Run the no-huddle

In every preseason game and training camp practice, Jones looked most comfortable in fires of the 2-minute drill.

He’d complete a short pass, then hurry everyone to the line. From the shotgun, he’d bark calls and checks. He’d diagnose the defense, take the snap and fire again.

It’s one of the main reasons Jones has farmed so much confidence from his teammates.

“He just seems so relaxed making adjustments. We’re moving fast, but it’s slowed down (for him). He’s just seeing it well. That’s key,” Patriots wide receiver Kendrick Bourne said this week. “He’s making the right reads, going through the progressions well to get to the open person, because sometimes they might double over here, with Jonnu (Smith), and this is open over here. So he has to see that and know to come to the 1-on-1 (matchup).”

Patriots defenders saw it, too.

“You may have a motion or see a guy flinch where it might be a blitz, and you see him go to the line of scrimmage and make a different kind of check. That’s what you want to see from not only a young guy, but a quarterback in general,” said Pats defensive back Jalen Mills. “They have a predicated call, and he sees the defense attacking them a certain type of way, and he checks the offense to a play that helps him get into a better position.”

Against Miami, a regular no-huddle should wear out their top pass rushers, including Emmanuel Ogbah, who posted nine sacks last season. The Dolphins have generally needed to blitz to generate a pass rush, so going up-tempo down after down would tire those blitzers, too. And overall, flip the script on a defense that wants to apply pressure but instead would start to feel it.