Return of the Mac

Soon everyone in New England will be holding up a “Don’t worry, be ZAPPE” sign, especially if he keeps playing like he did on Sunday. When Brian Hoyer Stepped in for Mac Jones I thought the season was over. But, when Bailey Zappe came in for him in Green Bay (and outplayed Aaron Rodgers) he had some flashes of “the guy”. Detroit was different, I’m not sure if I believed in Zappe simply out of a mix of desperation and insanity or if I actually thought he could win this game. But he played damn close to perfection in the Patriots 29-0 win, besides the interception that Nelson “Melted Butter Hands” Agholor couldn’t catch and tipped right to Deshon Elliott. Other than that, there were not a lot of ‘yell at the TV moments because your quarterback is an idiot’ like we had with Mac a few times this year.  I would be remiss if I were to talk about the offense and not mention Rhamondre Stevenson. A career-high 161 rushing yards helped pick up the Patriots' offense when the passing game stal...

No Mac, no problem? Not so fast, but Bailey Zappe could be a guy.  The Patriots fell victim to Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay on Sunday, 27-24 in overtime. All things considered, the game turned out much better than most Patriot fans expected with Mac Jones out. Brian Hoyer was slated to start and did until Isaiah Wynn decided to become a revolving door and let Rashan Gary blow up his shoulder.  In stepped Bailey Zappe, a fourth-round pick out of Western Kentucky. In his last season at WKU, he passed for over 5,900 yards and 62 touchdowns, which are both NCAA records.  Zappe overall played well over expectations, completing 10 of 15 passes for 99 yards and a touchdown.  Much like Mac last year, Zappe was not given the opportunity to really let the ball fly. On the off chance that we were given the chance to throw the ball, he was letting it rip, especially on the touchdown pass to Devante Parker.  Zappe had a little zip on the ball, it really looked good out of his ...