Why Patriots need to start Bailey Zappe for rest of season

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Why Patriots need to start Bailey Zappe for rest of season originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston

A disastrous season for Mac Jones only got worse in the New England Patriots’ Week 12 matchup vs. the New York Giants.

The third-year quarterback tossed two interceptions before being benched in favor of Bailey Zappe for the entire second half. It was the fourth time this season Jones was benched midgame.

Although Zappe threw a pick of his own and didn’t fare much better than Jones, he did lead a touchdown drive in the third quarter and put the Patriots in a position to tie or win the game in the final seconds. The performance, albeit uninspiring, was enough to show he deserves a chance to start over Jones in Week 13 and beyond.

Our Tom E. Curran and Phil Perry believe it’s time for Belichick to make the switch at QB. They explained why on a new episode of the Patriots Talk Podcast.

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“Since Mac is unusable at this juncture — I mean, it’s the definition of insanity to keep doing the same thing over and over — they have to start Bailey Zappe,” Curran said. “There’s also the benefit of starting Bailey Zappe and giving him an extreme amount of run over the final six games or until he shoots himself out of the position to establish whether or not entering his third year he’s a suitable NFL backup, or could even be a spot-starter which we thought he was coming out of 2022. …

“That’s why I would argue Bailey Zappe for the next five games. You know what you’ve got with Mac at this juncture. You’ve got to figure out what you’ve got with the other guy.”

Perry agrees it’s time to roll with Zappe, adding that we still need to see if he’s capable of being a reliable No. 2 QB in the NFL.

“I like this point by you,” Perry told Curran. “And I would add to it, in order to find out if he can be a backup, you have to allow him to run an offense that’s…

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Publish date : 2023-11-28 23:58:53

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