Doug Pederson made a remark final week that was broadly interpreted as a shot on the New England Patriots, however the Jacksonville Jaguars coach says that was not his intention.
Mac Jones had an impressive preseason with the Jaguars, who acquired him in a commerce with New England again in March. After Jones went 13-of-18 for 113 yards and a landing in Jacksonville’s 31-0 win over the Atlanta Falcons on Friday, Pederson gushed concerning the former Alabama star. Pederson mentioned Jones has been glorious however that the QB will “nonetheless revert again to his Patriot methods every so often and we received to remind him he’s in Jacksonville.” You’ll be able to read the full remarks here.
Pederson was requested on Monday to elaborate on his “Patriot methods” remark. The coach mentioned he was referring to Jones utilizing hand indicators or terminology from his time in New England.
“You go someplace else, like, I went to Cleveland, and also you revert again (to) terminology, hand indicators, performs, issues like that,” Pederson mentioned. “That’s what you’re speaking about. And typically he pulls out an outdated hand sign or throws out some outdated terminology or one thing as a result of that’s what he’s recognized, proper? That’s what he’s been part of for the final a number of years. And it is not a slight, a knock or something.”
