FOXBORO — After a moist teaching camp apply Monday, Patriots quarterback Mac Jones answered a question about his relationship with backup Bailey Zappe by speaking about his whole place room.
“Yeah, I feel I’ve undoubtedly been in some actually good quarterback rooms and discovered loads from the fellows that have been right here once I was younger,” Jones said, “and hopefully I can do the identical for the fellows which are youthful than me.”
Talking after Thursday’s preseason opener versus the Texans, Zappe fielded an similar question about his relationship with Jones. He answered within the similar method.
“I imply, I feel the quarterback room, like I mentioned, all of us need to win,” Zappe suggested reporters following the 20-9 loss. “That’s the primary goal of all people on this workforce. We need to do what’s finest for the workforce. I imply, that’s just about so simple as it may be.”
Taking part in into the third quarter, Zappe went 12-of-14 for 79 yards, no touchdowns and 0 interceptions in the direction of Houston. He was moreover sacked twice. Zappe lastly handed the reins to veteran backup Hint McSorley, who yielded to undrafted rookie Malik Cunningham inside the fourth quarter.
Cunningham proved to be the story of Thursday’s loss, accounting for the Patriots’ solely touchdown and major them in dashing with 34 yards. He moreover 3-of-4 for 19 yards as a passer. No phrase however on how Cunningham feels about his veteran teammates.
Jones didn’t take a snap in Thursday’s preseason recreation, one different company indication he stays the employees’s starter. Jones has taken nearly all starting reps in teaching camp practices, whereas Zappe has carried out worse in the direction of the second-team safety.
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