Mac Jones: "We...kemosabe?"

[Teach]

"Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear, when from out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver! The Lone Ranger rides again!” Yes, as a boy growing up in one of Boston’s inner-city neighborhoods, I’d frequently listen to radio shows (TV was just coming into its own). One of my favorites was "The Lone Ranger." The Lone Ranger's constant companion was an Indian (Native-American) named Tonto who was played by Jay Silverheels. The Lone Ranger and Tonto had many exciting adventures, together.

Yet, in hindsight, there was a bit of whimsy that circulated about the Lone Ranger and Tonto’s togetherness. The story goes that the Lone Ranger and Tonto were riding somewhere in “The Wild, Wild West” when they spotted a band of Indians. The Lone Ranger, seeing the Indians, said to Tonto, “We’re in a heap bit of trouble, Tonto.” Tonto is reported to have replied, “We (pause)...kemosabe?”

That brings us from “days of yesteryear,” as the narrator announced at the introduction to the "Lone Ranger" show to the present, the current New England Patriots, and their quarterback, Mac Jones. Just like Tonto’s answer, i.e., band of Indians. I ask, “Does Mac Jones have his team’s back?”

Moreover, based on prima facie evidence, it appears, most definitely, that Mac Jones kicked the Jets' Sauce Gardner in his "private parts.”

Further, the footage shows that Jones' New England Patriots teammates didn’t appear in any rush to come to their quarterback’s aid. No pushing. No showing. No trash talk. Nada. Nothing.

Oh, one could say that they didn’t see the “groin kicking incident (many Patriots players were, indeed, on the ground); yet there wasn’t, as in baseball, any bench-clearing activity.

That begs the question: Why? Has support for Jones waned? Do Patriots players have his back? Action does speak louder than words.

Furthermore, is Jones getting a reputation around the NFL as a "dirty player?” There have, most definitely, been other "dirty" incidents in Jones' thus-far, brief NFL career.

In closing, as it relates to Mac Jones and the Patriots, I believe the question remains, “What, if any, will this recent incident, i.e., Sauce Gardner, have, among others,, on the team’s play?" Is it a factor or is it a non-starter? Is it, as Shakespeare penned: “Much ado About Nothing?” Then again...

Whatever you do, it might best not to bring up the word kemosabe. It might give the wrong impression.