Zappe's Stats Through Three Games

[Ian]

Just ran the numbers after going through the plays and here's the breakdown:



And the final totals from today:

 

[Ross12]

I certainly did not expect over 30 attempts and 300 yards (and multiple passing TDs) from Mr Zappe today.

 

[Brick27]

Progressively getting better each game, showing pocket awareness/comfort beyond his years and making the open receiver his go-to receiver. It’s been a fun run so far.

 

[RxJock1120]

Progressively getting better each game, showing pocket awareness/comfort beyond his years and making the open receiver his go-to receiver. It’s been a fun run so far.

Really wonder how long BB will roll with Zappe over Mac. While the sample size is awfully small, Zappe has better out there.

 

[Ross12]

Progressively getting better each game, showing pocket awareness/comfort beyond his years and making the open receiver his go-to receiver. It’s been a fun run so far.

Pocket awareness is absolutely killer and his fundamentals are good. Finds the open man, he sees the field well. Throws are generally pretty accurate and he has made several different types of throws. Haven’t really seen a true deep shot yet where he needs to move it 40-50 yards in the air that I can think of. But having a guy with great pocket movement, good fundamentals and field vision and solid accuracy/arm can get it done. Long term, would depend on how much mentally he can stack up year over year with reading defenses and manipulating things. I don’t know offhand how sharp he is. Comes off as an intelligent kid in the pressers.

 

[Chevy]

Minus the strip, he does a very good job sensing pressure, moving up, and not giving up on the play. I like the way he keeps his eyes downfield, and several times he sold the scramble only to go to a check-down receiver. Can't fault his confidence - both in himself and the rest of the offense.

 

[JMC00]

 

[Bill Lee]

I certainly did not expect over 30 attempts and 300 yards (and multiple passing TDs) from Mr Zappe today.

Let Zappe zap!

It seemed the offense worked better when the pass set up the run, not the opposite.

I get it, it's hard to trust the rookie, but that's what I saw.

Pretty much every offensive skill player got their hands on the ball today.

Really balanced offense.

It seemed they trusted him more and more as the game went on.

That CLE dude keeps his foot inbounds and maybe we're all feeling differently, but he didn't.

 

[Brotherblues]

Pocket awareness is absolutely killer and his fundamentals are good. Finds the open man, he sees the field well. Throws are generally pretty accurate and he has made several different types of throws. Haven’t really seen a true deep shot yet where he needs to move it 40-50 yards in the air that I can think of. But having a guy with great pocket movement, good fundamentals and field vision and solid accuracy/arm can get it done. Long term, would depend on how much mentally he can stack up year over year with reading defenses and manipulating things. I don’t know offhand how sharp he is. Comes off as an intelligent kid in the pressers.

I don't think he can step in the way he has as an "unathletic" rookie QB without being a pretty sharp kid.

 

[Ross12]

I feel like you know Bill’s wheels are turning. Zappe is doing all the most important things very well and the other stuff can be improved on with time. He’s just doing what the coaches tell him. He’s a moldable lump of clay with no brand or status attached. That’s a one way ticket to The Patriot Way 2.0.

 

[scott99]

I read he’s the only QB ever in the Super Bowl Era (since 1967) to have a 100 (or more) QB rating in each of his first 3 games.

 

[signbabybrady]

I read he’s the only QB ever in the Super Bowl Era (since 1967) to have a 100 (or more) QB rating in each of his first 3 games.

I read that but I think it was first 2 starts.

I believe he had 100 rating vs GB so it stands to reason this might be correct too but without checking facts there could be some anomaly where someone else did it in three games a rookie and didn't start them.

 

[jimnance]

I think it's safe to say Zappe has exceeded all of our expectations.

 

[jays52]

One of the comments Bill made about Zappe last week really stood out to me. He said, (loosely paraphrasing) that Zappe sees what is happening out there correctly. He went on to say that is fairly rare. It stuck with me due to the simplicity yet profundity of it. How often do we see young QB's making incorrect decisions, freezing, or lasering into their primary reads? These all seem to be downstream of not seeing things correctly. Combine that with early Brady-like pocket presence and it is clear we have a player on our hands. I'm beginning to believe he might beat Mac out.

 

[Kasmir]

I think it's safe to say Zappe has exceeded all of our expectations.

And I think BB's draft history with QB's has been amazing. Two of his mid round picks started this game. Two others are starters elsewhere. And two are NFL head coaches. Even Danny Etling is still in the league.

2022	4	Bailey Zappe	137	QB
2021	1	Mac Jones	15	QB
2019	4	Jarrett Stidham	133	QB
2018	7	Danny Etling	219	QB
2016	3	Jacoby Brissett	91	QB
2014	2	Jimmy Garoppolo	62	QB
2011	3	Ryan Mallett	74	QB
2010	7	Zac Robinson	250	QB
2008	3	Kevin O'Connell	94	QB
2005	7	Matt Cassel	230	QB
2003	6	Kliff Kingsbury	201	QB
2002	4	Rohan Davey	117	QB
2000	6	Tom Brady	199	QB

 

[scott99]

Another stat I saw, 300+ yards, 30+ attempts, 2 TDs and 0 Ints, the only Pat’s QBs to do that are Brady (15 times) and Zappe.

 

[scott99]

And I think BB's draft history with QB's has been amazing. Two of his mid round picks started this game. Two others are starters elsewhere. And two are NFL head coaches. Even Danny Etling is still in the league.

2022	4	Bailey Zappe	137	QB
2021	1	Mac Jones	15	QB
2019	4	Jarrett Stidham	133	QB
2018	7	Danny Etling	219	QB
2016	3	Jacoby Brissett	91	QB
2014	2	Jimmy Garoppolo	62	QB
2011	3	Ryan Mallett	74	QB
2010	7	Zac Robinson	250	QB
2008	3	Kevin O'Connell	94	QB
2005	7	Matt Cassel	230	QB
2003	6	Kliff Kingsbury	201	QB
2002	4	Rohan Davey	117	QB
2000	6	Tom Brady	199	QB

QB and Oline are his best positions draftwise. 7 QBs on that list are still in the NFL, 4 of them started Sunday, with only Zappe winning.

Pats started 1-3, now 3-3, same record as the SB teams, as well as GB & TB. Crazy.

 

[Wozzy]

In today’s hot takes that aged like milk…. Kontra told me if we let Zappe pass more than 10-15 times we were setting ourselves up to lose.

24/34, 309 yards, 2 TD’s, 118 QB rating.

Keep playing Zappe, we’ve seen enough.

 

[Ochmed Jones]

Mac = drew
Zappe = Brady?

I’ve seen this movie before.

 

[n6249c]

I read he’s the only QB ever in the Super Bowl Era (since 1967) to have a 100 (or more) QB rating in each of his first 3 games.