It is official. According to Jeff Howe of the Athletic, Bailey Zappe will start on Sunday for the Patriots.The news is not a surprise as Zappe has gotten the bulk of the reps at practice this week. Zappe replaces Mac Jones who has struggled mightily of late, forcing the Patriots to make the change. For the season, Zappe has completed 19 of 39 passes for 158 yards and two interceptions….
The Pats-Giants game last weekend may have set football back about 40 years and certainly won’t be going on any clinic highlight reels any time soon. New England’s offense is worse than it was last year with Joe Judge and Matt Patricia running the show and it doesn’t seem like there’s an easy fix anytime soon. With a mediocre offensive line, a well below average group of receivers and no…
Image courtesy of Al Bello/Getty Images Stunningly, things are actually getting worse for the 2023 Patriots. Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe combined for 136 total passing yards and three interceptions in an even-uglier-than-expected 10-7 loss to the Giants in New Jersey on Sunday. New England is now 2-9 for the first time since 1992 and just the fifth time in franchise history. Even though New York (4-8) only had 10…
Apparently benching Mac Jones during a two minute situation in Germany did not spell the end of his Patriots career. According to the Boston Herald’s Andrew Callahan, Jones is expected to start today against the Giants in New York. NBC Sports Boston’s Phil Perry reported on Friday that Jones and Zappe split starter reps this past week but no one in the building knew who was going to start today….
If you woke up and tuned into Bill Belichick’s press conference on Tuesday morning hoping to find out who the starting quarterback would be on Sunday, you could have just hit snooze and went back to bed. Belichick was asked multiple times, multiple different ways about the quarterback position during his 10 minute presser on Tuesday and the answer was the same each time, just presented a bit differently depending…
With the MIAA playoffs in full swing this weekend, I thought it’d be a good time to get a bunch of Patriots players to talk about their favorite high school football memories, particularly in the postseason. After all, if not for people supporting them in the early stages of their careers, most pros wouldn’t be where they are today. High school football is really where dreams start to become a…
According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, Patriots quarterback Mac Jones could be on a “short leash” in today’s game against the Raiders. Jones has been benched each of the last two games against the Cowboys and Saints and could be sat down much earlier today if he struggles early according to Rapoport. Rapoport also reported that both Bailey Zappe and Will Grier got more reps with the first team offense…
As expected, the Bailey Zappe potential starter questions came up during Bill Belichick’s usual Monday morning press conference after the embarrassing loss in Dallas. While it’s a fair question given how poorly Mac Jones played with three turnovers, Belichick quickly squashed the idea – for now. “I doubt anything would change significantly,” he said. “But, we’ll talk about that. I don’t know. We haven’t gotten to that point yet.” Belichick…
Photo by Omar Rawlings/Getty Images Bailey Zappe was a surprise cut by the Patriots on Tuesday. The Patriots sent shockwaves around New England this afternoon with some of the cuts they made. Bailey Zappe and Malik Cunningham especially got peoples attention. There were others as well. From @NFLTotalAccess: The #Patriots have just one QB — Mac Jones — on their roster. pic.twitter.com/eoeMApFLUn — Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 29, 2023 Here…
Mac Jones is happier in this year’s training camp. It is abundantly obvious when you talk to him. Jones met with the media after yesterday’s practice and the vibe was different. He is having at practice, he is interacting with his teammates, coaches and the fans more and more importantly, his body language and demeanor are better. Jones was asked if he is having more fun in this year’s camp…