{"id":10480,"date":"2023-11-21T20:25:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/10480\/bill-belichick-waiting-until-sunday\/"},"modified":"2023-11-21T20:25:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:25:29","slug":"bill-belichick-waiting-until-sunday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/?p=10480","title":{"rendered":"Bill Belichick waiting until Sunday to reveal Patriots&#8217; QB1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Belichick waiting until Sunday to reveal Patriots&#8217; QB1\u060c<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><\/div>\n<p>Mike Reiss, ESPN editor<span class=\"timestamp \">November 21, 2023, 3:42 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\">Close<\/p>\n<ul>Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN covering the New England Patriots.  Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. In 2019, he was named Massachusetts Sports Writer of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.  You can follow Reiss on Twitter at @MikeReiss.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>FOXBOROUGH, Mass. &#8211; New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick did not announce his starting quarterback for Sunday&#8217;s road game against the New York Giants, and deviated when asked him if he had made a decision behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI told all the players the same thing: Be ready to go. So I hope they are,\u201d Belichick said Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Pressed on the subject during his first press briefing of the <a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/tag\/week\/\"   title=\"week\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">week<\/a>, Belichick added: &#8220;I&#8217;ll let you know on Sunday.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Choice<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wikidollar.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/Bill-Belichick-waiting-until-Sunday-to-reveal-Patriots-QB1.jpg&#038;w=130&#038;h=130&#038;scale=crop&#038;location=center.jpeg\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Belichick&#8217;s remarks came a day after offensive coordinator Bill O&#8217;Brien suggested the week of practice will determine whether Belichick sticks with starter Mac Jones \u2014 whom he benched late in the fourth quarter from the team&#8217;s Week 10 loss to the Indianapolis Colts \u2014 or turns to primary backup Bailey Zappe or No. 3 option Will Grier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt will be based on what I think is best for the team,\u201d Belichick said.<\/p>\n<p>The Patriots (2-8) just completed their bye weekend and held a practice last week, with O&#8217;Brien noting that Jones repeated first-team reps while Zappe and Grier alternated.  Belichick explained that it was an opportunity to give those who haven&#8217;t played as much to manage the team&#8217;s system more instead of playing as a scout team.<\/p>\n<p>On Tuesday, Belichick was peppered with questions about the quarterback position, including whether undrafted rookie Malik Cunningham \u2014 a practice squad receiver\/quarterback \u2014 could be in the mix.<\/p>\n<p>Each time, he repeated some variation of: &#8220;I told every player to be ready to play. We&#8217;ll see how things go from there.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When asked if it would impact how the team plans the game based on who plays the quarterback position, Belichick responded: &#8220;I think whoever we put there will be capable of doing what we ask it to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jones has been scratched in three games this season and is 212 of 324 for 2,031 yards, with 10 touchdown passes and 10 interceptions.  He was sacked 21 times.<\/p>\n<p>Zappe is 10 of 25 for 104 yards, with no touchdowns and one interception.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bill Belichick waiting until Sunday to reveal Patriots&#8217; QB1\u060c Mike Reiss, ESPN editorNovember 21, 2023, 3:42 p.m. Close Mike Reiss is an NFL reporter at ESPN covering the New England Patriots. Reiss has covered the Patriots since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2009. 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