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Pats Pulpit Reacts: Which quarterback should start for the Patriots now?

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With Mac Jones set to miss a decent amount of time with a high ankle sprain, it’s time to sack up with the backup.

New England has veteran Brian Hoyer currently on the roster as well as rookie signal-caller Bailey Zappe, with Hoyer listed as QB2. You obviously only want your backup out there during blowouts, but it looks like we’ll be seeing a depth quarterback under center for at least the next few weeks, possibly longer.