It could be a significant shock if Bailey Zappe was not the Patriots’ beginning quarterback subsequent Sunday in opposition to the Chiefs.
But Bill Belichick nonetheless received’t announce that call.
“I’m not gonna get into the future plans right now,” Belichick mentioned Friday morning. “We have a little bit of extra time this weekend. We’ll kind of recalibrate things a little bit. But certainly Bailey’s done a good job. He’s earned playing time. But how exactly that’ll go, we’ll talk about that. I’m not going to announce anything.”
Zappe led the Patriots to their first win on Thursday evening since Week 7 when a Mac Jones-led staff toppled the Bills. Jones had been benched in two consecutive video games and 4 contests general earlier than Zappe began his first sport of the season final Sunday in a 6-0 loss to the Chargers.
“Everybody will be ready to play. When the players get a chance to play, then they’ll have an opportunity to show they deserve more playing time or maybe somebody moves ahead of them,” Belichick continued.
“We’ll see how it goes. But certainly, he’s done a good job in the two opportunities he’s had to execute the offense. As I said earlier, I don’t think you can put it all on one guy, good or bad. It’s a unit performance and consistency. Certainly, the quarterback’s a big part of that. I’m not saying that. But other people have to perform well, in addition to that. So our our job and our goal is to get the offensive unit performing well. That includes each player. But getting the entire unit performing well and that’s when we’ll have success.”
Zappe, a 2022 fourth-round choose, went 19-of-28 for 240 yards with three touchdowns and one interception within the 21-18 win over the Steelers. He had thrown for 198 yards with three touchdowns within the first half earlier than the Patriots merely held on to win within the second half.
It was simply his finest efficiency of the season out of six appearances he’s made.
“Zappe did some good things,” offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien mentioned Friday morning. “He was disciplined. He had good fundamentals. Zap plays the game calmy. He plays the game one play at a time. Overall he just did a nice job.”
The second-year professional was 2-0 as a starter in his rookie season. He’s now 3-1 in his profession. The Patriots are more likely to be eradicated from playoff rivalry quickly as they stand with a 3-10 document, however Zappe’s efficiency over the ultimate 4 weeks of the season may dictate whether or not the Patriots need to proceed working with him. He was launched out of coaching camp and preseason however definitely confirmed that he made strides on Thursday evening.
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