I guess we think of being useless and bagging groceries differently. It is reported the Pats were talking to Colt McCoy in case Zappe was claimed. Zappe had seven PS offers, Colt had none. I think the difference is that Zappe is younger and therefore people perceive he has more upside. Both are JAGs.
@ScottishPatriots wrote, "
That's as close to being completely worthless until you're bagging groceries". I said I disagreed and thought Scottish Patriot was exaggerating. You said you kind of agreed.
Zappe will most likely be a career backup like McCoy (whose NFL life might have run out). McCoy has made over $25M in the NFL and is 36 years old. While I expect McCoy might be retiring, I do not think he will be useless or bagging groceries in his retirement. As Zappe had a multitude of offers, I do not think he is "as close to being completely useless until bagging groceries". I think Zappe will have a productive JAG career in the NFL. Maybe Zappe will not make over $25M like McCoy, but he will make millions and then move on to be a small business owner or another job.
I think we see "completely useless" and "bagging groceries" in a different manner. I expect Zappe will have a nice JAG NFL backup career which is OK and definitely not "useless unless you are bagging groceries" IMO.