The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Super-Bowl-champion-with-the-Patriots-warns-Lamar-Jackson-about-Bill-Belichick-20230330-0047.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New England Patriots</a> were used to competing at the highest level for more than two decades. But <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Tom-Brady-returns-to-play-football-for-a-very-special-occasion-20230330-0006.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Tom Brady’s</a> departure has been a deadly blow for the franchise, and <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Bill-Belichick-clarifies-his-latest-controversial-comments-20230330-0013.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Belichick</a> hasn’t been able to turn things around.
Belichick is just 30 wins away from Don Shula’s record as the winningest Head Coach of all time. And while that might not be his no. 1 priority, it’s going to be a storyline from now until the end of the season.
Patriots owner <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-Rumors-Patriots-might-fire-Bill-Belichick-this-season-20230328-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Robert Kraft didn’t want to make any promises</a> about Belichick’s future beyond this season if the team underperforms again, which is why he might even consider benching Mac Jones if he doesn’t deliver.
<h2>Bill Belichick Won’t Commit To Mac Jones Over Bailey Zappe</h2>
(Transcript via MassLive)
Q: Bill, would it be fair to say that both Mac and Bailey Zappe will be competing for the starting job over the summer? Or is it Mac’s job?
“Everybody will get a chance to play. We’ll play the best players.”
Q: So it’s still kind of a competition?
”Everybody will get a chance to play.”
Q: Is that specific to the quarterback? Or is that every position?
“Every position. Everybody will get a chance to play. Everybody that’s on our roster, if they earn the opportunity to play, then based on what they do in practice and all that, then they’ll get an opportunity to play. Certainly veteran players that have been on the team before, if they’re still on the team, they’ll all get an opportunity to play.”

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So, Belichick might not want to take any chances this time around. There will be no excuse for Mac Jones to underperform now that he’s got an actual OC, and it seems like he’ll have a short leash in 2023.

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So, you’re telling me <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/former-nfl-superstar-thinks-bill-belichick-is-nothing-without-tom-brady-20220914-0045.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Belichick</a> benched <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/bailey-zappe-profile-age-couple-contract-jersey-and-net-worth-20221005-0053.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">his starting QB</a> despite not being hurt, and now his backup could take over? Has that ever happened before? I wonder how that fared for the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/patriots-sit-mac-jones-during-mnf-vs-bears-after-awful-start-funniest-memes-and-reactions-20221024-0040.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New England Patriots.</a>
Mac Jones came back from a high ankle injurybut was a inefficient as he’s been this season. So, coach Belichick rolled the dice and turned to rookie Bailey Zappe, who had excelled while Jones was on the shelf.
Zappe immediately threw for a touchdown and looked poised and in control of the offense. He eventually struggled, and the Chicago Bears ran away with a big upset at Foxboro, but the debate is still officially on: <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/former-patriot-gives-insight-into-mac-jones-bailey-zappe-relationship-amid-qb-speculation-20221019-0047.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Is Zappe better than Jones?</a>
<h2>NFL News: Mac Jones Opens Up On Being Benched</h2>
“I definitely wanted to play better, and I’ve just got to do better at my job,” Jones said after the game. “That’s all it comes down to and that’s all I can control and, honestly, we’ve got a good chance here to go against the Jets, and that’s what I’m already focused on. I’m going to put my best foot forward.”
“I’ve been in this situation before and I’m just going to try to help the team, and whatever my role is, I’ll be ready and I’ll give it 100 percent,” Jones said of potentially losing his job. “When Sunday comes we’ll know.”
 
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<h2>Bill Belichick Won’t Commit To A QB Right Away</h2>
“We just finished the game,” Belichick said when asked about the QB situation. However, he did add that Jones could’ve re-entered the game if the Bears hadn’t blown them out in the second half.
All things considered, it’s not like Jones has done anything to make us think he’ll be a star. He benefited from a solid offensive line in his rookie season and has regressed this year. He doesn’t seem to have the speed nor the arm strength to hit defenders in stride, and Zappe has looked much better and more explosive.
Nonetheless, giving up on your potential franchise QB after just one season and a half may not be the wisest choice. But Bill Belichick has proven to be ruthless in the past, so this wouldn’t be a shocker, either.

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The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nfl-teams-ranked-by-fan-support-on-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Patriots</a> were dealt with a huge blow early in the 2022 NFL season when <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nfl-rumors-mac-jones-could-lose-patriots-job-former-assistant-says-20220928-0023.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mac Jones</a> suffered a high ankle sprain. Things looked even worse when backup QB <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/brian-hoyer-profile-age-wife-teams-contract-number-and-career-stats-20220930-0025.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brian Hoyer</a> got injured against the Packers.
However, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/bailey-zappe-profile-age-couple-contract-jersey-and-net-worth-20221005-0053.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bailey Zappe</a> raised many eyebrows when taking over for the veteran signal-caller. Though the team lost to Green Bay that day, the fourth-round rookie did a decent job.
Far from slowing down, Zappe did even better in the next two games, heading into Week 7 with a 2-0 record as starter. Though many believe this put Jones in a tough spot, things seem to be just fine at the quarterback room.
<h2>Former Patriot reveals locker room mood amid QB talk</h2>
“I was with both of these guys Monday night at the charity event. The team loves both of them. They were in there hanging out, laughing and joking,” former Patriots cornerback Jason McCourty said on Good Morning Football, via Patriots Wire.
“So for me, I look at this situation, you had the Bledsoe, you had the Brady. But for me, it’s more RGIII and Kirk Cousins because of the fact that, yes, those two guys were drafted in the same draft, but very similar.
“Mac Jones was drafted with a first-round draft pick last year, and Zappe, I believe, was fourth-round this year. …So now you have Bailey Zappe and you have Mac Jones. You have two guys that solidify the quarterback room.”
Jones may have not started the 2022 season on the right foot, throwing five interceptions in three games. However, it would be unfair to forget he did great in his rookie season, leading New England back to the postseason.
The good news for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/sports/25-highest-paid-coaches-in-american-sports-20211215-0031.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bill Belichick</a> is that Zappe proved he is capable of being up to the task. But for a while, Jones’ job shouldn’t be in danger. Of course, only time will tell.
 
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In a shocking turn of events, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nfl-teams-ranked-by-fan-support-on-social-media" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New England Patriots</a> could lean on third-string rookie quarterback <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nfl-news-patriots-qb-bailey-zappe-gets-real-on-benching-mac-jones-20221004-0009.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bailey Zappe</a> for the Week 5 game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday. <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nfl-rumors-mac-jones-could-lose-patriots-job-former-assistant-says-20220928-0023.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mac Jones</a> could still start, but the latest word on the street is that he’ll probably not.
Jones, who suffered a high-ankle sprain during the Patriots’ loss to the Baltimore Ravensin Week 3, couldn’t make it on time for the road game against the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nfl-news-aaron-rodgers-reveals-who-is-the-perfect-packers-teammate-20220927-0028.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Green Bay Packers</a> last week and remains questionable for the upcoming fixture.
Zappe made his first appearance on Sunday, taking over for injured <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/brian-hoyer-profile-age-wife-teams-contract-number-and-career-stats-20220930-0025.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brian Hoyer</a> in the first quarter of the loss at Packers. The rookie did better than expected, completing 10 of 15 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown. Now he could make his first start, and he’s been getting advice from teammates — including Jones.
<h2>NFL News: QB Bailey Zappe receives advice fromMac Jones, Patriots</h2>
“They’ve been good,” Zappe told reporters abouthis conversations with Jones, via Sean T. McGuire of NESN. “He’s been very helpful. Same for me, I’ve been trying to do everything I can to help him out with everything going on. We’re just trying to be the best for the team.
“Yeah, I mean, of course relationships in football, it’s a team sport. Your relationships are always important with everybody. A quarterback and center, it’s forever known that relationship is really important. And to be able to talk to him (David Andrews), pick his brain, because he’s been in the league a lot longer than I have, for sure. So kind of pick his brain and kind of see it the way he’s seeing it. So pick his brain, Mac’s brain, Garrett Gilbert’s, everybody’s brain and just kind of learn.”
Bill Belichick may have <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nfl-rumors-bill-belichick-addresses-possibility-of-patriots-landing-another-qb-20221003-0030.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">left the door open</a> on landing another quarterback if Jones’ remains sidelined, but for now, it looks like Zappe would take the reins. Therefore, it makes sense that thePatriots are giving him all the help they can.
 
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The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nfl-rumors-bill-belichick-addresses-possibility-of-patriots-landing-another-qb-20221003-0030.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">New England Patriots</a> nearly pulled off a huge upset despite missing their top two quarterbacks. Rookie QB Bailey Zappe took over after <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/brian-hoyer-profile-age-wife-teams-contract-number-and-career-stats-20220930-0025.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Brian Hoyer</a> — who started due to <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/nfl-rumors-mac-jones-could-lose-patriots-job-former-assistant-says-20220928-0023.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mac Jones</a>‘ injured ankle — suffered a head injury.
Zappe handled himself quite well in his first bit of real NFL action. He was poised, in control, and completed 10 of 15 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown, pushing the Green Bay Packers’ defense and keeping it close until overtime.
He now has the opportunity to get his first career NFL start, and who knows? Even take over <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/new-england-patriots-who-could-replace-mac-jones-in-2023-20221003-0003.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mac Jones,</a> who hasn’t looked all that well this season. However, he’s really not thinking about any of that right now.
<h2>NFL News: Bailey Zappe Isn’t Thinking About Starting Or Being A Backup</h2>
“Really, I’m just treating it like every other week. I’m preparing every day like I have the last three or four weeks,” the rookie said onWEEI’s “Merloni, Fauria and Mego.”“I’m going to continue to work with my teammates, work with my coaches, and continue to watch film, get into the game plan, and get ready for whatever role it is for me on Sunday.”

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<h2>Zappe Wasn’t Pleased With His Performance</h2>
Zappe seemingly took a page out of Bill Belichick’s book. He claims that he wasn’t all that pleased with the way he playedand claimed that he’s only trying to do his job and what’s best for the team:
“Looking back at it, there were some throws I felt like I could have made,” Zappe said. “Some mistakes I made we saw on film, that going into this week, in practice I’m going to continue to work on, continue to improve on.”
“Just to continue to do my job,”Zappe added.“Get the ball to playmakers, let them do what they do best out in space and continue to stay cool, calm and collected back there and run the offense and, really, just do the best I can for the team.”
All things considered, it would be a big surprise to see him taking over Mac, who’s touted to be their franchise QB for the future. But we’ve seen this happen way too many times before not to at least consider it.

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