FOXBORO — In a tumultuous 2023 season that started with him being lower and ended with a six-week tenure as a starter, Patriots quarterback Bailey Zappe believes he’s earned the possibility to begin within the NFL.
Zappe was requested that query Monday morning throughout the Patriots’ end-of-season locker room cleanup. The second-year professional ended the season 2-4 as a starter after Sunday’s 17-3 loss to the Jets that noticed Zappe throw two interceptions and full simply 12-of-30 passes for 88 yards within the snow.
“I mean, yeah, of course,” Zappe answered. “I have the confidence in myself to know that I think I can go out there and lead a team and win games. Of course, I want to be here. I’ve always dreamt of playing in the NFL, and of course, I want to be a Patriot. So whatever is decided this offseason, I’ll be ready for training camp, and I’ll come to compete and do everything I can help this team win. And hopefully that’s the starter and hopefully we can win.”
Zappe mentioned he would method the offseason in another way making an attempt to maintain his job because the Patriots’ starter. Overall, since being chosen within the fourth spherical of the 2022 NFL Draft, he’s 4-4 as an NFL starter.
“I’m gonna look back, of course, we have meetings today. I’ll talk to the coaches, talk to everybody and understand, try to get a better idea of what exactly some of the things that I need to work on to get better at so before next season have those things fixed then we can hit the ground running,” Zappe mentioned.
He is aware of the principle factor is “eliminating turnovers.” Zappe accomplished 59.9% of his passes this season for 1,272 yards with six touchdowns and 9 interceptions. He was additionally sacked 25 instances for 191 yards and fumbled twice.
“Those are the things that kind of stand out for us,” Zappe mentioned. “If you take those away, what happens these last six games? Who knows? So those are things that throughout this offseason, watching film, get with the coaches kind of get a better understanding of how to eliminate those and do a better job at that then, of course, we want to win a lot of games next year.”
The Patriots personal the third general choose within the 2024 NFL Draft. They’re anticipated so as to add a quarterback by means of the draft or through a veteran choice.
Source: www.bostonherald.com