a broken play, he stopped playing altogether.

I’m not joking.

Jones literally stopped dead in his tracks and pulled up in bounds to take a sack for a seven-yard loss for no reason. As a result, the Jaguars would have to settle for a field goal. Man, c’mon:

lol Mac Jones pic.twitter.com/EvRjeygx5f

— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) December 15, 2024

Even if Jones didn’t trust a throw to any of the Jaguars’ pass-catchers, he has no reason to take the sack here. He waved the white flag just because. He could’ve at least tossed the ball out of bounds instead of taking the negative play the way any competent quarterback did.

Ah, but that’s the rub. Jones is not a competent quarterback, and this kind of sequence isn’t remotely surprising for him.