DRAFT Welcome Bailey Zappe - QB - pick #137

[ctpatsfan77]

Concentrate on the 69% completion ratio and it all becomes nice.

FTFY

 

[Tunescribe]

How do you pronounce "Zappe"?

 

[BTTA]

Again I don’t mind the pick, it’s where he’s picked I have an issue with. We took him in the 4th where I think we still could get an impact player to help now, and we could of possibly got him in the 6th.

This is the difference between you and the Patriots' personnel staff. They are playing with real money, and it is there own. If they want a player that they believe other teams want as well, they aren't going to trade back and hope he is still there later. They are going to get the player.

 

[BTTA]

Actually, it was his worst year. The blocked punts, the low number of punts downed inside the 20, and that 14-10 game Bill's game was a doozy...

AND AGAIN HE WILL COST $4 MILLION THIS YEAR!!!

Out of curiosity, what do you use to evaluate a player's yearly performance besides stats???

Wanna bet? If he plays the full year at that salary, I'll give you $4M. If he doesn't, you give me whatever salary + bonus he actually plays for.

 

[Snooky97]

This is the difference between you and the Patriots' personnel staff. They are playing with real money, and it is there own. If they want a player that they believe other teams want as well, they aren't going to trade back and hope he is still there later. They are going to get the player.

I understand that, and thats fine. I just don't like the value and don't understand why we'd take him in the 4th. Nothing against the player just is it worth it in the 4th round.

 

[PatsFanInVa]

Zap-Pee

damn, I would pay good money for a schwa there. No stress. See what I did there? I'd like to buy a vowel..

 

[PWRxWLF]

Why Bailey Zappe was the fifth quarterback drafted -- and why New England drafted him

 

[1960Pats]

Would feel better about this pick if he could've cracked 6000 yards passing.

And he only had 62 TDs in 14 games. That's not even 5 a game.

 

[sb1]

This might be our most head scratching pick of the draft. Not sure he even makes it out of camp.

 

[Tunescribe]

This might be our most head scratching pick of the draft. Not sure he even makes it out of camp.

Read the article linked in post No. 67, that should change your mind. If he beats out Stidham the pick makes perfect sense.

 

[rogerthat]

I absolutely hate this pick. This team doesn't have the luxury of taking a flyer on a backup quarterback...especially in the 4th round. We need guys that can actually help the team- this year- and mostly on defense.

 

[Uptown]

I absolutely hate this pick. This team doesn't have the luxury of taking a flyer on a backup quarterback...especially in the 4th round. We need guys that can actually help the team- this year- and mostly on defense.

What’s the rush? The season doesn’t start until Sept. We’ve added talented players & we’ll certainly add more vets, we need a backup QB; Hoyer sucks/old & Stidham just sucks. Zappe may very well already be better than them both. Lastly, we have a QB on a rookie deal.

 

[Jim Beankie]

Why Bailey Zappe was the fifth quarterback drafted -- and why New England drafted him

This is a great article. Thanks. This (debatable) tidbit was of interest to me, although I'd been relatively aware of it:

"As someone who is a firm believer that YAC is in large part a quarterback stat, this is textbook example of that thought. When the ball is out on time and in rhythm, and the throw is placed away from the leverage of the nearest threat, the quarterback puts his receiver in position to gain that yardage after the catch."

 

[Jim Beankie]

Hoyer sucks/old

C'mon dude - look at this BEAST:
81.8% Comp
20.6 Yds/Att
9.1% TD%
0% Int%
149.1 Rating

Probably the greatest garbage time QB in history. He might make it to 45 like that other dude. Even has a better Win% as a Houston Texans starter than Deshaun Watson.

(If he has to start then the Pats are F*cked.)

 

[nextsuperstar]

I absolutely hate this pick. This team doesn't have the luxury of taking a flyer on a backup quarterback...especially in the 4th round. We need guys that can actually help the team- this year- and mostly on defense.

You think there are day one starters on defense available at pick 137?

 

[Zuma]

Bailey Zappe has already mastered the Patriot Way

The Patriots always know the kind of players they're looking for.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Bailey Zappe has already mastered the Patriot Way

The Patriots always know the kind of players they're looking for.

profootballtalk.nbcsports.com

I assume you were trying to link a specific story?

 

[TinhWoodhead]

Zappe was electrifying in college

 

[*ChungFu*]

I absolutely hate this pick. This team doesn't have the luxury of taking a flyer on a backup quarterback...especially in the 4th round. We need guys that can actually help the team- this year- and mostly on defense.

I would have agreed with you had the Pats' picks been limited to the original 6 that they had going into the draft. They added enough picks to accommodate such a choice.

 

[State]

He has the drive, character, brains, and love of the game. Now if he had Rohan Davey’s arm strength we might have TB12 II.