FOXBORO — The Patriots head into their bye week in a spot no workforce desires to be: with out an apparent reply at beginning quarterback.
Mac Jones was benched within the closing minutes of the Patriots’ Week 10 loss to the Colts after throwing a red-zone interception. Head coach Bill Belichick handed the reins to backup Bailey Zappe in a two-minute drill whereas trailing 10-6, and he tossed his personal decide.
In the Patriots’ sole follow of the bye week — a completely padded session — Jones took the primary snaps at quarterback with the beginning offensive line. Zappe took the following snaps with a backup line adopted by Will Grier.
Patriots gamers didn’t have a lot to say concerning the quarterback dilemma within the locker room Wednesday.
“Good for me,” left guard Cole Strange quipped. “I don’t have to answer those questions.”
Team captain Matthew Slater handed alongside the message he would give to Jones on this scenario.
“Just remain as positive as possible and ignore the voices and opinions that are not going to impact your day-to-day living,” Slater mentioned. “Because Lord knows, there are a lot of them out there, but most of them don’t really matter. So be positive. Continue to stay true to yourself, your process. That goes for all of us, not just him.”
Zappe has been worse than Jones in mop-up responsibility this season. Grier is a totally unknown commodity primarily based on his time in New England, the place he’s normally been main the scout-team offense. The workforce additionally has quarterback/vast receiver Malik Cunningham on the follow squad. He spent the Patriots’ loss to the Raiders as Jones’ backup.
Source: www.bostonherald.com