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Let me ask you this question then. If Bama has the better offensive line and Stetson and Jones are equal at avoiding the sack then why does Jones have more sacks than Stetson?

I literally just spelled it out for you - Alabama faced teams WAY better at generating pressure than Georgia did.

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He did do a good job, but it wasn't exactly a murderer's row of defensive lines either.

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10. Tennessee (17.4%)
11. Auburn (17.1%)
14. Arkansas (10.7%)

Contrast to Jones' opponents:

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4. Ole Miss (21.5%)
6. Texas A&M (20.1%)
13. Missouri (12.2%)

Alabama had faced two teams in the upper half, one in the top 4, prior to playing Georgia. The best team at generating pressure that Stetson had seen prior to Alabama was #10 Tennessee.

Also, like I said, Stetson was better at getting away from a sack, but not better at knowing what to do afterwards. Sort of why he's thrown more picks than Jones, and way fewer TDs. Jones' is way more accurate when pressured; those two extra sacks are a pittance compared to be significantly better when pressured. Jones is less inclined to run and rather stand in the pocket and make the throw (a good example is when Waddle burned Georgia for a 90 yard TD - UGA had an unblocked rusher coming off the end). Stetson is likely to scramble and make a bad one, but avoid a couple of potential sacks.

Mac Jones - Pressure Rate 18.26 % / Success Rate 65.22 %
Stetson Bennett - Pressure Rate 16.13 % / Success Rate 43.55%

I.E. If you pressure Bennett, he may scramble away but more often than not the play goes in the defense's favor. If you pressure Jones, 2/3 of the time the play still goes poorly for the defense.