It’s been well-analyzed already just how big the 2023 season will be for Mac Jones, but it might come with some added challenges.
Jones is “expected” to enter the season as the Patriots’ starting quarterback, however, backup Bailey Zappe will have a chance to “push” Jones for the job, The Athletic’s Jeff Howe reported.
Jones was briefly usurped by Zappe in 2022 following his ankle injury that caused him to miss three games. In Jones’s absence, Zappe led the Patriots to two wins in the only starts he made (Brian Hoyer started the other game), as New England’s offense arguably had its best games last season with the fourth-round rookie under center.