Bill Belichick is sitting Mac Jones, a broken player, in favor of a worse passer whose confidence is intact. Zappe represents a bridge from the basement to wherever this treacherous season leads next. Now it's time for fans to rally behind the change.
Mac Jones was benched in the final minutes of the Patriots' last game, a 10-6 loss to the Colts that Zappe capped with an interception on the team's final drive. Jones has been benched three times this season. He said Wednesday he planned to start, as he has in all 10 Patriots games this season.