Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe are both intelligent pocket passers with questionable arm strength and limited mobility. They come from the same mold, so there is some room to compare the two. The question is how close are they.
Zappe started two of four games in his rookie season, completing 70.7 of his 92 passes for 781 yards with 5 touchdowns and 3 interceptions. Bailey won both starts and fans called for him to remain the starter. Claiming he ran the offense better than Mac.
Football experts challenged this. Bailey played against two of the worst teams at the time. He ran an ultra conservative offense and when he played Chicago, he had a good competition percentage but also turned it over twice when they needed to rely on his arm.
Over Mac Jones's last seven games he threw 10 touchdowns and 4 interceptions, three in the final game against the AFC conference favorites. And during that span, the Patriots running game that carried Zappe, had basically fizzled. Offering Mac Jones little help.
Is it possible the Patriots view Mac and Zappe as close in talent? It's possible. After all this is the same coaxh that decided Brady was better than Bledsoe and stuck with Brady before he even won a superbowl. Do I think that's the case, no but it's not improbable.
Zappe is like Hoyer. He Cam come in. He can start a few games. You might even win a few with him managing the game. He's not going to carry a team. And unlike Mac, Zappe is not a guy one builds around. Zappe however, is good enough to use to push Mac Jones by bluffing and making Mac think his career is in jeopardy.
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