The story on sports talk radio is different. ‘Bill Belichick has no touch with the quarterback position. He has no faith in Bailey Zappe who he drafted in the fourth round just one year ago, and who filled in admirably when Mac Jones was injured. Why else would he release him and risk losing him if he wanted him?’ It sounds similar to the argument from the 2021 draft that Bill Belichick picked Mac Jones because he fell to them, not because he wanted him. If he really wanted him, he would have traded up to make sure the Patriots got him.
New England Patriots links 8/31/23 - Belichick gambled with the QBs... and won
