Zappe not claimed.

[JR52]

That doesn’t say what you said it does.

The username doesn't say what you think it does.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

"offers from seven other teams" = offers to be on their practice squad, not waiver claims

 

[Zuma]

Interesting…thanks !

 

[Family]

So nothing has changed.

The team understands it has backup QB issues, just like OT ones.

The right way to handle this early is to bring people in to compete, and improve the position as the year progresses.

Eventually you hit with a JAG, in fact pretty much every year you hit somewhere.

So they will bring in a veteran in hopes it improves this situation, like they brought in JAGS for tackles.

 

[ralmat55]

Zappe turned away 7 waiver claims to stay, Bill has let him know in some way that he is wanted here for a role.

He could not “turn away” a waiver claim. The offers he got were to go on those other teams practice squads.

 

[ScottishPatriots]

Zappe wasn't in demand at all, media spin.

He was so in demand 31 teams refused to sign him to their roster and a few offered him a spot on their practice squad, that's about as far away from demand as you can possibly be.

That's on the verge of being out of the league, also Bill didn't "know what he was doing" he just didn't care if he was claimed or not.

You don't expose anyone you think is valuable to the entire league, he basically said Zappe sucks and the whole league knows it so if no one signs him then we'll stick him on the practice squad and hope to get a better backup and if we can't get one as a last resort we might have to make Zappe the backup again.

 

[Ring 6]

The team understands it has backup QB issues, just like OT ones.

The right way to handle this early is to bring people in to compete, and improve the position as the year progresses.

Eventually you hit with a JAG, in fact pretty much every year you hit somewhere.

So they will bring in a veteran in hopes it improves this situation, like they brought in JAGS for tackles.

If there were a good option available, but I see none that are necessarily more worthy of getting backup reps than Zappe

 

[Ring 6]

The username doesn't say what you think it does.

He wasn’t claimed by any teams on waivers.

 

[JR52]

He wasn’t claimed by any teams on waivers.

Exactly what I said, I'm not jlu52. Pay attention.

 

[Steve102]

Zappe wasn't in demand at all, media spin.

He was so in demand 31 teams refused to sign him to their roster and a few offered him a spot on their practice squad, that's about as far away from demand as you can possibly be.

That's on the verge of being out of the league, also Bill didn't "know what he was doing" he just didn't care if he was claimed or not.

You don't expose anyone you think is valuable to the entire league, he basically said Zappe sucks and the whole league knows it so if no one signs him then we'll stick him on the practice squad and hope to get a better backup and if we can't get one as a last resort we might have to make Zappe the backup again.

 

[patfanken]

Still hope the Pats sign a vet backup QB and have Zappe and Malik available to run the scout team depending on what style QB we are seeing that week. And Malik hone his receiving skill. This is a LONG way from over.

BTW- when can we start to announce the IR designations to the "final" 53 to create openings.

 

[Family]

If there were a good option available, but I see none that are necessarily more worthy of getting backup reps than Zappe

You may be right.

I was only commenting on how it seemed the team was approaching the situation.

 

[n1997y]

Zappe turned away 7 waiver claims to stay, Bill has let him know in some way that he is wanted here for a role.

Not waiver claims. PS offers. He chose Patriots PS over any one of seven other PS offers.

 

[mike_usagisan]

Still hope the Pats sign a vet backup QB and have Zappe and Malik available to run the scout team depending on what style QB we are seeing that week. And Malik hone his receiving skill. This is a LONG way from over.

BTW- when can we start to announce the IR designations to the "final" 53 to create openings.

I think I read we can start making IR designations at 4 p.m.

 

[sb1]

Didn’t think Zappe would be claimed but I thought Malik might. Glad both of them are back.

 

[Real fan 02]

Zappe turned away 7 waiver claims to stay, Bill has let him know in some way that he is wanted here for a role.

I predicted this yesterday, Zapp is on the PS he'll continue to develop.. I believe BB/BOB want a veteran behind Mac.. I know I would with the line concerns..

 

[40yrpatsfan]

Zappe wasn't in demand at all, media spin.

He was so in demand 31 teams refused to sign him to their roster and a few offered him a spot on their practice squad, that's about as far away from demand as you can possibly be.

That's on the verge of being out of the league, also Bill didn't "know what he was doing" he just didn't care if he was claimed or not.

You don't expose anyone you think is valuable to the entire league, he basically said Zappe sucks and the whole league knows it so if no one signs him then we'll stick him on the practice squad and hope to get a better backup and if we can't get one as a last resort we might have to make Zappe the backup again.

You do when you know what you're doing, do your homework, and make your side promises to Zappe before doing it. We'd have been in some deep guano with NO backup QB 10 days before the opener. Bill pulled this off to buy time and got away with it.
also - Zappe will be back on the 53 for Philly.

 

[patfanken]

I think I read we can start making IR designations at 4 p.m.

Then THAT will be the time when we see some movement on the TE and RB fronts

 

[One-If-By-Sea]

Zappe wasn't in demand at all, media spin.

He was so in demand 31 teams refused to sign him to their roster and a few offered him a spot on their practice squad, that's about as far away from demand as you can possibly be.

That's on the verge of being out of the league, also Bill didn't "know what he was doing" he just didn't care if he was claimed or not.

You don't expose anyone you think is valuable to the entire league, he basically said Zappe sucks and the whole league knows it so if no one signs him then we'll stick him on the practice squad and hope to get a better backup and if we can't get one as a last resort we might have to make Zappe the backup again.

I agree with most of what you said.

It was not "a few". It was 7 which is 23% of the league. 23% of the league is not a few. Too bad you have to exaggerate.

BB did not basically say Zappe sucks. Too bad you have to frequently go off the deep end. You could have easily said that BB thinks at this point in his career that Zappe is a JAG and replaceable. No reason to insult players.

 

[sb1]

Will/should the team abandon trying to make Malik a receiver? He’s probably even more raw at that than being a QB.