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Not really. The Bears game was the first half decent defense Zappe faced and he looked like he didn't belong in the league. Zappe's ceiling is much lower than Mac's.
And what was last year? Mac was average at best. Didn’t beat a single good teams. Beat up on bad teams or teams with a lot of injured player. Was bad the last 5 games of the season when teams started to figure him out except for the Jags game where we play a team that had 20+ players on the Covid list.
What we saw last year is Mac ceiling not his floor.
I saw a QB that has been carried by his running game and OC and this year when we needed him to play QB for real it has been a disaster.
No reason to think Zappe would have fared any better nor that Mac would have done worse than Zappe did in the Lions and Browns games. Zappe had his shot to take the job in the Bears game, he was trash and was benched as he should have been.
This is Stidham all over again IMO. I don't need to see Zappe take a single snap for the rest of the season. Let him try again to compete for the job in July if he's still with this team.
This is a weird phenomenon. We were all in on blaming Patricia (and by extension BB) for the regression but now were settling in Sour Grapes territory? Give me a freaking break. Everyone (even you, I bet) were ecstatic when they drafted Mac.
Now everyone's like "Oh, he was never good to begin with". GTF out of here!
He was a great draft pick with plenty of upside. What we are witnessing is BB , Patricia and Judge absolutely destroying any chance of an NFL career he might have had.
The Jets have been doing this to QBs for years.
That's on the GM. I'd like to think he's not blind and can see what teams are doing now to win. You need playmakers in 2022. A team like the 2001 Pats would have no shot in today's game.
Patricia was also the OC when Zappe started and it looked much better than that. That tells me it’s just not a OC problem. Like everyone wants to believe.
Does that include the game against Cleveland where the pats offence had gone into cryogenic freeze? As I recall the Browns almost recovered an onside kick to give them the chance to score and get right back into it? Also the same game with a muffed punt return and an int for 2 short field TDs? Not exactly an offensive masterclass but whatever makes you feel better I suppose.
Is interesting how many apparently good NFL players the Pats sign and suddenly they're useless JAGS. Could it just be that the Pats waste good players? Just sayin'
They've had a mediocre passing offense with the GOAT at QB, a bottom 5 offense with Cam & now another bottom 1/3 passing offense with Mac in his 2nd year. Forcing an offensive coaching staff change isn't enough - Bill shouldn't have personnel control over the offense. They haven't had a #1 option in the passing game that DCs have to gameplan against since Gronk in 2017.
We've touched on this recently and it absolutely has to happen. We've always had Gronk/Moss (top 1-3 at their position) and Wes/Jules (top slot targets) along with some nice pieces to fill in the puzzle.
Tackle nor WR isn't top heavy in either draft/FA so a trade might be the way to go.
Idk but again we just touched on this. We need a true #1 option and tackle help in the worst way. We need both.
I'm sick of watching WRs for other teams (including bad ones) who can effortlessly toe tap for TDs and win jump balls down the side lines time and again. These aren't highlight reel plays any more, if you can't do these things you shouldn't get drafted to play WR.
Does that include the game against Cleveland where the pats offence had gone into cryogenic freeze? As I recall the Browns almost recovered an onside kick to give them the chance to score and get right back into it? Also the same game with a muffed punt return and an int for 2 short field TDs? Not exactly an offensive masterclass but whatever makes you feel better I suppose.
