{"id":43706,"date":"2025-03-25T01:22:37","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T01:22:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=43706"},"modified":"2025-03-25T01:22:37","modified_gmt":"2025-03-25T01:22:37","slug":"mac-jones-eager-to-join-proven-system-with-49ers-wanted-to-surround-myself-with-winners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=43706","title":{"rendered":"Mac Jones eager to join &#8216;proven system&#8217; with 49ers: &#8216;Wanted to surround myself with winners&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-require=\"modules\/smoothScroller\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.nbcsportsboston.com\/2023\/10\/Mac-Jones-49ers.png?resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=85&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"The QB or the system? Projecting Mac Jones' stats with 49ers, Dolphins\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After a promising rookie season gave way to three seasons of struggles in his time with the Patriots and Jaguars, quarterback Mac Jones is ready for a fresh start.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking this week after signing with the San Francisco 49ers in free agency, Jones said that with a choice in front of him as to where he wanted to continue his NFL career, he decided to head west to join a Niners team he believes has built a culture on winning which he can capitalize on.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like there&#8217;s a lot of good people here, a lot of winners here,&#8221; Jones said, via the team website. &#8220;So really just wanted to surround myself with winners.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>Consistent winning has been in short supply for Jones for most of his career. Though he led New England to a 10-7 record and the playoffs in his debut season, things cooled off from there and the Patriots had losing records the next two campaigns. Jones personally went 8-17 in starts between 2022-23 and finished his time as a Patriot on the bench. That led to his trade to Jacksonville, where Jones was called upon to start again due to injuries to Trevor Lawrence, but again struggled, going 2-5.<\/p>\n<p>He sees joining San Francisco, a team that has been to two Super Bowls under head coach Kyle Shanahan and has a budding franchise QB in Brock Purdy, as a place where he can learn and grow in a &#8220;proven system&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I know Brock personally and he&#8217;s done a great job and played really good football in the NFL, so I&#8217;ve been really watching him from afar on game film and stuff and really just want to learn from him and be a sponge,&#8221; Jones said. &#8220;And obviously Kyle and his r\u00e9sum\u00e9 speaks for itself. He&#8217;s done a great job in the NFL and he always produces each year and that&#8217;s something that I want to be around.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With a connection between him and Purdy that goes back to their college recruitment days, Jones is particularly eager to pick the brain of the young QB who has had such a meteoric career trajectory in the NFL. In three years as a pro, Purdy has led his team to two NFC Championship Games and a Super Bowl berth, and is in line for a new extension that could put him among the highest-paid players in the league. For Jones, it&#8217;s the perfect situation and person to be in a quarterback room with.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He actually trained last offseason in Jacksonville,&#8221; Jones added. &#8220;We had a lot of good throwing sessions together. He&#8217;s done a great job and he works very hard. You can tell he&#8217;s very cerebral and I want to learn from him. You can see, just being in the room with him elevates everybody.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If I can help him, [I&#8217;m] happy to help, but at the same time I&#8217;m here to learn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>While Jones sees a winning culture in his new destination, the Niners&#8217; most recent season was a far cry from the success of previous years. 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