It looks like Cunningham is getting snaps: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtokqgNqwY4. It looks like we will see if Zappe and Cunningham can be viable backups long-term. We never know if things will change, but for the time being it looks like Jones is out and possibly third string.

So far, this team doesn’t appear to be that bad. This year the team only has three double digit losses and is competitive in nearly every game besides two. Like you said, this is different since the Pats have seen two decades of success this time around though. I think that’s why people might compare this to 1992, but this team is dramatically more competitive based on the scores and outcomes of these games.

I hope they do get a top two pick, but I’d take Drake Maye. More prototypical than Caleb and actually raises the level of play within his team. Hes a good decision maker, makes NFL throws, and is a great athlete with the size to take a beating. He’s a poor man’s Josh Allen which is decent enough to win and be effective. He just doesn’t have the laser rocket arm that Allen has.

He’s consistently been open. Have you seen Mac lobbing the ball up nowhere within his vicinity? Mac missed him on open touchdown passes in the Commanders and Colts games in back to back weeks. He didn’t simply forget how to play from his time in Miami. He’s been doing his job and has been surprisingly good in the run game. The Op is making the same mistake people made with Jonu Smith last year. People were saying Jonu was terrible… then he went to a somewhat coherent offense and looks like a legitimate top TE again. Gesicki is a victim of having poor quarterback play around him.

Strange has an average PFF rating and is middle of the pack in sacks allowed. His run blocking is solid and we see the running backs getting a good push from the interior line lately. I wouldn’t say Strange is bad; especially since he’s still young. Even if there was no cap penalty, I could not see him getting cut unless they landed someone like Thuney for a return.

I’ve noticed this continued deal where if the QB is horrible and puts these receivers in horrible situations people look bad the receivers must be “useless”. I push back on the idea of Gesicki being useless for example. Against the Colts and Commanders the man ran his routes perfectly… was wide open on touchdown passes in each game… and the QB missed him. The OP is making the same mistake that people made last year about Jonu Smith. Jonu was useless… until he went to a somewhat functioning offense in Atlanta. Outside of Parker, we’d likely be singing a different tune about these guys if the quarterback was mildly competent.

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Mac should not be active… Like, he shouldn’t be on the active roster and I think fans need to accept that. No one is this bad unless they’re down mentally. He’s down mentally. His body language is that of a defeated man. I’m not a Mac hater, and am saying this out of genuine concern. They need to address his mental health, have him sit out a few weeks, and rebuild him. He’s having a breakdown and can’t play in an NFL game. It’s also risky for his physical health to keep putting him in live games with defensive lineman trying to rip his head off while he’s gone mentally. That’s reckless.

And now Mac had a clear fumble. Putting him out there is almost cruel at this point.

All week I heard fans say that Mac was the best option. I respect the Mac guys, but this is bad. Anyone who doesn’t see that this is mental and hurting the whole team must’ve never played team sports. He isn’t there psychologically and that’s impacting the team.

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I strongly disagree with the notion that there aren’t weapons. There are two running backs who can catch out of the backfield. There are three solid receiving Right Ends who have shown flashes when someone can actually get the ball to them. The young receivers, especially Douglas, have shown flashes. Bourne is solid when healthy. Parker is the only guy who doesn’t cut it IMHO. I’m not saying the weapons are amazing, but they’re not awful. I remember when people said Jonu Smith wasn’t a weapon and that was such a bad signing… and now we see what he’s doing on the Falcons. I think this is an issue of not having a quarterback to actually distribute the ball effectively. Maye would instantly help the guys around him look better. If you put Mac on the chiefs, we’d be saying, “gee, the chiefs need more weapons.”

In terms of Mac specifically, it’s all on the field. Tua showed a baseline level of ability even when he was struggling. He had less than ideal circumstances, but still showed good talent. I remember when they almost beat the Chiefs in 2020. I thought it was nuts that people didn’t believe he’d be good. He just showed a certain baseline level of talent that Mac hasn’t shown. So, if you’re Mac and you don’t have that level of athletic ability; you better at least not make a ton of bad decisions. Mac has objectively made horrendous decisions. I would say that fans tend to overreact, but this is different. His own coaches and people within the organization have lost patience. He’s actually doing things that are beyond the pale that have directly influenced the losing in the last two games. Teddy Bruschi said something interesting about how this reminded him of Bledsoe at the end where the performance gets the ENTIRE DEFENSE DOWN and you ask yourself, “what else can I do if this guy is just going to screw it up?" I am paraphrasing, but it was something along those lines. Even Devin McCourty said before the season that half of the locker room wanted Zappe.

For one, I fully understand being fed up with the Twitter X crowed. Secondly, I agree that fans tend to overreact. Third, I can even agree that the BB hate could be irrational. However, Mac is objectively bad and is losing the support of teammates and the organization. Fans not being thrilled to have him on the team is not an overreaction. I think it’s illogical to say that fans simply getting behind him is going to fix this. There are rational reasons to not believe he’s going to be the QB for the Pats going forward and that’s completely due to his own poor performances.

It’s also time to end the bandaid solutions at QB. This team is going to be drafting in the top 3 potentially if the QB play doesn’t improve. It’s questionable if a top free agent would even want to come to the Pats. People just assume Cousins or someone will come. That’s not promised. Why would Cousins want to come, and can he actually elevate a team in this shape where the margin of error is slim? You draft someone like Drake Maye or Caleb Williams and you develop them within the system to play within themselves and not make mistakes, and grow over time. I do think it’s time to stop playing around with the bandaid fixes and it’s time to just draft an elite talent and build them up to minimize mistakes and then develop from there. Mac is not that guy. He doesn’t take to coaching according to the reports and it shows on the field. He said it himself before the season, “I’m just trying to be like Alabama Mac again.” And that comment tells you everything you need to know about where his head is and why he shouldn’t be the QB. A grown man in the NFL trying to return to his college years is… not living in reality or what you expect from a professional at that position. So, he tries to be “Alabama Mac” which has resulted in him trying to do too much, leading the league in picks, and costing the team the past two games. This is not comparable to Tua his first couple of years. I’ve had teammates from Indiana in the NFL and I’ve never heard guys like Tevin Coleman who had a great college career say, “man, I just want to be Indiana Tevin again.” No serious professional says these things and it shows Mac has to develop some level of maturity to be the starter somewhere. I think the Rams and getting with McVay might be his best fit. Maybe the 49ers take a flyer on him, but they seem to have their QB.

That was the best QB room in the league easily during that period. That’s actually hard to achieve and I’m not sure if that’s happened before with essentially a goat, a guy who would go on to be the highest paid, and another guy who’s started. I seriously wonder if that’s been done before.

Jonnu Smith is actually playing at a really high level in Atlanta. Being on bad offenses in NE appears to have been the problem, not that he’s a bad player. He’s on pace to have the most yards and receptions in a season in his career by far. Sony Michel went on an amazing playoff run and ending to the 2018 season that helped the team win a championship. Chubb would’ve likely been a better pick, but I can’t knock a guy who goes on a championship run as a wasted pick.

I don’t see that happening. It’s one horrible year in the wake of rebuilding a team that was on top for 20-years. I don’t think anyone thought they were going to immediately be good after borrowing from the future with the cap and picks for the last decade of Brady’s career to have a shot at the Super Bowl. He at least finishes out the contract which is why they signed him through 2024. If there is another HORRIBLE season, he’s gone.

Hunter Henry has 14 touchdowns in 2.5 seasons and is dramatically better than the Tight end room in 2020. I’d say that’s one decent pickup bill has had the last few years. Henry definitely moved the needle in 2021 with 9 tds Macs rookie year. Obviously not the impact Judon has made, but Henry is a team captain and solid.