🏈 Mac Jones Haunted By Three Things In His Locker

The Patriots QB has a photo and two poems in his locker that help fuel his motivation. [View in browser]( [FOX SPORTS INSIDER WITH MARTIN ROGERS] In today’s FOX Sports Insider with guest writer Henry McKenna: A picture and two poems. Those three things in Mac Jones' locker say a lot about the Patriots' sophomore QB ... Joel Klatt breaks down his top 10 college football rankings … and more! FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Mac Jones has a picture of himself in his locker. No, it's not a matter of vanity. To the contrary, it's a nightmare of an image. The photo is tacked up on the back wall of the locker and stares Jones in the face. It's from the New England Patriots' loss to the Buffalo Bills in the postseason. In the photo, Jones' head is low. He's walking off the field while Bills players celebrate in the background. In pink highlighter, someone has written the score of the game: 47-17. In that rout, Jones threw for 232 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions. The image is inescapable when Jones gets to work and when he leaves. The photo sends a message. "I've seen that picture," running back Rhamondre Stevenson said. "It's not really off my mind either. Yeah, it was our last game. That's how we ended last year. So we got to build off that. And I think that's just a motivation factor in what we got to do this year." Jones isn't a patient young man. To say it more tactfully, he possesses a rare urgency to overcome obstacles. When he joined the Patriots, Jones didn't want to be the backup, so he seized the job from incumbent starter Cam Newton. When Jones got the starting job, he remained hungry to learn more — ravenous to win more. So the Patriots finished 10-7. He was hard on himself after losses, often publicly tearing into himself in postgame press conferences. And in the locker room with his teammates, he did the same thing, with veterans occasionally picking him back up. He isn't easily satisfied. For the rest of the story, [click here.]( [STORY IMAGE 1] [IN OTHER WORDS] - [Ralph Vacchiano and David Helman preview the NFC East]( with analysis, predictions and projections for all four teams. - [FOX Sports college football analyst Joel Klatt breaks down his Top 10 rankings]( in the debut episode of “The Joel Klatt Show.” - Jalen Hurts is playing faster and much more comfortable — all part of the Eagles QB finally having stability in an offensive scheme, [Ralph Vacchiano writes](. For the latest news and updates, [click here.]( [VIEWER'S GUIDE] Minnesota Twins at New York Yankees (TBS, 7:05 p.m. ET) Garritt Cole takes the mound for the Yankees, who go up against Byron Buxton and the Minnesota Twins. San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers (MLB Network, 10:10 p.m. ET) Mookie Betts and the Los Angeles Dodgers host Joc Pederson and the San Francisco Giants in a much-anticipated NL West clash. For all of today's games and scores, [click here](. [BET OF THE DAY] [BET OF THE DAY] Odds provided by [FOX Bet]( 2022 NFL MVP Odds Josh Allen: +700 Patrick Mahomes: +800 Tom Brady: +850 From longtime oddsmaker Jacob Blangsted-Barnor: When it comes to QBs, it's an interesting one because a player like Mahomes or Brady may give you the consistency, but they’ve set their bar so high that they probably need a better season than most. The QB bias is real for this award and for good reason, the award is called Most Valuable Player, and it's tough to ever argue a top skill player is as valuable as a QB. For the latest betting odds, [click here](. [FOLLOW FOX SPORTS] [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [YouTube]( [Instagram]( Download FOX Sports App: [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [Google Play]( [App Store]( [Fire TV]( [Roku]( [App Store]( [Google Play]( Also available on these devices: [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV] [fireTV | AppleTV | ROKU | Google Chromecast | XBOX ONE | SAMSUNG Smart TV] Trademark & Copyright Notice: ™ and © 2022 Fox Media LLC and FOX Sports Interactive Media, LLC. All rights reserved. Please do not reply to this message. If you do not wish to receive emails like this in the future, please [unsubscribe](. FOX Sports respects your privacy. Click [here]( to view our Privacy Policy. Fox.com Business & Legal Affairs - Manager Digital Media P.O. Box 900 Beverly Hills, California 90213-0900