New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is not known for spilling his emotions or telling the media everything he’s thinking and the latest questions about the status of his starting quarterback got a typical “Hoodie” response on Tuesday.
Mac Jones is in his third year in the NFL, and while his rookie season showed some signs of hope for the future, it has been mostly downhill since then. The Patriots are 2–8, and Jones’ future with the team has never looked bleaker.
Following a 10–6 loss to the Indianapolis Colts in Germany, where the Patriots offense couldn’t get in the end zone once, Belichick didn’t say much about the status of his quarterbacks going forward (but we took a look at what it could mean). At Tuesday’s press conference, Belichick had an opportunity to give more insight into the team’s QB situation.
He did not do that.
“We have a lot of things to work on this week as a team. We’ll work through those. That is what we are going to do this week,” Belichick said Tuesday, via the Boston Globe.
Backup quarterback Bailey Zappe came in on the final drive of Sunday’s game, after Jones threw a pick on a pass to Mike Gesicki, who was open in the end zone.
Jones finished 15-for-20 with 170 yards, no touchdowns and one interception. Zappe went 3-for-7, with 25 yards and one interception. So far this season, Jones has a 65.4 completion percentage with 2,031 yards, 10 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
Earlier this year, Zappe came in for Jones, but Belichick would not call it a benching for bad play, simply saying that it didn’t make sense for his QB1 to be out there at the end of a 38-3 loss to the Dallas Cowboys.
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Author : Shanna McCarriston
Publish date : 2023-11-14 16:56:17
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