NEW ARTICLE: Zappe Was “In-Demand” Ahead of Return to Patriots

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Zappe Was “In-Demand” Ahead of Return to Patriots
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While many people felt like Bailey Zappe would garner some interest as he passed through the waiver wire, it sounds like there was indeed some competition for the second-year quarterback prior to him coming back to the Patriots.

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[Spiral]

That's agent talk. He was in so much demand yet no one put in a waiver claim for him.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

Yahoo! Another thread about Bailey Zappe!

I wonder if he glances at this web site?

Important question: What is his favorite flavor of ice cream?

 

[sb1]

Yeah “in-demand” seems like a bit of an embellishment when zero out of 31 teams claimed him….

 

[mike_usagisan]

Yahoo! Another thread about Bailey Zappe!

I wonder if he glances at this web site?

Important question: What is his favorite flavor of ice cream?

Seems like rocky road right now.

 

[IcyPatriot]

 

[Brick27]

Not a single offer beyond PS is what this really means

 

[PatsFanInVa]

wont stop everybody here from insisting he start game 1

 

[sb1]

wont stop everybody here from insisting he start game 1

Sounds like a solid #CrashForCaleb plan…

 

[Bill Lee]

Yeah “in-demand” seems like a bit of an embellishment when zero out of 31 teams claimed him….

... and they still can right this very instant if they are willing to make a spot for him on their 53-man roster, which clearly they are not ...

What the report means is anywhere from zero to seven teams were willing to put him on their practice squad.

Given he chose to come back to NE, Zappe and his agent decided none of those opportunities were as promising as NE.

I don't know why the agent just doesn't put his name on the report, it's not like he's saying anything that needs confidentiality.

 

[DarrylS]

Perhaps cheap guy Belichick "sweetened the pot" to keep him on the practice squad...

 

[amfootball]

my guess is Bill spoke to Zappe before he released him to let him know that it was a roster move and that he would put him on the practice squad, which is why Zappe turned down the other offers from the other teams to be on their practice squad. Bill probably told him he definitely has a role on this team as a back up quarterback given his play last year.

 

[h0c2000]

Such demand that none of the 32 teams wanted Bailey on their 53 man roster.

 

[Bill Lee]

Perhaps cheap guy Belichick "sweetened the pot" to keep him on the practice squad...

If he did, it would be a violation of the CBA, since salaries on the PS are fixed.

 

[Bill Lee]

Such demand that none of the 32 teams wanted Bailey on their 53 man roster.

True.

To be fair it's the worst time of the year to be asking for a spot on any team's 53, but still, this has to be humbling to Zappe.

If he really is viewed as a good backup or even potential starter, some other team could take him off our PS at any point in time and put him onto their 53. Maybe that other team has injuries at QB, or maybe that team decides their QB sucks, who knows. We shall see if something like that happens. Personally I doubt it. I think it's more likely that we decide we can upgrade at QB by putting someone else on our PS, than some other team deciding to make room for Zappe on their 53.

 

[Kontradiction]

“In-demand,” you say?

 

[SlowGettingUp]

We need 2 QBs for every game, and a player can be elevated only 3 times, so as things stand it is very likely that Zappe ends up on the 53 in the near future. Even if they bring in a vet that player would need to learn the system, so unlikely that Zappe could be replaced anytime soon.

So the purpose of that piece is to try to hurry things along and have Bill recall him to the 53 sooner rather than later.

 

[Bill Lee]

We need 2 QBs for every game, and a player can be elevated only 3 times, so as things stand it is very likely that Zappe ends up on the 53 in the near future. Even if they bring in a vet that player would need to learn the system, so unlikely that Zappe could be replaced anytime soon.

So the purpose of that piece is to try to hurry things along and have Bill recall him to the 53 sooner rather than later.

It does raise the question, why risk losing Zappe to another team if you're going to have to put him on the 53 for Week 4?

It suggests the answer is the team feels the risk of losing him and/or the impact of losing him is so low that it's lower than the benefit of having someone else as their 53rd player.

This can't be a happy thought for Zappe and/or his agent.

 

[h0c2000]

Maybe we can do the Alabama discount double check and get McCarron

 

[rkarp1]

I honestly do not believe Zappe played well enough for Bill to make any promises.
if a better option comes along, so be it.
I think Bill believed Zappe would come in and earn more snaps over the season with the 1's and make it a true one guy pushes the other, and they both are better for it competition. Bill did all he could to NOT name a starter, nor firmly get behind Mac. Zappe never seized the opportunity