If the OL continues to suck, what are Zappe’s chances to make the 53?

[Brick27]

Those plss snaps did him and no other Pats QBs any favors tonight. Backup center is a huge concern with an older starting center especially

 

[mgteich]

Zappe will be gone by Sunday

Zappe should play almost all of Game 3, plus he is insurance in case someone else in injured before the final cut.

 

[Jim Beankie]

Zappe should play almost all of Game 3, plus he is insurance in case someone else in injured before the final cut.

Funny thing is until this past game, the last preseason game where Zap didn't take the most number of snaps was in 2021.

 

[Jim Beankie]

To me Brisk is QB4 right now. Great mentor and knows the AVP, so he'll most likely still be QB1, but man... 4 preseason series with three 3 and outs and one ending in an INT. No starts and 46 total snaps last year.

Don't talk to me about practice. Mac was an All Pro at practice.

 

[Huckleberry1]

Maybe being cautious with Maye makes sense. Look at J.J. McCarthy.

Not to the people who didn’t want them to pick him, they want him in there now. They want to be entertained.

 

[farn]

Id say the OL has no bearing. He has zero chance unless three qbs on the roster get hurt.

 

[PatsFan2]

To me Brisk is QB4 right now. Great mentor and knows the AVP, so he'll most likely still be QB1, but man... 4 preseason series with three 3 and outs and one ending in an INT. No starts and 46 total snaps last year.

Don't talk to me about practice. Mac was an All Pro at practice.

If last night wasn't telling that Biscuit sucks I don't know what to tell his bridge supporters. I think the bridge Idea have already been torn up.

 

[PatsFan2]

Not to the people who didn’t want them to pick him, they want him in there now. They want to be entertained.

Do you still think we should sit Maye knowing we have a budding Hofer in front of him who can't even make a decent throw against Backups??

 

[Steve102]

@Steve102 on the real how do you really feel about this Team now??

Unchanged. I think there's going to be a honeymoon period with Mayo, like we saw in Vegas last year. I think the offense is going to be improved, but they don't have to be a **** ton better than last year to be improved. I think they'll be mid pack offensively, better than average defensively. Depth is a concern, especially at the OL and RB positions. Polk and Baker are going to be very good, but I am a little short on saying stars. I think there's a chance they are right around .500.

 

[sb1]

Unchanged. I think there's going to be a honeymoon period with Mayo, like we saw in Vegas last year. I think the offense is going to be improved, but they don't have to be a **** ton better than last year to be improved. I think they'll be mid pack offensively, better than average defensively. Depth is a concern, especially at the OL and RB positions. Polk and Baker are going to be very good, but I am a little short on saying stars. I think there's a chance they are right around .500.

Tough schedule in 2024. Close to .500 would be a nice accomplishment.

At least 2025's schedule should lighten up by quite a bit

 

[Toofy]

zappe looks significantly better than brissett. i feel he is a better bridge QB than brissett. if only he had tempered his attitude to be a starter and embraced the backup role, we need not have signed brissett.

 

[mike_usagisan]

Brissett is what you get when you decide to only spend $8 million on a QB. That's experienced backup money. He isn't Alex Smith. I think they want Maye to beat him out, but they also have (and should have) very real concerns about putting Maye out there behind those tackles. I'd keep Zappe handy on the practice squad, but I'm also curious about putting Milton out there and seeing what he could do.

 

[Grogan14]

Zappe should play almost all of Game 3, plus he is insurance in case someone else in injured before the final cut.

Milton and Maye should take all the snaps in PS game 3

Zappe should be released now to give him a chance to het picked up by another team

 

[p8ryts]

After that putrid OL performance against the Eagles, Mayo and Wolf must be having nightmares of Maye’s mangled body being carted off the field. I put it at 95%. Woohoo, carrying 4! Zappemonium!

I don't think they protect Milton at cutdown. Brissett doesn't look any better than Zappe. I think I like Zappe as Maye's backup rather than Brissett.

 

[Toofy]

I don't think they protect Milton at cutdown. Brissett doesn't look any better than Zappe. I think I like Zappe as Maye's backup rather than Brissett.

That's what even I felt . Zappe would be a good backup if not for his desire of wanting to be a starter despite his limitations.

 

[sb1]

I'm not convinced that the "toxic QB room" last season was all Mac Jones. I think Zappe had just as much to do with that too.

 

[TheRainMaker]

I'm not convinced that the "toxic QB room" last season was all Mac Jones. I think Zappe had just as much to do with that too.

His ass should’ve been kicked to the curb already (Zappe).

 

[Force Zero Boomer]

I'm not convinced that the "toxic QB room" last season was all Mac Jones. I think Zappe had just as much to do with that too.

I've heard something similar, but was never able to find anything remotely confirmatory. To be fair to both players, with the amount of hurries, hits and sacks those two had to take, I'd not be surprised if both of them were putting up a stink at times.

 

[Boston Boxer]

I very much doubt Zappe will endure the PS yoyo this season. He's 25. He wants to be on someone's 53 or playing elsewhere (maybe Canada). They can put him in a protected slot, but that only stops another team from signing him during the two week contract. He can just wait a few days until the contract ends and then sign. He's too good for the PS. He'll be a decent backup for someone (Vikings?).

if I were him, i would give Canada a try

 

[Force Zero Boomer]

Brissett is what you get when you decide to only spend $8 million on a QB. That's experienced backup money. He isn't Alex Smith. I think they want Maye to beat him out, but they also have (and should have) very real concerns about putting Maye out there behind those tackles. I'd keep Zappe handy on the practice squad, but I'm also curious about putting Milton out there and seeing what he could do.

The problem is there is no guarantee Zappe stays on the PS. He's too good for the PS. He's an NFL backup with solid experience as a starter. He's won games. That's going to be exactly what some other team needs this season at some point. If you decide he goes to PS, you absolutely cannot plan on him being there if you need him. It's 53, or make some other plan which does not include Zappe.