Mac Jones has been by far the best of all the rookie quarterbacks taken in this year’s draft, and Colin Cowherd would be lying if he said he saw that coming. The radio host was highly critical of Jones several months ago, but he seems to have changed his tune quite a bit.
After the New England Patriots drafted Jones, Cowherd said the former Alabama star had “no play-making ability and has the lowest ceiling” of any of the big quarterbacks. Cowherd also emphatically said that Jones is “not gonna work” in the NFL.
Fast-forward to a few weeks ago, with Jones playing like a veteran and leading a Patriots team that looks like the AFC’s best. Now, Cowherd thinks “young Mac Jones looks like young Tom Brady.” Check out this hilarious mashup of the flip-flopping:
Of course, there is a lot of context missing there. Even four months ago, Cowherd said he could envision the Patriots winning 10 or 11 games with Jones. He compared Jones to Ryan Tannehill, and it’s too early to say if that comparison will pan out.
We saw one NFL star recently troll analysts over the way they have changed their opinions on Jones. Cowherd clearly fits into that group.